[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       PEARLAND 6U AMERICAN FORCE BASEBALL TEAM WINS WORLD TITLE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 6U American 
Force baseball team from Pearland, TX for winning the United States 
Specialty Sports Association Baseball World Series title in Dallas.
  After going 3-0 in the pool play, the team was a Number 2 seed going 
into the first round of the tournament. From there American Force went 
undefeated in the tournament earning the championship title. The 
American Force coaches are Ruben Ramirez, James Turrubiartes, Tino 
Arredondo, Junior Vasques, Bryan White, and Cliff Santellana. Most 
Valuable Player (MVP) of the championship game was Alex Vasques and 
Offensive MVP was given to Thomas Turrubiartes.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to the 6U American Force team for their 
accomplishments. We wish them success in future baseball seasons and 
look forward to rooting for them next year. Pearland, Texas is proud of 
them.