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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, University of North Texas softball player Hope |
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Trautwein earned a place in the school's record books with her |
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flawless pitching performance on April 11, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Taking the mound for the opening game of a |
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doubleheader at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, |
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Ms. Trautwein threw the first perfect game in UNT softball history, |
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striking out all 21 batters she faced in the 3-0 win; she allowed no |
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walks and no hits and delivered what is believed to be the first |
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unblemished NCAA Division I seven-inning performance in which every |
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out was a strikeout; moreover, her accomplishment marked only the |
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second perfect game ever recorded in Conference USA softball |
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competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Trautwein has now hurled three collegiate |
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no-hitters, and she has also struck out 21 batters in a single |
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contest on three occasions; she leads UNT in numerous statistical |
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categories and is an All-Conference First Team selection; a former |
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standout player at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, she was |
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a two-time All-District pick and was selected as the league Pitcher |
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of the Year in 2017 after leading the Hawks to the regional |
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quarterfinals of the state playoffs; and |
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WHEREAS, By achieving the rare feat of throwing a perfect |
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game, Hope Trautwein has distinguished herself as one of the top |
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pitchers in college softball, and she may indeed reflect with pride |
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on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Hope Trautwein on pitching a perfect game in |
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which she struck out all 21 opposing batters and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success as a member of the |
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University of North Texas softball team; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Trautwein as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |