,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #aj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,eastbank ,all-,stars from ,river       
,ridge1 ,louisiana1 for winning the     
#bjai ,little ,league ,baseball ,world  
,series ,championship4  ,whereas ,little
 ,league ,baseball was founded in #aici1
 and the first ,little ,league ,baseball
 ,world ,series tournament was played in
 #aidg2 ,whereas ,little ,league        
,baseball is the largest youth sports   
program in the world 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 ,baseball ,world ,series
 tournament2 ,whereas the ,eastbank     
,all-,stars advanced to the ,little     
,league ,baseball ,world ,series        
tournament by winning the ,state of     
,louisiana ,championship and the        
,southwest ,regional ,championship2     
,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 ,baseball     
,world ,series ,championship in the     
history of the team2 ,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    
manager ,scott ,frazier and coaches     
,donald ,abadie and ,kevin ,johnson 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 ,baseball ,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 ,senate     
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-,stars 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