IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1327 
Congratulating the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 
Division I Baseball Champions, the Fresno State Bulldogs, on an out-
standing and historic season. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2008 
Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. 
WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. DREIER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CAL-
VERT, 
Mr. 
MCCARTHY
of 
California, 
Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, 
Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. TERRY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. CAMP-
BELL of California, and Mr. HERGER) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation (NCAA) Division I Baseball Champions, the 
Fresno State Bulldogs, on an outstanding and historic 
season. 
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 
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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; 
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; 
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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 fifth-seeded Rice University 
and had two wins over number-two national seed Univer-
sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 
Whereas the Bulldogs scored 14 home runs, breaking the 
College World Series home run record, 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 only team in College World 
Series history to score more than 16 runs in 2 separate 
games; 
Whereas the Bulldogs were the first number-four seed to 
reach the finals of a National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion (NCAA) championship in any sport; 
Whereas the Bulldogs earned 8 wins over teams ranking in 
the top 20; 
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 pre-season 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; 
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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; 
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 
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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; 
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 
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