HR 9011 2004
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the Ocala Blaze Division I
3	Amateur Athletic Union national champions.
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5	WHEREAS, the Ocala Blaze, an Amateur Athletic Union league
6	baseball team of 10-year-old neighborhood kids from various
7	parks throughout Ocala, capped a week of heavy competition at
8	Iowa's Des Moines Beaverdale Complex by walking away with the
9	Division I national championship, and
10	WHEREAS, in a stunning display of teamwork, sportsmanship,
11	and hard play, the 13 members of Ocala Blaze compiled a 7-2
12	record as they outscored their opponents 62-15 over the 9-game
13	span, and
14	WHEREAS, not unaccustomed to victory, the Ocala Blaze,
15	since winning the 2002 Amateur Athletic Union Fall Brawl
16	championship title, has amassed an impressive list of
17	accomplishments, including its latest award, the 2003 AAU Team
18	Sportsmanship Award/National Tournament, and
19	WHEREAS, sporting smiles matched only by those on the faces
20	of their parents and coaches, the Division I national champions
21	are Josh Grisham, Alex Carrasco, A.J. Mazzurco, Michael
22	Sullivan, Michael Ramsey, Brandon Bonilla, Sean Plunkett, Lance
23	Roberts, Zack Espenship, Andrew McNett, Michael Stickley,
24	Christian Ryan, and Trent Meyers, NOW, THEREFORE,
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26	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
27	Florida:
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29	That the members of the Ocala Blaze baseball team, along
30	with Manager Chris Ramsey and Coaches Ivan Bonilla, Michael
31	Mazzurco, and Brent McNett, are recognized with great admiration
32	and pride and are congratulated upon their having earned the
33	2003 Amateur Athletic Union national championship title.
34	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
35	presented to each member of the Ocala Blaze, their manager, and
36	their coaches as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed
37	herein.