H. Res. 1327 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 15, 2008. 
Whereas California State University, Fresno, better known as 
Fresno State, was founded in 1911 and has offered ad-
vanced degrees since 1949; 
Whereas Fresno State has one of the top Agriculture 
Sciences and Technology programs in the California 
State University system, with a worldwide reputation in 
water technology, more than 200 awards for student-pro-
duced wines, and research having global impact in the 
areas of food production, land preservation, and irriga-
tion; 
Whereas Fresno State’s Craig School of Business has been 
recognized in the Princeton Review’s top business schools 
and is nationally acclaimed for its Lyles Center for Inno-
vation and Entrepreneurship; 
Whereas Fresno State also offers well-regarded programs in 
schools or colleges devoted to arts and humanities, health 
and human services, education and human development, 
social sciences, physical sciences, and mathematics and 
engineering; 
Whereas Fresno State is home to approximately 19,000 un-
dergraduate students, 2,200 graduate students, and near-
ly 1,000 post-baccalaureate students;
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Whereas in the recent Western Association of Schools and 
Colleges accreditation process, Fresno State was com-
mended as a ‘‘national model for institutions interested 
in becoming generators of social mobility, economic devel-
opment, and student success’’; 
Whereas Fresno State prepares its students to prosper in 
their chosen careers by being responsible citizens in their 
communities, as well as in the State, Nation, and world; 
Whereas all Fresno State athletic programs pride themselves 
on recruiting male and female athletes from local high 
schools and junior colleges; 
Whereas every member of this year’s championship baseball 
team is from California, with many players hailing from 
such San Joaquin Valley towns as Fresno, Clovis, Ba-
kersfield, Visalia, Hanford, and Turlock; 
Whereas the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team beat the 
University of Georgia Bulldogs two games to one to win 
the 2008 College World Series; 
Whereas the Fresno State Bulldogs opened the College World 
Series with a victory over sixth-seeded Rice University 
and had two wins over number-two national seed Univer-
sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 
Whereas the Bulldogs hit 14 home runs, the second most in 
College World Series history, and set the record for the 
most extra-base hits, runs batted in, and total bases in 
a championship game; 
Whereas the Bulldogs became the first team in College World 
Series history to score at least 17 runs more than once 
in the same College World Series;
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Whereas the Bulldogs became the first number-four regional 
seed to reach the College World Series since the tour-
nament expanded in 1999; 
Whereas all 10 of the Bulldogs’ postseason wins have come 
against teams ranked in the top 15, including its final 7 
wins over national seeds; 
Whereas the Bulldogs played on the road for over 40 days; 
Whereas, throughout the College World Series, the Bulldogs 
won 6 elimination games, including a 19–10 victory over 
the University of Georgia Bulldogs in the championship 
series; 
Whereas, for the third consecutive season, the Bulldogs 
earned a preseason ranking in Collegiate Baseball News-
paper’s Fabulous 40 and an 18th-place ranking from 
Baseball America Magazine; 
Whereas the Bulldogs won 47 games and lost 31 games dur-
ing the 2008 season; 
Whereas 7 members of the Bulldog team were named to the 
Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference Team; 
Whereas on May 17, 2008, the Bulldogs won their third 
straight Western Athletic Conference championship; 
Whereas on May 25, 2008, the Bulldogs won their third 
straight Western Athletic Conference tournament after 
beating the University of Nevada; 
Whereas the Bulldogs had not played in a College World Se-
ries since 1991; 
Whereas the Bulldogs won the Long Beach Regional and 
Tempe Super Regional tournaments, and beat 3rd-ranked 
Arizona State University, 6th-ranked San Diego Univer-
sity, and 11th-ranked Long Beach State University;
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Whereas head coach Mike Batesole was named the 2008 Na-
tional Coach of the Year, the second time in 10 years he 
has won the award; 
Whereas Steve Susdorf was named the Western Athletic Con-
ference Player of the Year, Tanner Scheppers was named 
the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, 
Danny Muno was named the Western Athletic Con-
ference Freshman of the Year, and head coach Mike 
Batesole was named the Western Athletic Conference Co- 
Coach of the Year; 
Whereas Steve Susdorf, Tanner Scheppers, Erik Wetzel, Alan 
Ahmady, and Brandon Burke earned First-Team All- 
Western Athletic Conference honors; 
Whereas seniors Clayton Allison, Blake Amador, Jason 
Breckley, Brandon Burke, Jacob Hower, Ryan Overland, 
and Steve Susdorf and junior Kris Tomlinson have grad-
uated or will graduate within 9 semesters, having man-
aged their time well enough to keep up with studies and 
play championship baseball over 78 games and hundreds 
of practice sessions; 
Whereas Steve Susdorf was a Western Athletic Conference 
All-Academic awardee for the fourth year and also won 
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District and second 
team Academic All-America honors; 
Whereas senior Clayton Allison, juniors Kris Tomlinson and 
Erik Wetzel, and freshmen Trent Soares and Jake 
Floethe were also Western Athletic Conference All-Aca-
demic performers; 
Whereas Tommy Mendonca was named the College World Se-
ries Most Outstanding Player and was named to the 
2008 National Collegiate Team;
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Whereas Erik Wetzel, Steve Susdorf, Steve Detwiler, and 
Justin Wilson were named to the 2008 College World Se-
ries All-Tournament Team; 
Whereas, in addition to the players who earned all-conference 
honors, the Bulldogs saw outstanding play from Danny 
Muno, Jordan Ribera, Gavin Hedstrom, and Ryan Over-
land; 
Whereas Bulldog coaches Mike Batesole, Matt Curtis, Mike 
Mayne, and Pat Waer and the entire Bulldog roster and 
staff have earned a special place in Fresno State sports 
history; 
Whereas many members of the Bulldog team will never play 
professional baseball and truly give meaning to the term 
‘‘student-athlete’’; and 
Whereas Fresno State’s competition for the national cham-
pionship has been exciting to watch for all those who 
have an attachment to the University, the San Joaquin 
Valley, and the game we call our national pastime: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association (NCAA) Baseball Champions, the Fresno State 
Bulldogs, on an outstanding and historic season; and
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(2) recognizes that the Bulldogs, in winning their first 
College World Series, concluded an unprecedented season and 
championship that captivated baseball fans across America. 
Attest: 
Clerk.