,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #edg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #f1      
#bjai,mr4 ,scalise 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,richmond1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,higgins 
of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,graves of          
,louisiana1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of        
,louisiana7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,eastbank ,all-,stars from ,river       
,ridge1 ,louisiana1 on winning the #bjai
 ,little ,league ,world ,series         
,championship4  ,whereas ,little ,league
 ,baseball was founded in #aici and the 
first ,little ,league ,world ,series    
tournament was played in #aidg2 ,whereas
 ,little ,league ,baseball is the       
world's largest youth sports program    
with nearly #bjj1jjj teams in more than 
#hj countries and all #ej ,states2      
,whereas ,little ,league ,baseball      
affords children around the world a     
competitive arena that instills the     

principles of sportsmanship1            
camaraderie1 and teamwork2 ,whereas the 
,eastbank ,all-,stars team was founded  
in ,river ,ridge1 ,louisiana1 and       
includes a roster of young men from the 
,greater ,new ,orleans area2 ,whereas   
the ,eastbank ,all-,stars displayed     
skill1 competitiveness1 and             
determination throughout their entire   
season and the ,little ,league ,world   
,series tournament2 ,whereas the        
,eastbank ,all-,stars advanced to the   
,little ,league ,world ,series by       
winning the ,state of ,louisiana and the
 ,southwest ,regional ,championships2   
,whereas the ,eastbank ,all-,stars1     
representing the ,state of ,louisiana   
and the ,southwest ,region1 became the  
first team ever to lose the first game  
of the ,little ,league ,world ,series1  
and then go on to win the ,little       
,league ,world ,series ,championship2   
,whereas1 on ,august #be1 #bjai1 in     
,south ,williamsport1 ,pennsylvania1 the
 ,eastbank ,all-,stars from ,river      

,ridge1 ,louisiana1 the ,united ,states 
,champions representing the ,southwest  
,region1 defeated the ,international    
,bracket ,champions in the #gcrd ,little
 ,league ,baseball ,world ,series       
,championship2 ,whereas the ,eastbank   
,all-,stars' #h-j shutout victory was   
the first ,little ,league ,world ,series
 ,championship in the organization's    
history2 ,whereas the ,eastbank         
,all-,stars became the first team from  
the ,state of ,louisiana to ever win the
 ,united ,states ,championship game and 
the ,world ,series ,championship game2  
,whereas manager1 ,scott ,frazier1 and  
coaches1 ,donald ,abadie and ,kevin     
,johnson1 did a masterful job in leading
 #b ,alton ,shorts1 #c ,ryder           
,planchard1 #d ,stan ,wiltz1 #e ,william
 ,andrade1 #f ,peyton ,spadoni1 #g      
,derek ,de,latte1 #i ,connor ,perrot1   
#aj ,ryan ,darrah1 #ab ,jeffrey ,curtis1
 #ae ,gavin ,berry1 #bb ,reece ,roussel1
 #bc ,marshall ,louque1 and #bd ,egan   
,prather to victory in the ,little      

,league ,world ,series ,championship2   
,whereas ,eastbank right fielder1 ,reece
 ,roussel1 set the ,little ,league      
,world ,series record with an amazing   
#ag hits throughout the tournament1     
including a 4#gci batting average1 as   
well as two key hits in the championship
 game2 ,whereas ,eastbank third baseman1
 ,marshall ,louque1 secured three hits  
and three runs batted in 7,r,b,is7 in   
the championship game2 ,whereas         
,marshall ,louque and ,reece ,roussel   
set the ,little ,league ,world ,series  
record1 hitting seven doubles each2     
,whereas ,eastbank pitcher1 ,egan       
,prather1 pitched an impressive shutout 
in the championship game1 striking out  
six ,curaao batters along the way2      
,whereas the parents1 families1 friends1
 and fans of the ,eastbank ,all-,stars  
deserve recognition for proudly         
supporting the team throughout their    
historic season2 and ,whereas the       
,eastbank ,all-,stars were strong       
ambassadors of the great ,state of      

,louisiana and the ,united ,states of   
,america on the world stage3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives congratulates-- 7#a7   
the ,eastbank ,all-,stars for their hard
 work and determination in winning the  
#gcrd ,little ,league ,baseball ,world  
,series ,championship2  7#b7 ,scott     
,frazier and the ,eastbank coaching     
staff for the founding of the           
organization and leading the team to its
 first ,little ,league ,world ,series   
victory2  7#c7 the ,eastbank ,all-,star 
players for showing poise and           
exemplifying the strength and resilience
 of the people of ,louisiana by never   
giving up and fighting through adversity
 to make all of us proud of their       
historic accomplishment2  7#d7 the      
parents1 families1 friends1 and fans of 
the ,eastbank ,all-,stars2  7#e7 the    
community of ,river ,ridge1 the ,greater
 ,new ,orleans area1 and the ,state of  
,louisiana2 and  7#f7 the ,pabao ,little
 ,league team from ,willemstad1 ,curaao1

 for a hard-fought championship game and
 an outstanding season4