110 HRES 515 EH: Congratulating the Oregon State University
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-07-30
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Whereas on June 24, 2007, before 25,012 fans at Rosenblatt
Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the largest championship game crowd in College
World Series history, the Oregon State University Beavers baseball team capped
an improbable season, winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I College World Series Championship by defeating the University of
North Carolina Tar Heels, 2 games to none, in a best-of-3 championship
series;
Whereas the 2007 College World Series Championship
represents the second National Championship for the Beavers baseball
team;
Whereas the 2007 Beaver baseball team became the first
team in a decade to capture back-to-back national titles;
Whereas the 2007 Oregon State University Beaver baseball
team became only the 5th team in College World Series history to repeat as
national champions;
Whereas the Beavers won 49 games while losing only 18 in
2007;
Whereas the Beavers were undefeated in the 2007 College
World Series;
Whereas the Beavers trailed for only 1 of 45 innings they
played in the 2007 College World Series;
Whereas the Beavers became the first team to win 4 College
World Series games by at least 6 runs;
Whereas the Beavers became the first No. 3 seed to ever
win the College World Series since the current 64-team format was
introduced;
Whereas the Beavers outscored their opponents 42–16 in the
College World Series;
Whereas the Beavers ended their season with 10 straight
NCAA tournament victories;
Whereas the Beavers were the only team to return to the
2007 College World Series for a 3rd consecutive year;
Whereas Oregon State University’s appearance in the 2007
College World Series marked only the 4th time in the school’s history;
Whereas the Beaver baseball team lost 7 starting position
players and their top 3 pitchers from their 2006 National Championship
team;
Whereas the Beavers are the first team ever to win a
College World Series title after not having a winning record in conference play
that season;
Whereas Darwin Barney’s second inning 2-run home run set a
new Beaver record for career hits with 237—eventually ending with 238 career
hits;
Whereas freshman pitcher Jorge Reyes was awarded the
College World Series Most Outstanding Player after going 2–0 in his 2 starts
with a 2.92 ERA becoming only the 5th freshman to win the award in 58 College
World Series tournaments;
Whereas the Beavers had 6 players named to the Men’s
College World Series All-Tournament Team, including pitcher Jorge Reyes,
outfielder Scott Santschi, catcher Mitch Canham, second baseman Joey Wong,
shortstop Darwin Barney, and designated hitter Mike Lissman;
Whereas undergraduate assistant coach Kurt Steele and his
wife Kathy, traveled back from their Saturday wedding in Philomath, Oregon, to
be with the team in Omaha on Sunday when it clinched the National
Championship;
Whereas the Beavers have displayed great heart,
outstanding dedication, resilience, character, and sportsmanship throughout the
season in achieving the highest honor in collegiate baseball;
Whereas the students, alumni, and faculty of Oregon State
University and other fans of Oregon State University have shown tremendous
commitment to and support for the Beavers baseball program; and
Whereas the Beavers have brought pride to Oregon State
University, the Corvallis community, the State of Oregon, and Beaver Nation:
Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives
congratulates the Oregon State University Beavers baseball team for winning the
2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series
Championship for a 2nd consecutive year.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.