TITLE: Congratulating the Sunnyvale High School baseball team on winning the 2014 UIL 2A state championship.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Sunnyvale High School baseball team on winning the 2014 UIL 2A state championship.

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WHEREAS, The Sunnyvale High School baseball team reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 2014 University Interscholastic League 2A state championship on June 5 at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock; and WHEREAS, After capturing a share of the District 12-2A regular season title, the Raiders began their march through the postseason with consecutive two-game sweeps of S&S Consolidated and Paradise High Schools to advance to the regional quarterfinals; there, they split the first two games and then pulled out a series-clinching 8-4 extra-innings victory over their district rivals from Farmersville High School in Game 3; Sunnyvale subsequently bested the squads from Hughes Springs and Grandview High Schools to secure the program's debut trip to the state tournament; and WHEREAS, In the semifinals, the Raiders found themselves in a hard-fought contest against East Bernard High School in which the score was tied entering the final inning; Jose Castillo's squeeze bunt scored Lawson Ayo to give Sunnyvale a 4-3 lead, and in the bottom half of the inning, Wesley Phillips picked off a runner with the bases loaded to send the Raiders to the championship contest in dramatic fashion; and WHEREAS, Matching up against Troy High School with the state crown on the line, Sunnyvale benefited from exceptional performances by Seth Metzger, who sparked the offense with a three-run homer, and Nathan Hawkins, who struck out 11 opposing hitters in a complete-game performance that earned him the Most Valuable Player honor; when the final out was recorded, the team captured the first state baseball title in school history with a dominant 13-3 triumph; and WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Raiders also received significant contributions throughout the season from the other members of the roster: Matt Dotson, Zander Thompson, Evan Adrian, Conner Mears, Ryan Cottingame, Brant Taylor, Joey Rosato, Curt Fitzgerald, Cash Goodhart, Dawson Williams, Sam Shaver, and Jake Wilcox; the players were ably guided by head coach Tim Arden and assistant coach Brandon Kajihiro; and WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and the talented student-athletes of the Sunnyvale baseball team may indeed reflect with pride on their remarkable accomplishment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Sunnyvale High School baseball team on winning the 2014 UIL 2A state championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; 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. Burkett Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba Fletcher Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2124 was adopted by the House on May 6, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House