[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4983]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 307--CONGRATULATING THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 
    BASEBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE 2021 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 
              ASSOCIATION DIVISION I BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 307

       Whereas, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, the Mississippi State 
     University baseball team won the 2021 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the 
     ``NCAA'') College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in 
     Omaha, Nebraska;
       Whereas, by defeating Vanderbilt University 9-0, the 
     Mississippi State University baseball team became the first 
     team in Mississippi State University history to win an NCAA 
     National Championship, wrapping it in maroon and white;
       Whereas the Mississippi State University baseball team has 
     appeared in 3 consecutive NCAA College World Series, totaling 
     12 appearances in school history;
       Whereas on June 20, 2021, the Mississippi State University 
     baseball team recorded 21 strikeouts, which set an NCAA 
     College World Series single-game team record;
       Whereas Will Bednar was named the 2021 NCAA College World 
     Series Most Outstanding Player;
       Whereas catcher Logan Tanner, first baseman Luke Hancock, 
     shortstop Lane Forsythe, outfielders Tanner Allen and Rowdey 
     Jordan, and pitcher Will Bednar were named to the 2021 NCAA 
     College World Series All-Tournament Team;
       Whereas Tanner Allen was named the 2021 Southeastern 
     Conference Player of the Year and the 2021 American Baseball 
     Coaches and Rawlings Sporting Goods National Player of Year;
       Whereas Head Coach Chris Lemonis was named the 2021 
     National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper;
       Whereas Chris Lemonis is the first Division I head coach to 
     reach the NCAA College World Series in his first 2 seasons as 
     head coach of a program in the Super Regional era and just 
     the fifth all-time in NCAA history;
       Whereas Dudy Noble Field at Polk-DeMent Stadium on the 
     campus of Mississippi State University holds the NCAA 
     Division I baseball on-campus attendance record and regularly 
     attracts record crowds;
       Whereas the Mississippi State University baseball team 
     under the leadership of Head Coach Chris Lemonis displayed 
     outstanding dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship 
     throughout the 2020-2021 season; and
       Whereas the Mississippi State University baseball team has 
     brought great pride and honor--
       (1) to Mississippi State University;
       (2) to loyal fans of Mississippi State University; and
       (3) to the entire State of Mississippi: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Mississippi State University baseball 
     team, including the athletes, coaching staff, administration, 
     faculty, students, and alumni, on winning the 2021 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I baseball 
     championship;
       (2) recognizes Mississippi State University for its 
     excellence as an institution of higher education; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of Mississippi State University, Dr. Mark 
     Keenum;
       (B) the Athletic Director of Mississippi State University, 
     John Cohen; and
       (C) the Head Coach of the Mississippi State University 
     baseball team, Chris Lemonis.

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