By Eiland, Gray H.R. No. 357 74R7655 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Galveston College Whitecaps baseball team has 1-2 ascended to the pinnacle of athletic success by winning the 1994 1-3 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I 1-4 title; and 1-5 WHEREAS, In only its third year of intercollegiate athletic 1-6 competition, the Galveston College program has set standards of 1-7 excellence to which all can aspire; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Ending the 1994 regular season on a high note by 1-9 claiming its first Texas Junior College Athletic Conference title, 1-10 Galveston College then advanced to the Texas-New Mexico State 1-11 Tournament; although coming up short in their second tournament 1-12 game, the Whitecaps swept through their remaining contests to win 1-13 the tournament championship and earn a coveted spot in the NJCAA 1-14 World Series; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The Whitecaps took the field at the NJCAA World 1-16 Series in Grand Junction, Colorado, determined to improve on their 1-17 third-place finish of the previous year; the team responded 1-18 remarkably to the pressures of series competition, winning six of 1-19 seven games to take the coveted crown and finish the season with 54 1-20 wins against only 14 defeats; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Although each team member made a significant 1-22 contribution to the Whitecaps' success, several players also earned 1-23 individual honors; Jose Rosado, Roman Escamilla, Stephen Randolph, 1-24 William Roland, Dominic Hernandez, Justin Bowles, and Mark Cridland 2-1 were named to the NJCAA World Series all-tournament team, Jose 2-2 Rosado also was tabbed the series most valuable player and most 2-3 outstanding pitcher, and Justin Bowles was chosen NJCAA first team 2-4 All-American and Baseball America junior college player of the 2-5 year; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Other Whitecaps players receiving recognition for 2-7 their performance during conference and postseason regional 2-8 tournament competition include Mark Manbeck, Chris Olson, Stephen 2-9 Watson, Scott Morrison, Collin Wissen, and Karl Chatman; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Inspiration and determined leadership were the 2-11 hallmark of head coach Dick Smith, who schooled his charges in 2-12 baseball fundamentals and ignited their desire to excel both 2-13 individually and as a team; for his superior efforts Coach Smith 2-14 was honored as NJCAA and ABCA coach of the year; and 2-15 WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men and their coaches 2-16 and staff have been a source of tremendous pride for the students 2-17 and faculty at Galveston College and their many supporters in the 2-18 community, and their exceptional accomplishments have rightfully 2-19 earned them special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-21 Legislature hereby congratulate the Galveston College Whitecaps on 2-22 their 1994 NJCAA Division I baseball championship and extend to 2-23 them best wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it 2-24 further 2-25 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-26 for members of the team and coaching staff and that a copy be 2-27 prepared for prominent display at Galveston College as an 3-1 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.