Congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 2026 Men's College World Series.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1500 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1500

Congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 
                    2026 Men's College World Series.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 31, 2026

Mr. Cole submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Education and Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 
                    2026 Men's College World Series.

Whereas, on June 22, 2026, the University of Oklahoma Sooners won their third 
        NCAA men's baseball national championship, defeating the University of 
        North Carolina Tar Heels in the third of three games in the Men's 
        College World Series;
Whereas Skip Johnson led the Sooners to the Men's College World Series Finals 
        for second time in his nine years as Head Coach and was named the 2026 
        National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association;
Whereas shortstop Jaxon Willits recorded 13 hits in 26 at-bats with seven runs 
        batted in, five doubles, one home run, and scored six runs to win the 
        Men's College World Series Most Outstanding Player;
Whereas Deiten LaChance recorded two home runs in the first game of the Men's 
        College World Series Finals, becoming only the second player to ever do 
        so in a Men's College World Series Finals game;
Whereas the Sooners are the first team to win the national championship while 
        starting a freshman at pitcher for each game during the Men's College 
        World Series Finals: Cord Rager, Xander Mercurius, and Nick Wesloski;
Whereas the unranked Sooners recorded nine wins against nine nationally seeded 
        teams in the postseason to win the national championship, marking an 
        NCAA tournament record;
Whereas, since trailing eight to two in the fourth inning at the Atlanta 
        Regional against the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Sooners 
        outscored their remaining opponents 90 to 28;
Whereas the Sooners recorded 47 home runs in the final 19 games of the season 
        after recording 48 home runs in their first 46 games;
Whereas the University of Oklahoma, founded in 1890, is the state's premier 
        flagship public research university with more than 34,000 students and 
        20 colleges across its three campuses in Norman, Oklahoma City, and 
        Tulsa; and
Whereas the University of Oklahoma, students, faculty, alumni, and fans 
        worldwide witnessed one of the most historic triumphs in NCAA baseball 
        history: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) Congratulates the University of Oklahoma Sooners 
        baseball team for winning the 2026 Men's College World Series 
        and securing their third national championship;
            (2) Recognizes the players, coaches, and staff whose hard 
        work led the Sooners to victory; and
            (3) Respectfully request that the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives prepare an official copy of this resolution for 
        presentation to--
                    (A) the president of the University of Oklahoma, 
                Joseph Harroz Jr.;
                    (B) the University of Oklahoma's vice president for 
                intercollegiate athletics programs and director of 
                athletics, Roger Denny; and
                    (C) the head coach of the University of Oklahoma 
                Sooners baseball team, Arthur Ray ``Skip'' Johnson.
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