Bill Text: VA SJR177 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Sherando High School baseball team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-06 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ177ER) [SJR177 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SJR177-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, the Sherando High School baseball team capped an exciting season by winning the Virginia High School League Group AA state championship on June 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, the Sherando High School Warriors finished the regular season with eight straight wins to enter the postseason as the Region II top seed; and WHEREAS, with playoff victories punctuated by dominating leads, walk-off home runs, and thrilling late game comebacks, the Sherando Warriors advanced to the state final at Radford University against Tunstall High School; and WHEREAS, the Sherando Warriors defeated the Tunstall Trojans 2–1 to claim the school's first baseball state title and finish the season with an unprecedented 26–1 record; and WHEREAS, throughout the season, the Sherando Warriors showed exceptional skill, posting a .365 batting average, allowing only nine earned runs over 113 innings, striking out 126 batters, shutting out opponents eight times, and posting victories by 10 or more runs 13 times; and WHEREAS, the state championship victory is a testament to the hard work of each of the players, the leadership of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Sherando High School community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Sherando High School baseball team on winning the 2013 Virginia High School League Group AA state championship; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Pepper Martin, the head coach of the Sherando High School baseball team, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's determination and skill. |
