Bill Text: VA HJR1022 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the West Springfield High School baseball team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1022ER) [HJR1022 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR1022-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the West Springfield High School baseball team won the Virginia High School League Class 6 state championship in June 2018; and
WHEREAS, the West Springfield High School Spartans defeated the defending champion Western Branch High School Bruins by a score of 12 - 2; and
WHEREAS, the Western Branch Bruins scored first, but the West Springfield High School Spartans rallied quickly to take a 4 - 1 lead by the end of the second inning; and
WHEREAS, in the fifth inning, West Springfield's starting pitcher Jared Lyons put the game well out of reach for the Western Branch Bruins with his grand slam over the center field fence and senior Nick Johnson's home run put the exclamation point on the victory; and
WHEREAS, the West Springfield Spartans achieved success through the hard work of all the student-athletes, the leadership of coaches and staff, and the support of the entire West Springfield High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the West Springfield High School baseball team on winning the Virginia High School League Class 6 state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jason Olms, head coach of the West Springfield High School baseball team, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's achievements.
