[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 25 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E161]
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 HONORING COACH CHRIS WYRICK FOR HIS INDUCTION INTO THE MISSOURI HIGH 
            SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 8, 2018

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Coach Chris 
Wyrick from Jefferson City, Missouri on his recent induction into the 
Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
   Coach Wyrick graduated from Helias Catholic High School and helped 
lead the Crusaders to three state championships. After his high school 
graduation, he played for the University of Missouri, then 
professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers. His 
coaching career began in St. Elizabeth, Missouri from 1997 to 1999 as 
an assistant. Coach Wyrick then returned to his alma mater, Helias 
Catholic High School where he's been since 2000.
   Over the last 20 years Coach Wyrick's achievements are nothing short 
of incredible. He has a 336-210 overall record, a Class 3 State 
Championship in 2000 and 2001, and District Championships in 2000, 
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2016, and 2017. During this time he has 
coached 108 all-district players and 41 all-state players. In 2000, 
Coach Wyrick was awarded Coach of the Year by the Missouri High School 
Baseball Coaches Association and the following year he received the 
same honor from the Greater St. Louis MLB Scouts Association and the 
National Federation of State High School Associations.
   More important than the accolades, Coach Wyrick has touched the 
lives of countless young athletes. Many players and individuals have 
praised the skills of Coach Wyrick not only because of his success on 
the field, but because he consistently puts his players first. This has 
been a key component of his coaching career and has paved the way for a 
longstanding trust between him and generations of Missouri ballplayers. 
Of the hundreds of athletes he has coached over the years, 42 of them 
have gone on to play for college teams. Coach Wyrick's mentality can be 
summed up in his own words: ``as a coach, you hope you have some 
influence on a player's life to when they hit adversity, they get 
through it and come out better on the other side.'' Coach Wyrick has 
been supported throughout the years by his loving wife, Janie, and 
their three children, Emma, Erin, and Sam.
   Please join me in congratulating Coach Wyrick for a well-deserved 
induction into the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association 
Hall of Fame.

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