[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16727-16728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING THE ARIZONA WILDCATS

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 245, which was 
submitted earlier today.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 245) congratulating the University of 
     Arizona Wildcats for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I 
     Softball Championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, today I am pleased to join with Senator 
McCain in support of this resolution to acknowledge the athletic 
achievement of a tremendous group of young women. On June 6, the 
University of Arizona women's softball team won the 2007 National 
Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Softball Championship. By 
defeating the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers 5 to 0, the 
Wildcats claimed their 8th title since 1991.
  The victory was a team effort that was marked by a number of special 
accomplishments. Taryne Mowatt, pitcher for the Wildcats, set a Women's 
College World Series record by pitching 60 innings and was named the 
tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Centerfielder Caitlin Lowe had a 
record-tying 4 hits in the national title game. Shortstop Kristie Fox 
tied the record with 12 hits in the series. On 4 occasions Fox faced 
the best pitcher in the country, Tennessee's Monica Abbott. Second 
baseman Chelsie Mesa can take credit for hitting a 3-run home run off 
Abbott to break open the game and send the Wildcats to victory. Taryne 
Mowatt, Kristie Fox, Jenae Leles, and Caitlin Lowe were selected to be 
on the all-tournament team because of the skill they demonstrated 
during the tournament. Other Wildcats making important contributions 
include Adrienne Acton, Sarah Akamine, K'Lee Arredondo, Callista Balko, 
Sam Banister, Cyndi Duran, Lauren Erb, Samantha Hoffman, Jill Malina, 
Lisa Odom, Danielle Rodriguez, and Laine Roth.
  The team's success was guided by their coach, Mike Candrea, who just 
completed his 22nd season as coach of the University of Arizona 
softball program. A highly decorated coach, Candrea has won 18 coach-
of-the-year honors. He boasts a 1,131 to 228 overall win-loss record. 
In 2004, Candrea took a year off to coach the USA Olympic softball 
team, which went on to take the gold medal.
  Senator McCain and I introduce this resolution today so that this 
body can send a well-deserved congratulations to the University of 
Arizona Wildcats and their coach for the hard work and skill they 
demonstrated in winning the championship.
  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 245) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 245

       Whereas on June 6, 2007, the University of Arizona (UA) 
     Wildcats of Tucson, Arizona, won the 2007 National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association Women's College World Series Softball 
     Championship by defeating the University of Tennessee Lady 
     Volunteers by a score of 5 to 0, winning their 8th title 
     since 1991;
       Whereas, in the championship game, UA pitcher Taryne Mowatt 
     set a Women's College World Series record by pitching 60 
     innings and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding 
     Player;
       Whereas Kristie Fox, Jenae Leles, and Caitlin Lowe were 
     selected to be on the all-tournament team;
       Whereas the UA Wildcats completed the season with a 50-14-1 
     record, climbing from the loser's bracket to emerge 
     victorious; and
       Whereas Coach Mike Candrea has taken the UA Wildcats to the 
     Women's College World Series 19 times over the last 20 years, 
     and won 8 national championship titles: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the University of Arizona Wildcats for 
     winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Softball 
     Championship; and
       (2) recognizes all the players, coaches, and support staff 
     who were instrumental in this achievement.

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