U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today took to the House floor to congratulate the Calhoun High School Lady Warriors on winning back-to-back Illinois Class 1A state softball championships.
Text of Davis’ remarks is as follows:
I rise today to recognize and congratulate the Calhoun High School Lady Warriors on winning back-to-back Illinois Class 1A state softball championships.
The team, which finished the season with a 40-2 record, defeated Princeville by the score of 3-0 on June 4 to secure its second consecutive state softball championship.
In addition to their state title, the Lady Warriors set team and individual softball records for the state of Illinois. They were the first softball team since 2010 to win a state championship after earning 40 wins, and the first Class 1A team to do so.
During the team’s championship run, junior pitcher Grace Baalman broke two Illinois High School Association softball records. She now holds the record for most strikeouts in a game, with 39 strikeouts in the 17-inning semifinal game, and most strikeouts in a season with 589.
The Lady Warriors are setting a standard for athletic excellence in Calhoun County. In addition to the consecutive state softball titles, Calhoun High School’s girls basketball team won a Class 1A state championship this Spring.
Congratulations to this group of student athletes on another championship season, and I hope to have the opportunity to congratulate them on a softball championship three-peat next year.
