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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 134
BY SENATORS ALARIO AND DORSEY-COLOMB
COMMENDATIONS. Congratulates the LSU Fighting Tiger baseball team on attaining an
unprecedented regular season record and on winning the 2013 Southeastern Conference
Tournament and extends best wishes for continued success in the NCAA Tournament.
A RESOLUTION1
To congratulate the LSU Fighting Tiger baseball team on attaining an unprecedented regular2
season record and on winning the 2013 Southeastern Conference Tournament3
Championship and to extend best wishes for continued success in the NCAA4
Tournament.5
WHEREAS, in the 2013 regular season, the LSU baseball team set standards for6
Tiger baseball with flair, consistency, determination, and a level of overall performance7
unmatched in Tiger history, posting a 48-8 record; and 8
WHEREAS, in the SEC Tournament, the Tigers won its opening game against9
Alabama 3-0 behind shut-out pitching of sophomore Cody Glenn, junior Nick Rumbelow10
and senior Chris Cotton and a three-hit performance by freshman shortstop Alex Bregman;11
and12
WHEREAS, the Tigers were outscored by Arkansas, 4-1, negating another superb13
pitching performance by sophomore Aaron Nola, who posted a 10 win regular season record14
without a loss; and 15
WHEREAS, LSU rebounded, using a ninth inning rally, to best the Crimson Tide 3-216
in a rematch, with sophomore infielder Tyler Moore driving in the tying run and scoring the17
winning run on a hit by junior catcher Ty Ross, while Tiger pitching was outstanding with18 SR NO. 134
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juniors Ryan Eades, and Nate Fury and Cotton; and 1
WHEREAS, in its fourth game, a second contest with Arkansas, Tiger pitching was2
again dominant as freshman Hunter Newman, junior Will LaMarche, and seniors Kevin3
Berry, Joey Bourgeois, and Cotton combined to one-hit the Hogs, while junior third baseman4
Christian Ibarra had three hits and two RBIs, as LSU prevailed 3-1; and5
WHEREAS, the Championship game between the No. 1 Vanderbilt Commodores6
and No. 2 LSU proved a worthy prelude to the NCAA Tournament in Omaha with the7
scrappy Tigers capturing a heart-stopping 5-4 eleven inning win, with outstanding team and8
individual efforts including a tremendous catch by freshman center fielder Andrew9
Stevenson, an outstanding catch and clutch throw to home by sophomore right fielder Jared10
Foster, a superb catch and tag by Ross to nail a Commodore runner with the potential lead11
run at home plate, a good at bat and steal of second in the eleventh inning by Foster, and a12
clutch pinch hit by sophomore Chris Sciambra to drive in Foster with the lead run, and with13
Cotton as the winning pitcher; and 14
WHEREAS, the all-tournament team included Ibarra, Foster, and junior designated15
hitter Sean McMullen, along with the tournament's most valuable player, Chris Cotton, who16
was spectacular in the tournament appearing in four of the five games in which the Tigers17
participated and posting three saves and winning the championship, all in relief, and retiring18
seventeen consecutive batters over the four games; and19
WHEREAS, senior Mason Katz, a native of Harahan, a two-time All-SEC selection,20
a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, National Player of the Week three times in his21
LSU career, a member of the 2013 SEC Community Service Team, and a graduate in sports22
administration, was the recipient of the Wally Pontiff Jr. Scholar Athlete Award; and 23
WHEREAS, senior Raph Rhymes, a native of Monroe, a 2012 Southeastern24
Conference Player of the Year and first team All-American, two-time member of the SEC25
Academic Honor Roll team, led the nation in hitting in 2012, has an LSU record .431 batting26
average and a .376 career average over three seasons with the Tigers, and a sports27
administration graduate, received the Skip Bertman Award from Coach Bertman signifying28
the player who best exemplifies the spirit of the LSU baseball program; and 29
WHEREAS, the Tigers are led by a stellar group of upper classmen which includes30 SR NO. 134
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seniors, pitcher Brent Bonvillain, outfielder Alex Edward, and infielder Casey Yokum and1
juniors, second baseman Jacoby Jones and pitcher Kurt McCune; and 2
WHEREAS, the freshmen on the squad are outstanding and include outfielder Mark3
Laird, catchers Chris Chinea and Michael Barash, and pitchers Taylor Butler, Hunter Devall,4
Russell Reynolds, and Mitch Sewald; and 5
WHEREAS, the team excelled throughout the season and in the SEC Tournament6
under the direction of the coaching and support staff of head coach Paul Mainieri, pitching7
coach Alan Dunn, hitting coach Javi Sanchez, volunteer assistant coach Will Davis, strength8
and conditioning coach Jeremy Phillips, undergraduate assistant coach Blake Dean, and9
coordinator of baseball operations Ross Brezovsky.10
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana11
does hereby extend hearty congratulations to the 2013 LSU Fighting Tiger baseball team for12
an unprecedented regular season record of 48-8 and on capturing the 2013 Southeastern13
Conference Tournament Championship.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby extends best15
wishes to the 2013 LSU Fighting Tiger baseball team for continued success in the NCAA16
Tournament.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to LSU18
Athletic Director Joe Aleva and LSU Head Baseball Coach, Paul Mainieri.19
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Alario SR No. 134
Congratulates the 2013 LSU Fighting Tiger Baseball Team for an unprecedented regular
season record of 48-8 and on capturing the 2013 Southeastern Conference Tournament
Championship and extends best wishes for continued success in the NCAA Tournament.