[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 92 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4207-H4208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. SPANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize three schools 
that recently finished excellent high school baseball seasons.
  First, I want to congratulate Lakeland Christian, who capped off a 
24-win season by winning the Florida Class 3A State championship on 
June 1. It was no small feat to knock off a three-time defending State 
champion, but under the leadership of Coach Blane Fox, they won 3 to 1. 
This was the first Polk County team to win a baseball State title in 24 
years.
  Second, it should come as no surprise to those who know Florida 
baseball that it was two Hillsborough County schools, Plant City and 
Strawberry Crest, that faced off in the Class 8A championship on May 
30.
  Plant City, under the leadership of Coach Michael Fryrear got off to 
a quick start and never looked back, winning 3 to 1 over Coach Eric 
Beattie's Strawberry Crest team and finishing the season with 30 wins.
  I congratulate Florida Class 3A State champions, Lakeland Christian; 
Class 8A State champions, Plant City; and Class 8A runner-up, 
Strawberry Crest. Madam Speaker, all three teams should be proud of 
their accomplishments over this past season.

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