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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Sunnyvale High School baseball team reached the |
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pinnacle of success by winning the 2014 University Interscholastic |
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League 2A state championship on June 5 at the Dell Diamond in Round |
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Rock; and |
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WHEREAS, After capturing a share of the District 12-2A |
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regular season title, the Raiders began their march through the |
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postseason with consecutive two-game sweeps of S&S Consolidated and |
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Paradise High Schools to advance to the regional quarterfinals; |
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there, they split the first two games and then pulled out a |
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series-clinching 8-4 extra-innings victory over their district |
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rivals from Farmersville High School in Game 3; Sunnyvale |
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subsequently bested the squads from Hughes Springs and Grandview |
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High Schools to secure the program's debut trip to the state |
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tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, In the semifinals, the Raiders found themselves in a |
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hard-fought contest against East Bernard High School in which the |
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score was tied entering the final inning; Jose Castillo's squeeze |
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bunt scored Lawson Ayo to give Sunnyvale a 4-3 lead, and in the |
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bottom half of the inning, Wesley Phillips picked off a runner with |
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the bases loaded to send the Raiders to the championship contest in |
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dramatic fashion; and |
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WHEREAS, Matching up against Troy High School with the state |
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crown on the line, Sunnyvale benefited from exceptional |
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performances by Seth Metzger, who sparked the offense with a |
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three-run homer, and Nathan Hawkins, who struck out 11 opposing |
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hitters in a complete-game performance that earned him the Most |
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Valuable Player honor; when the final out was recorded, the team |
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captured the first state baseball title in school history with a |
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dominant 13-3 triumph; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Raiders also |
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received significant contributions throughout the season from the |
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other members of the roster: Matt Dotson, Zander Thompson, Evan |
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Adrian, Conner Mears, Ryan Cottingame, Brant Taylor, Joey Rosato, |
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Curt Fitzgerald, Cash Goodhart, Dawson Williams, Sam Shaver, and |
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Jake Wilcox; the players were ably guided by head coach Tim Arden |
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and assistant coach Brandon Kajihiro; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and the talented student-athletes of the |
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Sunnyvale baseball team may indeed reflect with pride on their |
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remarkable accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Sunnyvale High School baseball |
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team on winning the 2014 UIL 2A state championship and extend to the |
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team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |