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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 191
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAY MORRIS
COMMENDATIONS: Commends LSU baseball player Raph Rhymes of Monroe upon his
selection as the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend LSU baseball player Raph Rhymes of Monroe upon his selection as the2
Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.3
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend and congratulate LSU baseball player4
Raph Rhymes, who graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, upon being named5
Southeastern Conference Player of the Year on Tuesday, May 29, 2012; and6
WHEREAS, throughout the 2012 regular season, Mr. Rhymes led the nation in7
hitting, maintaining an astounding .459 batting average, seventy points higher than the next8
most consistent Southeastern Conference hitter; and9
WHEREAS, in addition to having the highest batting average in the Southeastern10
Conference, Mr. Rhymes had ninety-two hits, an on-base percentage of .522, and fifty runs11
batted in, the third most in his conference; and12
WHEREAS, during the 2012 season, Mr. Rhymes held a thirty-game streak of13
reaching base safely, a sixteen-game hitting streak, and thirty-one multi-hit games; and14
WHEREAS, Raph Rhymes joins Todd Walker, Russ Johnson, Eddy Furniss, Aaron15
Hill, and Jon Zeringue as the sixth LSU player to be named Southeastern Conference Player16
of the Year; and 17
WHEREAS, Raph Rhymes and fellow first team All-SEC teammate, Kevin18
Gausman, now lead the Tigers into the NCAA tournament regional against University of19
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HCR NO. 191
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the1
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend LSU baseball player Raph Rhymes upon2
being named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, does hereby recognize and record3
for posterity his remarkable accomplishments in the 2012 LSU baseball season, does hereby4
express the enduring gratitude of the members for the tremendous pride and honor he has5
brought to the city of Monroe, LSU, and the state of Louisiana, and does hereby extend to6
him best wishes for continued success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.7
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted8
to Raph Rhymes.9
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jay Morris HCR No. 191
Commends LSU baseball player Raph Rhymes of Monroe upon his selection as the
Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.