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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Concordia University baseball team won the 2011 |
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American Southwest Conference championship with a triumphant |
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performance in the ASC tournament, which took place May 6 through 8 |
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in Richardson; and |
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WHEREAS, In the opening game of the competition, Concordia |
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pitchers Colin Butschek and Ryan Ullmann combined to shut out |
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McMurry University 1-0 to advance to the winners bracket to face The |
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University of Texas at Dallas; in that contest, Justin Beasley had |
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three hits, including a home run, and four runs batted in, and Pedro |
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Maldonado threw his third complete game of the season to lead the |
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Tornados to an 8-3 win; and |
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WHEREAS, The back-to-back victories earned Concordia a place |
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in the title game, where they once again faced UTD; Mr. Beasley, |
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along with Robert Brown, provided the offensive firepower in the |
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championship contest, driving in two runs apiece while winning |
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pitcher Scott Hays tossed six scoreless innings; the Tornados won |
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by a score of 6-4 to claim the school's second ASC crown and an |
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invitation to the National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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Division III Tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, Befitting an outstanding season that saw Concordia |
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record 30 victories against 15 losses, 11 members of the squad were |
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accorded All-ASC West Division honors; in addition to receiving the |
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Player of the Year award, Collin Janssen was named to the first team |
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as a utility player and to the second team as a catcher, while |
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Mr. Butschek was chosen as the Pitcher of the Year and was named to |
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the first team; also receiving a first team nod was Matt McManemin, |
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while Mr. Maldonado and Bucky Bryant were selected to the second |
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team; Mr. Beasley, Mr. Brown, Mr. Ullmann, Colton Gommert, C. J. |
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Riojas, and Bryant Hernandez received honorable mention accolades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Concordia also benefited throughout the season from |
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the valuable contributions made by the other members of the roster: |
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Kristopher Pearce, Ryan Gaze, Alec Carter, Zac Darling, Sean |
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Thompson, Russell Johns, Austin Rupert, Quinn Guest, Kyle Bieschke, |
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Brent Schaekel, Nick Kozole, Jacob Spelbring, Gerry Morrison, Scott |
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Weinschenk, Bobby Jones, Stephen Kaminski, Cade Radley, Lance |
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Thompson, Jason Wallingsford, Nolan McClosky, Alec Newman, Richard |
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Montemayor, Donny Fetzer, and Ryan Scott; and |
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WHEREAS, The Tornados were ably guided by head coach Tommy |
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Boggs and assistant coaches Scott Shepperd, Clint Mokry, Cory |
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Patton, and Carlos Perez, and additional support was provided by |
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head athletic trainer Megan Van Cleave and student assistant Micha |
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Runnels; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a district championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes may |
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take justifiable pride in their notable accomplishments on the |
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diamond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Concordia University baseball |
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team on winning the 2011 American Southwest Conference championship |
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and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Strama |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2122 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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