WHEREAS, the Hickory High School baseball team won the Virginia High School League Group 5A state championship on June 15, 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Hickory High School Hawks secured their first state title by defeating the Group 5A South champion Douglas S. Freeman High School Rebels 6–4 at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax County; and

WHEREAS, the Hickory Hawks took an early 3–0 lead in the championship game, but the Freeman Rebels rebounded to tie the game at 4–4 and send it to extra innings; junior Jarrett Mustain scored the winning run in the 10th inning; and

WHEREAS, the Hickory High School Hawks also defeated the 5A North champions, the Stone Bridge High School Bulldogs, 9–1 in the semifinals; and

WHEREAS, the victory is a testament to the skill and dedication of the players, the leadership and guidance of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Hickory High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Hickory High School baseball team hereby be commended on winning the 2014 Virginia High School League Group 5A state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Henry Kraft, the head coach of the Hickory High School baseball team, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the team's accomplishments.