South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016
H. 4353
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Johnson, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A.Brown, R.L.Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A.Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hicks, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S.McLeod, W.J.McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Toole, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow
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Introduced in the House on June 17, 2015
Adopted by the House on June 17, 2015
Summary: Aynor High School Softball Team
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
6/17/2015 House Introduced and adopted (House Journalpage32)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
6/17/2015
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE THE AYNOR HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR WINNING THE 2015 CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the members of the Aynor High School softball team of Horry County took top honors at the state competition held at South Florence High School on Friday, May 22, 2015; and
Whereas, in the threegame series, Andrew Jackson High School won the first night’s opening game 43 in twelve innings, and Aynor evened the series with an 85 win two nights later; and
Whereas, Andrew Jackson jumped to a 40 lead in the bottom of the first inning in the final game as a result of three errors by Aynor’s Lady Blue Jackets; and
Whereas, when the Jackson Volunteers spread the lead to 50 in the second inning, neither the Lady Blue Jackets nor their fans admitted defeat, and Shelby Cox slashed a fastball into the rightfield corner in the third inning, giving Aynor an insidethepark home run; and
Whereas, in the fourth inning, the Lady Blue Jackets chiseled at the Volunteer lead as Aynor’s thirdbaseman Taylor Charlton singled, Layna Johnson took a base when hit by a pitch, and Morgan Elliott walloped a threerun homer over the rightcenter field wall; and
Whereas, Aynor mounted a 75 lead in the fifth inning on a single by Hannah Seaver, an allstate senior headed to Furman, followed by an infield single from Jessie Johnson and a threerun home run over the left field wall by thirteenyearold eighthgrader Layna Johnson, her fourth homer of the season; and
Whereas, after Andrew Jackson tied the score with a pair of runs in bottom of the fifth inning, Aynor’s Hannah Page hit a oneout triple into the rightcenter field gap and scored what would prove the gamewinning run on a sacrifice fly to right field by Shelby Cox in the top of the sixth inning; and
Whereas, the Lady Blue Jackets’ pitcher, Brooke Elliott, who pitched all twentysix innings of the three game series, held the score at 87 to capture the state trophy with the bestofthreeseries win over Andrew Jackson; and
Whereas, in a sport that demands strength, strategy, and speed, Aynor garnered the team’s first state softball championship since a Class A win twentyfive years ago and finished the season with a 328 record; and
Whereas, Head Coach Sandie Jones, who has led the team for seven years, along with assistant coaches Pedy Roberts and Tony Mills capitalized on their own athletic ability and training to hone a championship team and teach these athletes lessons that will prove invaluable through life, both on and off the diamond; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives value the pride and recognition that the Aynor softball players have brought to their school and their community and look to hear of their continued achievements in the days ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate the Aynor High School softball team, coaches, and school officials for winning the 2015 Class AA State Championship title.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Principal Janet LawrencePatten and Coach Sandie Jones.
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