[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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   CRAWFORDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM--INDIANA STATE CHAMPIONS

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                            HON. STEVE BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2008

  Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, on July 14, 2008, the Crawfordsville High 
School Baseball team won the Indiana Class 3A State championship. 
Ranked number 1 in the preseason polls, the Athenians of Crawfordsville 
finished right where they were predicted.
  The 32-4 Athenians went into the championship game on a 16 game win 
streak. Strong pitching led the team to its first baseball state title. 
Pitchers Cameron Hobson and Steven Rice combined forces to only allow 3 
hits and had 17 strike outs. In fact, Hobson tied the 3A championship 
game record with 5 innings played and 11 strike outs recorded.
  The Athenians scored single runs in the first, second and fourth 
innings to take commanding 3-0 lead, and then added two more runs on a 
sacrifice bunt by Brett Linn and an RBI single by Brett McKinney.
  For Coach John Froedge, this victory was a dream come true. He began 
coaching the Crawfordsville baseball team 27 years ago. This was the 
first time any of his teams had made an appearance at the State finals.
  I would like to extend my congratulations to the Crawfordsville High 
School Baseball team and coaching staff for a memorable season:
  Seniors: Cody Dowell, Blake Harris, Cameron Hobson, Mitchell Ray, 
Jason Spurlock, Andrew Swart and Justin Wright. Juniors: Quinten 
Anderson, Scott Hunt, Brett Linn, Brentt McKinney, Josh Rager and J.D. 
Rice. Sophomores: Andrew Allen, A.J. Ehrlich, Austin Evans and Steven 
Rice. Head coach: John Froedge. Assistant Coaches: Tony Bean, Brandon 
Froedge, Ashley Lucas, Brett Motz and Rhett Welliever. Student 
Managers: Justin Dugger, Rogge Merriman and Matt Musselman.

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