H.R. No. 21 


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The University of Texas Longhorn baseball team has won the 2005 NCAA College World Series Championship to claim the school's sixth national championship; and WHEREAS, The Longhorns were led by head coach Augie Garrido, the NCAA's career leader in victories with 1,540; he was ably supported by assistant coaches Tommy Harmon, Tom Holliday, and Greg Swindell; and WHEREAS, Six Longhorn players were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team, including CWS Most Outstanding Player David Maroul, catcher Taylor Teagarden, shortstop Seth Johnston, designated hitter Will Crouch, and pitchers Kyle McCulloch and J. Brent Cox; and WHEREAS, College World Series records were set by several Longhorn players: centerfielder Drew Stubbs laid down a record five sacrifice bunts in the series, catcher Taylor Teagarden went without an error in 125 chances, and closer J. Brent Cox established a new mark for appearances by a pitcher with 13; and WHEREAS, The remaining members of the National Championship team are pitcher Adrian Alaniz, outfielder Calvin Beamon, pitcher Drew Bishop, pitcher Randy Boone, catcher/third baseman Preston Clark, pitcher Buck Cody, pitcher Brent Dawson, pitcher Zach Gallenkamp, catcher Todd Gilfillan, pitcher/outfielder Bryan Herrera, infielder Robby Hudson, outfielder/first baseman Thomas Incaviglia, outfielder Carson Kainer, pitcher Kenn Kasparek, catcher Pack Landfair, infielder/outfielder Nick Peoples, outfielder Dooley Prince, pitcher Andy Reese, pitcher Clayton Stewart, pitcher Jordon Street, pitcher Juston Street, infielder Clay Van Hook, and first baseman Chance Wheeless; and WHEREAS, With four straight appearances in the College World Series and two national championships in the last four seasons, the Longhorns now own College World Series records for appearances with 32, games played with 131, and wins with 78; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the coaches, players, and staff of The University of Texas Longhorn baseball team for winning the 2005 NCAA College World Series Championship and extend best wishes to the many individuals who have supported the team during this exciting and memorable season; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Coach Garrido and the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Van Arsdale Merritt Baxter Strama Naishtat Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Gallego McClendon Woolley Gattis McReynolds Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 21 was adopted by the House on June 28, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House