Honor Madison Stewart Achievement

Senate Resolution No. 5863 BY: Senator JACOBS CONGRATULATING Madison Stewart upon the occasion of being named the 2018 All-Bee Softball Player of the Year WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to outstanding athletes who have distinguished themselves through their exceptional performance, attaining unprecedented success and the highest level of personal achievement; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate Madison Stewart upon the occasion of being named the 2018 All-Bee Softball Player of the Year; and WHEREAS, A senior on the Orchard Park Varsity Softball Team, Madison Stewart has helped lead her team to a New York State Championship in

2015, state runners-up in 2016, sectionals in 2017, and the ECIC Division 1 title in 2018; and WHEREAS, Madison Stewart started her softball career as a seventh grader on the modified team; she moved up to the JV team in eighth grade, and then to the varsity team the next season; and WHEREAS, Madison Stewart was an All-Bee selection last year, and is a two-time All-Western New York honoree; this year, she stepped up her game and finished the season with a .351 batting average, 20 hits, 20 RBIs, two home runs and a .614 slugging percentage; she also dominated on the field, with a fielding percentage of .983, with just two errors; and WHEREAS, A resourceful and kind young woman, Madison Stewart organized the softball program's inaugural Suicide Prevention Awareness Game against Williamsville North High School in early May of 2018; the event raised more than $760 for the Mental Health Association of Erie County; and WHEREAS, After graduating, Madison Stewart plans to play catcher for the Division I St. Bonaventure University; and WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that when individuals of such outstanding athletic accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should be recognized by all members of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate Madison Stewart upon the occasion of being named the 2018 All-Bee Softball Player of the Year; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Madison Stewart.