SR75: SR75 Harlem High School Bulldogs Baseball Team; congratulate

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Harlem High School Bulldogs baseball team for its 2024 season, during which the team went 38-1 and won the GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class AAA State Baseball Championship. The resolution notes the team's No. 1 ranking in Georgia and No. 9 national ranking, and credits Head Coach Jimmie Lewis, who reached his seventh state championship and over 900 career wins, along with assistant coaches Chris Waters, Rusty James, Hunter McBride, and Lonnie Morris. The Senate formally congratulates the team and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the team.

• Formally congratulates the Harlem High School Bulldogs baseball team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AAA State Baseball Championship.
• Recognizes the team's 38-1 season record and its No. 1 statewide and No. 9 national rankings.
• Credits Head Coach Jimmie Lewis, noted as having over 900 career wins and seven state titles, and names four assistant coaches.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the team.

The Harlem High School Bulldogs baseball team, its head coach and assistant coaches, and the school and Columbia County community it represents.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; its practical impact is a formal, public recognition from the Georgia Senate honoring the team's championship season and coaching staff, which the team receives as an official commemorative document.

• The resolution states the team finished the season with a 38-1 record and won the 2024 GHSA Class AAA State Baseball Championship.
• It notes the team's No. 1 ranking in Georgia across all classifications and No. 9 ranking nationally.
• It credits Head Coach Jimmie Lewis with his seventh state championship and more than 900 career wins, and names assistant coaches Chris Waters, Rusty James, Hunter McBride, and Lonnie Morris.
• The resolving clause has the Senate congratulate the team and wish continued success.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the team.

1. 2025-02-03Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-01-30Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)Primary sponsor
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• David Lucas (D, SD-026)
• Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)

• high school sports
• baseball championship
• Columbia County
• GHSA