[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 86 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1164]
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                   TIGERS CLINCH FIFTH NATIONAL TITLE

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                         HON. RICHARD H. BAKER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2000

  Mr. BAKER. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have this opportunity to 
congratulate the LSU Tiger Baseball Team on winning the 2000 College 
World Series and clinching their fifth NCAA championship in ten years.
  The final game of the College World Series promised to be very 
exciting and to the fans of this series, it lived up to this 
expectation. Stanford, the College World Series Team of the 80's, 
fought a hard battle against the LSU Tigers, the College World Series 
Team of the 90's, to determine who would claim the title in 2000. And 
with a lot of sweat, hard work and determination, that decision was 
made in the bottom of ninth inning when the LSU Tigers rallied from a 
5-2 deficit to win the NCAA championship, beating the Stanford 
Cardinals 6-5.
  It is with tremendous pride that I congratulate LSU Coach Skip 
Bertman and all the players of the LSU Baseball Team for a great game. 
I know that both the coach and the players gave the game their entire 
heart and demonstrated to baseball fans all around this country what a 
good baseball game is made of. I salute you and look forward to seeing 
LSU win more College World Series titles in the future.

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