| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 248 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team |
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| 3 | 3 | | closed out an unforgettable year in triumphant fashion by winning |
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| 4 | 4 | | the 2018 NCAA Division III championship on May 29 in Appleton, |
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| 5 | 5 | | Wisconsin; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A national title seemed a long shot for the |
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| 7 | 7 | | unranked Patriots following their semifinal loss in the American |
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| 8 | 8 | | Southwest Conference tournament, but under the direction of head |
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| 9 | 9 | | coach Brent Porche, UT Tyler capitalized on the at-large bid it |
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| 10 | 10 | | received to the NCAA tournament; the team went on to win the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Central Regional Tournament and earn a slot in the Division III |
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| 12 | 12 | | championship bracket; after defeating the State University of |
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| 13 | 13 | | New York at Oswego and Misericordia University, the Patriots |
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| 14 | 14 | | climbed to the elimination round, where they dropped the first |
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| 15 | 15 | | game to Randolph-Macon College and then rallied to take the |
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| 16 | 16 | | rematch and advance to the NCAA finale; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, With the title on the line, UT Tyler faced off |
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| 18 | 18 | | against No. 6 Texas Lutheran University in the best-of-three |
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| 19 | 19 | | championship series; the Patriots dominated the opener, scoring |
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| 20 | 20 | | two runs in the first inning and adding five in the fourth frame |
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| 21 | 21 | | to surge to an 8-1 victory; demonstrating its tenacity throughout |
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| 22 | 22 | | Game Two, UT Tyler erased an early deficit and then broke the |
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| 23 | 23 | | contest open by scoring five runs in the seventh inning to |
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| 24 | 24 | | prevail by a final score of 9-6; with the win, the Patriots |
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| 25 | 25 | | collected the first championship in program history and also |
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| 26 | 26 | | became the first American Southwest Conference team to claim a |
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| 27 | 27 | | national crown; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, UT Tyler was led by Simon Sedillo, who pitched |
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| 29 | 29 | | two complete games in the NCAA tournament and was named the Most |
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| 30 | 30 | | Outstanding Player; moreover, Bowie Farris, Blake Maddox, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Tanner Roach, and Henry Sanchez were named to the |
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| 32 | 32 | | All-Tournament Team; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Winning a national title represents the |
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| 34 | 34 | | culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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| 35 | 35 | | commitment to excellence, and the members of The University of |
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| 36 | 36 | | Texas at Tyler baseball team will treasure the memory of this |
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| 37 | 37 | | accomplishment for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate The University of Texas at |
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| 40 | 40 | | Tyler Patriots on winning the 2018 NCAA Division III national |
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| 41 | 41 | | championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 42 | 42 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Hughes |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | President of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 50 | 50 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 51 | 51 | | the Senate on February 25, 2019. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | ________________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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