[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15984-15985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 2014 BARBOURSVILLE INTERMEDIATE LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2014

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, according to their team manager, Coach Dell 
Adkins, the 2014 Barboursville Intermediate Little League All-Stars 
``had that look in their eyes'' this past season when they climbed 
their way all the way to the best of the best--the World Series in 
Livermore, California. And what a season it was as they claimed 
championship after championship including West Virginia District 1, 
West Virginia State, and the Southeast Regional Championship in Apopka, 
Florida.
  The Barboursville champs compiled quite a team record this past 
season, as well. They finished All-Stars with a 12-2 record and All-
Star play sixth in the world. They outscored opponents 193-69 with a 
team batting average of 0.438. The defeated State Champions from North 
Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida to win the Southeast 
Region and California and Michigan during the World Series. And they 
stole 22 bases during the World Series, just one shy of the World 
Series record of 23 set by Japan; they also hit 25 homeruns during 
Southeast Region play.
  Individually, the team's contributions are just as exemplary:

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  Griffin Adkins (CF, Pitcher) tied for the team lead with 24 hits, led 
the team with 43 total bases and runs scored with 29, tied for team 
lead with 5 HR's and was the winning pitcher against Michigan during 
World Series play.
  Brody Aliff (1B, Pitcher) was the winning pitcher in the SE region 
semi-finals against South Carolina, top 4 in southeast region Homerun 
Derby, scoring 18 runs.
  Brett Armbruster (Outfield) had an on base percentage of 0.417 and 8 
stolen bases.
  Hogan Carter (1B, SS, 3B, Pitcher) led team in slugging avg of 0.976 
and RBI's with a total of 23, batted 0.512 and scored 22 runs.
  Trey Chapman (SS, Pitcher) led the team in batting average at 0.522 
and tied for team lead with 24 hits, second in runs scored with 25, 
winning pitcher against California during World Series play.
  Luke Ellis (Catcher, Pitcher) led the team in on-base percentages at 
0.615 and for stolen bases with a total of 21. He was the winning 
pitcher in SE region championship game against Florida.
  Kristian Gerwig (Outfield, Catcher) batted 0.440, and was 2 for 2 
with 2 RBI's against California in World Series play.
  Jayce Gould (2B, Pitcher) tied for team lead with 5 HR's, second in 
RBI's with a total of 21, and he had 21 runs scored. He hit the only 
homerun for Barboursville during World Series play against the eventual 
World Series Champions Arizona.
  Camron Lewis (Outfield, 3B, 1B, Pitcher) batted 0.375 during 
Southeast Regional play. He pitched one scoreless inning during World 
Series play against the eventual World Series champions, Arizona.
  Austin Petry (Catcher, 3B, Outfield) batted 0.419 during All-Star 
play with 2 HR's and 11 runs scored.
  Ivan Vaughnv (Outfield, Catcher) led the team with 3 triples, batted 
0.436, scored 15 runs, and had 19 stolen bases.
  Peyton Weekly (Catcher, 3B, Pitcher) lead team with 6 doubles, batted 
0.478, 16 RBI's, scored 19 runs, and was the winner of the Southeast 
Region Homerun Derby.
  The team was most fortunate to have a talented and dedicated coaching 
staff that included Manager, Dell Adkins and coaches, Pat Carter and 
Randy Coyle.
  Mr. Speaker, the 2014 Barboursville Intermediate Little League All-
Stars not only had that look in their eyes they had good sportsmanship 
and fair play in their hearts. The invaluable lessons this young team 
learned on the field during this stellar season under the sound 
guidance of their coaches will well serve them, as well as our nation, 
off the field in the years and decades to come.

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