Bill Text: TX SR248 | 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-25 - Reported enrolled [SR248 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR248-Enrolled.html
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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 the State University of | ||
New York at 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
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 Senate. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 25, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |