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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University baseball team enjoyed an |
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| 6 | 7 | | exceptional 2014 season, reaching the NCAA Men's College World |
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| 7 | 8 | | Series for the first time; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The 2014 Red Raiders completed the biggest |
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| 9 | 10 | | turnaround season in program history, finishing the year with 45 |
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| 10 | 11 | | wins, 19 more than the previous year; in the process, the team tied |
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| 11 | 12 | | the school record for home victories, including 16 in a row to wrap |
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| 12 | 13 | | up regular-season play, the longest such streak in the nation; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Red Raiders' accomplishments during the regular |
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| 14 | 15 | | season earned the team a trip to Coral Gables, Florida, to compete |
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| 15 | 16 | | in the regional round of the NCAA Tournament; there, they defeated |
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| 16 | 17 | | Columbia University by a score of 3-2 and then bested the University |
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| 17 | 18 | | of Miami in a hard-fought three-game series to advance to the super |
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| 18 | 19 | | regionals; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Hosting the squad from the College of Charleston at |
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| 20 | 21 | | Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Tech benefited from a dominant Game 1 |
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| 21 | 22 | | pitching performance from Chris Sadberry, who tossed a four-hit |
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| 22 | 23 | | shutout to lead Tech to a 1-0 victory; the team proved up to the task |
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| 23 | 24 | | once more in Game 2, as freshman Dylan Dusek threw five scoreless |
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| 24 | 25 | | innings and Adam Kirsch knocked in the game's only run to key a 1-0 |
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| 25 | 26 | | triumph; the win clinched the school's first-ever berth in the |
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| 26 | 27 | | College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, where they went on to |
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| 27 | 28 | | contend for college baseball's top prize; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Throughout their run to Omaha, the Red Raiders |
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| 29 | 30 | | relied on the leadership and guidance of second-year head coach Tim |
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| 30 | 31 | | Tadlock; this esteemed mentor was recognized for his essential role |
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| 31 | 32 | | in the Raiders' resurgent 2014 campaign when he was named the Skip |
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| 32 | 33 | | Bertman National Coach of the Year by the National College Baseball |
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| 33 | 34 | | Hall of Fame; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating tremendous skill and dedication, the |
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| 35 | 36 | | 2014 Texas Tech baseball players established a new standard of |
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| 36 | 37 | | success for future Red Raider teams to aspire to, and they may |
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| 37 | 38 | | indeed reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Tech University baseball |
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| 40 | 41 | | team on its outstanding 2014 season and extend to the team's |
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| 41 | 42 | | players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 42 | 43 | | achievement; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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