H.R. No. 70
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rice Owls first baseman Vincent Sinisi was chosen by
the Texas Rangers as the 46th overall draft choice in the 2003 Major
League Baseball draft after achieving notable success as a member
of the 2003 College World Series championship team; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the 2003 season, Mr. Sinisi lit up the
diamond with exceptional plays, putting out 616 baserunners while
notching 38 assists and 51 double plays; a .338 hitter, he collected
97 hits and 10 homers, scored 61 runs, knocked in another 59, and
stole 11 bases; and
WHEREAS, One of the major contributors to his team's success
at the College World Series, Mr. Sinisi will undoubtedly continue
to be a source of tremendous pride to the Lone Star State as a member
of the Texas Rangers, and as he enters the major leagues, it is most
fitting that he be recognized for his accomplishments in collegiate
baseball at Rice University; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Vincent Sinisi for
his exemplary athletic achievements and extend to him best wishes
for continued success in professional baseball; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Sinisi as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Eissler
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on July
18, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House