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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 144
BY SENATORS ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX,
CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, DONAHUE,
ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JOHNS,
LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH,
MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PETERSON,
PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER,
THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE AND
REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, BILLIOT, BISHOP, COUSSAN,
DEVILLIER, EMERSON, HUVAL, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY
LANDRY, MIGUEZ, DUSTIN MILLER, PIERRE AND STEFANSKI
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Antoine Duplantis, No. 8 on the Louisiana State University Tiger Baseball
team, for his exceptional career in the Southeastern Conference and to congratulate
him on his 353rd base hit that set a new career LSU base hit record.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana wishes to congratulate Antoine Duplantis
for his exceptional athletic abilities and for his extraordinary batting performance; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Paul Mainieri and the entire team put forth their best
efforts that culminated in the capture of the 24th National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Regional Title win for LSU over the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles; and
WHEREAS, the highlight of that evening of June 2nd was a first-inning single hit
by senior Antoine Duplantis to break the previous LSU base hit record of (352) held by
Eddy Furniss since 1998; and
WHEREAS, along with that line-drive single to center that broke the record, Antoine
also broke the LSU record for games played (267); he received a thunderous standing
ovation by the Tiger fans at Alex Box Stadium and he tipped his cap from first base; and
WHEREAS, while Josh Smith drove in three runs with a home run and a triple to
lead the 13th-seeded LSU Tigers along with Zach Watson's two-RBI single in the seventh,
Antoine Duplantis garnered a sensational second hit (354) to ignite an LSU rally that secured
their victory in the regionals with a 6-4 win; that second hit is the pinnacle of his baseball
career so far; and
WHEREAS, Duplantis is having an excellent 2019 season with a .319 batting
average, 11 home runs, and 63 runs batted in (RBIs) thus far; also he has moved into second
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place in the SEC career hits category behind Mississippi State center fielder, Jake Mangum;
and
WHEREAS, Antoine wears the LSU jersey No. 8 for the second straight season; that
number is given each year to the upperclassman who exemplifies the spirit of LSU Baseball
through his leadership and dedication; and
WHEREAS, his father, Greg, was so thrilled; he proudly held up a huge sign with
his son's number and name and waved it furiously; his teammates stood up in the dugout and
all raised their hats to note the occasion; and
WHEREAS, Antoine comes from a family of outstanding athletes; his parents, Greg
and Helena, were both student-athletes at LSU; his mother, a native of Sweden, competed
in the heptathlon and played volleyball; father Greg was an All-SEC and All-American pole
vaulter; his older brother Andreas competed as a pole vaulter for LSU and a younger sister
Johanna also participates in the LSU track and field program; and
WHEREAS, his younger brother, LSU track and field star Armand "Mondo"
Duplantis, is presently the NCAA record-holder in pole-vaulting; and
WHEREAS, Antoine Duplantis has garnered impressive baseball titles that include
(in 2018) United States Collegiate National Team Member, SEC Academic Honor Roll, SEC
All-Tournament Team, and First-Team All-Louisiana; (in 2017) College World Series
All-Tournament Team, SEC All-Tournament Team, Second-Team All-Louisiana, SEC
Academic Honor Roll, Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week, and SEC Player of
the Week for March 20, 2017; and (in 2016) Freshman All-American for Collegiate
Baseball, NCBWA, and Perfect Game; Freshman All-SEC, SEC Freshman of the Week for
May 23, 2016, and First-Team All-Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, Eddy Furniss had a .371 batting average while at LSU and set
Southeastern Conference (SEC) career records for hits (352), doubles (87), home runs (80),
runs batted in (309), and total bases (689); and
WHEREAS, Dr. Eddy Furniss was filled with such pride and excitement at that
special moment that he graciously sent his best wishes to Antoine to congratulate him on his
new base hit record; and
WHEREAS, the LSU Tigers are among sixteen regional champions that also include
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Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, East Carolina, Florida State, Louisville, Michigan, Mississippi,
Mississippi State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Texas Tech, UCLA, and
Vanderbilt; and.
WHEREAS, as the Tigers baseball team (40-24) wins its 24th NCAA Regional Title,
the team is set to host an NCAA super regional tournament, and this is the 14th Super
Regional berth earned by LSU; and
WHEREAS, beginning on Saturday, June 8th, LSU will play host to the Florida State
Seminoles (39-21) in the best-of-three series, and Antione will be looking to add to his
career record and securing a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, to the College World Series for the
Tigers; and
WHEREAS, although Antoine was picked in the 19th Round of the 2018 Major
League Baseball Draft by the Cleveland Indians, he chose to return to LSU his senior year
and he and the Tiger faithful are all the better for it; and
WHEREAS, Antoine Duplantis has a promising future in Major League Baseball and
LSU Tiger fans are poised to follow his success.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Antoine Duplantis, No. 8 of the LSU Tiger Baseball team, on his exceptional
career in the SEC and does hereby congratulate him on his 353rd base hit that broke the
twenty-one year record at LSU.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby extend
best wishes to Antoine Duplantis and his teammates for continued success in the NCAA
baseball tournament.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby extend
the best of luck to Antoine Duplantis with all his future record-breaking hits.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Antoine Duplantis.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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