TITLE: Congratulating the Friendswood Mustangs Challenger baseball team on its appearance in an exhibition game at the 2010 Little League World Series.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Friendswood Mustangs Challenger baseball team on its appearance in an exhibition game at the 2010 Little League World Series.

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WHEREAS, The Friendswood Mustangs Challenger baseball team played in an exhibition game during the Little League World Series in August 2010; and WHEREAS, A division of Little League, the Challenger Division was established in 1989 to enable boys and girls with physical and mental challenges, ages 4-18, or up to age 22 if still enrolled in high school, to enjoy the game of baseball along with the millions of other children who participate in this sport worldwide; no score is kept and everyone gets a chance to bat; the Challenger team in Friendswood was organized by Tom and Mandy Goodwin, and Mr. Goodwin, Greg Griffith, and Brett White serve as coaches; and WHEREAS, The Friendswood squad was one of just two Challenger teams extended an invitation to play during the 2010 Little League World Series held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania; the Mustangs met a team from New Jersey in a two-inning contest in front of a crowd of 2,000; after the game, the players posed for pictures and met Little League competitors from all over the world who were participating in the series; in recognition of its accomplishment, the team was honored with a Celebration of Excellence Award by the Friendswood Independent School District in September 2010; and WHEREAS, The Mustangs roster is composed of the following ballplayers: Kayla Gray, Anna Griffith, Molly Hart, Jordan Hoskins, Cristopher Martinez, Jake Randal, Ashlee Reuter, Daniel Seale, Ben Theriault, Danny Vazquez, and Jason Wellen; each team member hails from Friendswood except for Mr. Seale, who is from Houston, and Mr. Wellen, who is from Pearland; and WHEREAS, Through their love of baseball, the Friendswood Mustangs proudly represented the Lone Star State on the international stage of the Little League World Series, and these young athletes may take justifiable pride in this outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Friendswood Mustangs Challenger baseball team on its appearance in an exhibition game at the 2010 Little League World Series and extend to the players sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Taylor of Galveston Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 615 was adopted by the House on February 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House