[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        USC COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, congratulations to the 
University of South Carolina's baseball team for a spectacular showing 
in the College World Series at Omaha, Nebraska.
  The journey to this point hasn't been the easiest for the Gamecocks. 
The team overcame an opening loss and then won four consecutive games 
for the finals. Gamecocks proved persistent. The USA Today headline 
says ``South Carolina in command after Game 1 victory.''
  I'm very proud of the way these student athletes are representing the 
University of South Carolina on the national stage. Whit Merrifield, 
first cousin of congressional staffer Melissa Hite of Irmo, withstood a 
hard collision in South Carolina's victory on Saturday and stayed in 
the game, ultimately bumping his average to .300 in the College World 
Series.
  And talk about stats. Lead-off hitter Evan Marzilli has an impressive 
.378 batting average, to always start things off right. Second District 
resident Blake Cooper last night was MVP, with an outstanding defeat 
over UCLA in championship game one.
  Congratulations to USC Coach Ray Tanner for his leadership and 
determination.

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