Bill Text: TX HR586 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team on winning the 2018 NCAA Division III national championship.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR586 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR586-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 586 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team | ||
| closed out an unforgettable year in triumphant fashion by winning | ||
| the 2018 NCAA Division III championship on May 29 in Appleton, | ||
| Wisconsin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A national title seemed a long shot for the unranked | ||
| Patriots following their semifinal loss in the American Southwest | ||
| Conference tournament, but under the direction of head coach Brent | ||
| Porche, UT Tyler capitalized on the at-large bid it received to the | ||
| NCAA tournament; the team went on to win the Central Regional | ||
| Tournament and earn a slot in the Division III championship | ||
| bracket; after defeating SUNY Oswego and Misericordia University, | ||
| the Patriots climbed to the elimination round, where they dropped | ||
| the first game to Randolph-Macon College and then rallied to take | ||
| the rematch and advance to the NCAA finale; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With the title on the line, UT Tyler faced off | ||
| against No. 6 Texas Lutheran University in the best-of-three | ||
| championship series; the Patriots dominated the opener, scoring two | ||
| runs in the first inning and adding five in the fourth frame to | ||
| surge to an 8-1 victory; demonstrating its tenacity throughout Game | ||
| Two, UT Tyler erased an early deficit and then broke the contest | ||
| open by scoring five runs in the seventh inning to prevail by a | ||
| final score of 9-6; with the win, the Patriots collected the first | ||
| championship in program history and also became the first American | ||
| Southwest Conference team to claim a national crown; and | ||
| WHEREAS, UT Tyler was led by Simon Sedillo, who pitched two | ||
| complete games in the NCAA tournament and was named the Most | ||
| Outstanding Player; moreover, Bowie Farris, Blake Maddox, Tanner | ||
| Roach, and Henry Sanchez were named to the All-Tournament Team; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning a national title represents the culmination | ||
| of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to | ||
| excellence, and the members of The University of Texas at Tyler | ||
| baseball team will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for | ||
| many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate The University of Texas at Tyler | ||
| Patriots on winning the 2018 NCAA Division III national | ||
| championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Schaefer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 586 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 25, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
