[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 144 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       COMMEMORATING THE HISTORIC SEASON OF THE BALTIMORE ORACLES

  (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the historic 
season of the Baltimore Oracles, my staff's congressional softball team 
and the victors of the 2016 Congressional Softball League championship. 
I was going to bring the trophy down, but it is much too big and much 
too heavy to carry.
  Mr. Speaker, the Oracles vanquished their opponents this season, 
achieving an astounding 19-1 record. Led by cocaptains Peter Gelman and 
Katie Teleky, and shadow-captain Raymond O'Mara, the team was a perfect 
blend of stout defense and potent offense.
  Mike Pulver, Anna Killius, Paul Kincaid, and Lucinda Lessley held 
down the infield, while Andy Allen, Max Frankel, Brian Kaissi, and Zach 
Weber roamed the outfield. Big bats littered the lineup, but the 
batters were always ready to oblige the team's heart and soul, Tim 
O'Neil, and hit just a single.
  Other contributors integral to the team's success include Kate and 
Adrienne Star, Evan Horn, Jake Barr, Will Pisano, Julia Kandel-Krieger, 
James Howard, Becky O'Mara, Alex Bond, and Winston, the team's ever-
chipper mascot.
  Mr. Speaker, the Baltimore Oracles are champions, and that is truly 
world class.

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