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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Port Neches–Groves High School baseball team |
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reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2017 University |
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Interscholastic League 5A state championship on June 10 at the Dell |
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Diamond in Round Rock; and |
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WHEREAS, After claiming the District 22 and Region 3 5A |
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titles, the Indians embarked on a thrilling postseason run, |
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defeating teams from Humble, Manvel, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill, |
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Tomball, and Brenham High Schools before earning a victory over |
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Frisco Wakeland High School in the semifinal round of the state |
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tournament; with that triumph, they set up a showdown against |
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Grapevine High School in the championship game; and |
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WHEREAS, In the title contest, the Indians took an early lead |
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with a pair of runs in the first inning, and they maintained their |
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momentum with a strong hitting performance and with solid pitching |
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and defense throughout the game, ultimately claiming a 4-2 win and |
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securing the state championship crown for the first time in the |
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school's history; and |
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WHEREAS, Posting an impressive overall record of 34 wins, 8 |
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losses, and 2 ties, the Indians received valuable contributions |
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throughout the year from each member of the roster: Carson |
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Roccaforte, Courtland Sullivan, Jacob Vaughan, Hayden Guerra, Zach |
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Deckert, Cameron Stansbury, Dylan McGough, Logan Lejeune, Nathan |
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Vidrine, Austin Bost, Alec LeBouef, Brandon Petix, Braxton Boudoin, |
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Cameron Abate, Jamison Simmons, Zach Murdock, Trevor Martin, Hunter |
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Curtis, Austin Schaper, Zach White, Holden Lane, Brandon Morse, and |
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Josh Hranicky; the team was guided by head coach Scott Carter and |
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assistant coaches Norm Abshere, Chris McKeller, and Kane Segura; |
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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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Port Neches–Groves High School baseball team may indeed reflect |
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with pride on their remarkable accomplishment; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Port |
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Neches–Groves High School baseball team on winning the 2017 UIL 5A |
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state championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and |
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staff sincere best wishes for 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. |