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TO CONGRATULATE THE RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM OF GREENVILLE ON WINNING THE CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO HONOR THE PLAYERS AND THEIR COACH, CHRIS BATES, ON AN EXTRAORDINARY SEASON.
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives were pleased to learn that the Riverside High School Baseball Team won the Class AAA State Baseball Championship by shutting out Dillon High School 9-0 to sweep the best of three series; and
Whereas, Head Coach Chris Bates and Assistant Coaches Mark Kish, David Beam, and Stanley Simpson lead the young Warriors to a most impressive 31-2 record behind the performance of only two seniors, first basemen J. T. Gray and second basemen Shane Lorah; and
Whereas, sophomore Michael Roth pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout in the championship game while striking out eleven, walking three and improving to 11-1 on the year; and
Whereas, Riverside scored all the runs it needed in the second inning on a run-scoring single by junior centerfielder Jake Williams and an RBI groundout by Shane Lorah. The Warriors added four runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth; and
Whereas, other outstanding contributions were made by junior right fielder Mark Santore, who scored two runs and knocked in one, and junior designated hitter Brian Fitzsimmons had three hits and drove in three runs; and
Whereas, the remaining members of the 2006 Riverside Warriors included: Walter Roberts, Sam Reese, Jarrod Watts, Nick Martin, Will Owens, Chipper Daniels, Mitchell Norris, Blake Howard, Rob Kish, Tyler Satterfield, Nate Cook, John Nester, Kevin Cantrell and Matthew Pegler; and
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives, by this resolution, would like to publicly recognize and congratulate this talented group of young athletes upon the occasion of winning their third state championship in the last four years. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulate the Riverside High School Baseball Team of Greenville on winning the Class AAA State Championship and honor the players and their coach, Chris Bates, on an extraordinary season.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the principal of Riverside High School.
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