[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING THE BIG SANDY WILDCATS ON THEIR BASEBALL STATE 
                          CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2019

  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Big Sandy High 
School on winning the University Interscholastic League (UIL) baseball 
state championship for the 2018-2019 school year.
  On Thursday, June 6, 2019, Big Sandy High School claimed their second 
UIL Class 2A baseball state title with a 7-1 win over Linden-Kildare 
High School. This triumph marks the end of an incredible four-year run 
for nine seniors: Graden Emmons, Bryan Duff, Brandon Hendrix, Broch 
Holmes, McKane Maxwell, Garret Lilley, Brayden Lennox, Seth 
Lalumandier, and Bryan Moseley. Since Big Sandy Head Coach Jacob Hooker 
arrived four years ago, these senior Wildcats were first a game away 
from the state tournament their freshman year, then state runners-up 
their sophomore year, and now are back-to-back state champions of Class 
2A baseball.
  Big Sandy High School ends a season to remember with a record of 36-
4, losing only one Class 2A game all year to Refugio High School during 
the playoffs. They are only the 19th school in Texas history to win the 
baseball state championship two years in a row. I would like to 
personally recognize each student as well as their coaches. It is an 
honor to represent these young men in Congress, and I am so elated to 
say that they have made our community so proud.
  I wish each of these talented athletes continued success on and off 
the field. Go Wildcats.

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