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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 has |
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| 6 | 7 | | furthered its proud tradition of excellence during the 2017 |
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| 7 | 8 | | campaign, winning the Big 12 Conference regular season championship |
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| 8 | 9 | | and earning recognition as one of the top-ranked teams in all of |
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| 9 | 10 | | college baseball; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, En route to an overall record of 42 wins and 13 |
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| 11 | 12 | | losses, the Red Raiders went 16-8 against their conference rivals |
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| 12 | 13 | | to capture their second consecutive and sixth overall Big 12 |
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| 13 | 14 | | regular season crown; the clincher came on May 20 in a 9-4 victory |
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| 14 | 15 | | over the University of Kansas that sealed a three-game sweep; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, By claiming the conference trophy, Tech secured the |
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| 16 | 17 | | number one seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship tournament |
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| 17 | 18 | | taking place in Oklahoma City from May 24 through 28; moreover, the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Red Raiders are ranked in the top four in all of the major college |
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| 19 | 20 | | polls; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of head coach Tim Tadlock, the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Texas Tech baseball team has been a source of great excitement for |
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| 22 | 23 | | its loyal fans throughout the year, and its players may take pride |
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| 23 | 24 | | in a job well done as they prepare for the challenges of the |
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| 24 | 25 | | postseason; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Tech University baseball |
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| 27 | 28 | | team on winning the 2017 Big 12 Conference regular season |
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| 28 | 29 | | championship and extend to all those associated with the team |
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| 29 | 30 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 32 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | House of Representatives. |
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