[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 101 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING DAVIE COUNTY'S WHIT MERRIFIELD ON GAME-WINNING RBI IN 
                          COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Whit Merrifield 
of Advance, North Carolina, who brought in the winning run in the 11th 
inning for the University of South Carolina to win the NCAA's College 
World Series over UCLA. Merrifield's game-winning hit capped a two-game 
sweep of UCLA for South Carolina and helped the Gamecocks capture their 
first-ever College World Series title. The team's coach called his 
historic game-winning hit ``the biggest hit of his career,'' and I 
couldn't agree more.
  Merrifield, who is the son of Bill and Kissy Merrifield, comes from a 
family of North Carolina athletes. He played for Davie County High 
School, was on the 2007 South Carolina/North Carolina All-Star Select 
Team, hit .400 his senior year at Davie High and .464 his junior year, 
and was a two-time all-State selection. And after his history-making 
RBI for the Gamecocks, his family, friends and the people of Davie 
County, North Carolina, are proud to call him their own.

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