[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 79 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    THE WARRIOR TRADITION CONTINUES

 Mr. KEMPTHORNE. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of a group of young men from my home State of Idaho. 
Lewis-Clark State College's baseball team won a record ninth National 
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics World Series title last 
Friday, beating St. Ambrose University of Iowa in the championship 
game, 9-0.
  The ninth title in the past 13 years continues a tradition at Lewis-
Clark State under head coach Ed Cheff. Under Coach Cheff, the Warriors 
have won more NAIA World Series games and played in more national 
championships than any other school. They won six straight titles 
between 1987 and 1992.
  Cheff's latest team finished the 1996 season with an outstanding 
record of 53 wins and only 11 losses, and they were a perfect 5-0 in 
the double-elimination tournament. In the title game, played 
appropriately enough at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, IO, 
Freshman Matt Randel pitched a 4-hitter while striking out 10 and not 
walking a batter. Such a performance fit his season, as he finished the 
year with an 8-0 pitching mark. Pitching was the key to the Warriors' 
title, as the staff set a record for the lowest earned run average in 
tournament history, allowing less than a run a game.
  The Warrior bats came alive in the title game, as LCSC banged out 18 
hits, including 3 each by Jose Rijo-Berger, Art Baeza, and Troy Silva. 
Trent Lies hit a solo home run.
  The Warriors started the season ranked No. 1 in the NAIA, and 
finished with a season-high 15-game winning streak, including the 5 
games in the tournament. In its 17 appearances in the national 
championships, Lewis-Clark State has won an incredible 72 games, while 
losing only 20.
  This season, Coach Cheff posted his 1,000th win at LCSC, making him 
only the third NAIA coach to ever reach that milestone. He has been 
named national coach of the year four times and was honored as NAIA 
Coach of the Decade for the 1980's. The record on the field speaks 
volumes about Ed Cheff. But off the field his accomplishments are just 
as remarkable.
  LCSC has produced 8 NAIA Academic All-Americans and has placed 34 
players on All-American teams. And Ed Cheff and his Warriors have, over 
the years, become a rallying point for the community of Lewiston. 
Thousands of fans have attended games at Harris Field, and they have 
established a network of community support unrivaled at any level.
  Mr. President, I know the U.S. Senate joins me and all of Idaho in 
congratulating Ed Cheff and the baseball players at Lewis-Clark State 
College for continuing their outstanding winning tradition with this 
year's NAIA World Series title.

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