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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE NORTH KINGSTOWN/WICKFORD LITTLE LEAGUE 11

YEAR-OLD DISTRICT ALL STAR TEAM ON WINNING THE 2019 RHODE ISLAND

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, Casimiro, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: March 12, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The North Kingstown/Wickford Little League 11 Year-Old District All Star

team are a group of talented youngsters who worked hard and exhibited fierce determination and

perseverance to overcome an initial setback to win the State Championship; and

     WHEREAS, After losing the opening game to Warwick Continental and being sent to the

Loser’s Bracket, one loss from elimination, the North Kingstown/Wickford Team showed their

determination and exhibited clutch play under pressure to go on an exhilarating eight game

winning streak; and

     WHEREAS, North Kingstown/Wickford quickly righted the ship and proceeded to

advance to the District 3 Championship after they defeated Narragansett in a hard-fought 4-3

victory, and then easily dispatched Coventry in a 7-0 shutout. In a rematch with Warwick

Continental, North Kingstown/Wickford arguably played their best baseball with their sterling

pitching, excellent defense, and solid hitting leading to a 7-3 decisive victory and a winner-take-

all District 3 Championship game, which they won in a tight game by the score of 4-3 to advance

to the State Tournament; and

     WHEREAS, At the State Tournament, North Kingstown/Wickford emerged victorious

thanks to outstanding pitching and timely hitting as they defeated Barrington by the score of 3-2,

Cranston Western 6-1, and Smithfield in a thrilling title game by the score of 3-2. In the finale,

North Kingstown/Wickford were clinging to a narrow 2-1 lead in the last inning when Smithfield

threatened with a man on third and two outs before they got a key strikeout to clinch the State

Championship; and

     WHEREAS, Winning a State Championship requires that every member of the team

work their hardest, be good teammates, and always put team goals ahead of personal aspirations.

The 2019 North Kingstown/Wickford Little League 11 Year-Old District All-Star Team had

those qualities in abundance; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates the 2019 North Kingstown/ Wickford Little League

11 Year-Old District All-Star Team on winning the 2019 Rhode Island State Championship, and

be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Dino Ciarniello.

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