Title: University of Florida Softball Team

Summary: Recognizing the outstanding achievement of the University of Florida softball team in winning the 2015 Women's College World Series national championship title, etc.

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WHEREAS, the University of Florida softball team is just the third program in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) softball history to win back-to-back national titles, as the Gators downed the Wolverines in Game and Game of the Women s College World Series by scores of 3-2 and 4-1, respectively, and WHEREAS, the University of Florida softball team holds an all-time 69-33 record in the NCAA tournament, and WHEREAS, the University of Florida softball team finished the season by going 28-3 since April 1, 2015, a stretch that includes victories over ranked teams and nonconference wins, and WHEREAS, the back-to-back NCAA titles make the University of Florida the first in the Southeastern Conference with two softball national championships, and WHEREAS, the win is the University of Florida s 35th national title, and WHEREAS, University of Florida softball team pitcher Lauren Haeger was named the Women s College World Series Championship Most Outstanding Player, and WHEREAS, with her victory in the circle, Lauren Haeger finished her collegiate career with wins and home runs, making her the only player in Division I softball or baseball or Major League Baseball history other than Babe Ruth to reach the 70-70 plateau, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: That the outstanding achievement of the University of Florida softball team in winning the 2015 Women s College World Series national championship title is recognized.