[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16319-16320]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORNS BASEBALL TEAM

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2005

  Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this year no team in college 
baseball could play the game better than the University of Texas 
Longhorns. The men of the UT baseball team have again won the College 
World Series. The University of Texas Tower is surely glowing burnt 
orange in honor of their great accomplishment.
  With the win, the Longhorns claimed their sixth national title and 
their second College World Series trophy in the last four seasons.
  The thirty young men on this championship team won the best-of-three 
series by sweeping the Florida Gators by a 2-0 margin. In fact, the 
Horns did not lose a game during the semi-final or final rounds of the 
College World Series.
  In their win, we witnessed an aggressive Longhorn offense which put 
together a four-run sixth inning in the final game to lead Texas to a 
6-2 victory over the Gators. I should also mention that the Longhorns 
scored 24 runs in 5 games--amazing.
  UT's offense was equipped with an equal amount of outstanding defense 
as Longhorn pitchers made it nearly impossible for the Florida Gators 
to put a bat on the ball, and Longhorn infielders and outfielders 
presented an insurmountable obstacle for the Gators' hitters and base 
runners.
  Mr. Speaker, the University of Texas Men's Baseball Team has made its 
home city of Austin, my hometown, and the entire Lone Star State proud. 
Tonight, the entire team and their coach Augie Garrido deserve our 
congratulations and recognition.

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