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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate the Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball Team | ||||||
| 4 | on winning the 2023 NJCAA Region XXIV championship and | ||||||
| 5 | establishing a new school record of 49-18; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball Team | ||||||
| 7 | began the season with a slow start and a 0-4 record, but they | ||||||
| 8 | were able to turn it around throughout the season, becoming | ||||||
| 9 | the Region 24 Champions for the first time, becoming the | ||||||
| 10 | Central District Champions for the first time, becoming an | ||||||
| 11 | NJCAA World Series Qualifier for the first time, and being | ||||||
| 12 | ranked seventh in the nation out of 221 D-1 schools; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball Team | ||||||
| 14 | ranked in the top 20 nationally in ten different TEAM | ||||||
| 15 | statistical categories, including Games Played with 67, | ||||||
| 16 | ranking second in the nation, At Bats with 1,805, ranking | ||||||
| 17 | second in the nation, Hits with 716, ranking second in the | ||||||
| 18 | nation, Innings Pitched, ranking second in the nation, | ||||||
| 19 | Pitching Strike Outs with 432, ranking second in the nation, | ||||||
| 20 | Batting Average of .397, ranking sixth in the nation, Stolen | ||||||
| 21 | Bases with 156, ranking 13th in the nation, Pitching Strike | ||||||
| 22 | Outs per seven innings with 7.7, ranking 17th in the nation, | ||||||
| 23 | Runs Batted In with 446, ranking 17th in the nation, and On | ||||||
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| 1 | Base Percentage of .446, ranking 20th in the nation; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball Team | ||||||
| 3 | athletes have performed just as well in the classroom as they | ||||||
| 4 | have on the field with a collective GPA of 3.64, qualifying for | ||||||
| 5 | NJCAA Division 1 Academic American Team recognition; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball Team | ||||||
| 7 | includes players Maddie Bailey, Megan Bailey, Ashlyn Colvis, | ||||||
| 8 | Sydnee Garrett, Josie Grunloh, Mikayla Healy, Macy Jett, Macey | ||||||
| 9 | Lentz, Haley Major, Karlie McKenzie, Kadee Milligan, Amber | ||||||
| 10 | Russell, Aspen Schmidt, Rancey Skaggs, and Ivy Smart; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball Team | ||||||
| 12 | coaches include Head Coach John Barnes, Assistant Coach Shawn | ||||||
| 13 | Garrett, Assistant Coach Joe Healy, and Assistant Coach | ||||||
| 14 | Franceska Windler; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Head Coach John Barnes was awarded the coach of | ||||||
| 16 | the year for the NJCAA D-I Region 24 and the NJCAA D-I Central | ||||||
| 17 | District; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 19 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 20 | we congratulate the Kaskaskia College Blue Angels Softball | ||||||
| 21 | Team on winning the 2023 NJCAA Region XXIV championship and | ||||||
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| 1 | for a successful season and commend them for all their hard | ||||||
| 2 | work on and off the field; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the each member of the Kaskaskia College softball | ||||||
| 5 | team and each coach as a symbol of our esteem and respect. | ||||||