,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #h1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,young7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,resolution           
,congratulating the ,trine ,university  
,thunder women's softball team for      
winning the #bjbc ,national ,collegiate 
,athletic ,association ,division ,,iii  
,women's ,softball ,national            
,championship4  ,whereas1 on ,june #g1  
#bjbc1 the ,trine ,university ,thunder  
women's softball team 7referred to in   
this preamble as the ,thunder7 won the  
#bjbc ,national ,collegiate ,athletic   
,association ,division ,,iii ,women's   
,softball ,national ,championship       
7referred to in this preamble as the    
#bjbc ,,ncaa ,national ,championship72  
,whereas that victory1 just #a year     
after finishing as runner-up in the     
,national ,collegiate ,athletic         

,association 7referred to in this       
preamble as ,,ncaa7 ,division ,,iii     
women's softball tournament1 is the     
first ,,ncaa national championship      
victory for the ,thunder2 ,whereas the  
,thunder finished the #bjbc season with 
a regular season record of #cb wins and 
#d losses1 a post season record of #ad  
wins and #b losses1 which includes #d   
wins and #a loss during the ,national   
,championship tournament1 and a final   
record of #df wins and #f losses1 which 
is the most wins in a single season in  
the history of the ,thunder program2    
,whereas the ,thunder was led by head   
coach ,don ,danklefsen and a dedicated  
staff2 ,whereas ,carolyn ,biel hit a    
walk-off single for the ,thunder to win 
the #bjbc ,,ncaa ,national ,championship
 by a score of #a to #j2 ,whereas1      
during the #bjbc ,,ncaa ,national       
,championship game1 ,alexis ,michon     
threw a complete-game shutout for the   
,thunder1 allowing just #b hits on #gi  
pitches2 ,whereas1 during the awards    

ceremony following the #bjbc ,,ncaa     
,national ,championship game1 #f members
 of the team were named as part of the  
,,ncaa ,division ,,iii ,women's         
,all-,tournament ,team1 including       
,cassie ,woods1 ,emma ,beyer1 ,emma     
,lee1 ,alexis ,michon1 ,debbie ,hill1   
and ,amanda ,prather2 ,whereas freshman 
,debbie ,hill was named ,most           
,outstanding ,player1 sweeping the honor
 at every round of the #bjbc ,,ncaa     
,national ,championship tournament2 and 
,whereas the contributions of the       
players1 coaches1 and support staff of  
the ,thunder1 and the entire ,trine     
,university community1 were instrumental
 in achieving the historic victory of   
the ,thunder in the #bjbc ,,ncaa        
,national ,championship and providing   
inspiration for future generations of   
young athletes3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
the ,trine ,university ,thunder women's 
softball team for its victory in the    
#bjbc ,national ,collegiate ,athletic   

,association ,division ,,iii ,women's   
,softball ,national ,championship2  7#b7
 recognizes the dedication1             
perseverance1 and hard work of the      
players and coaches of the ,trine       
,university ,thunder women's softball   
team1 and the students1 alumni1         
administration1 and support staff of    
,trine ,university that directly        
contributed to the victory in the #bjbc 
,national ,collegiate ,athletic         
,association ,division ,,iii ,women's   
,softball ,national ,championship2 and  
7#c7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate transmit an   
enrolled copy of this resolution to--   
7,a7 the president of ,trine            
,university1 ,john ,shannon2  7,b7 the  
athletics director of ,trine            
,university1 ,matt ,land2 and  7,c7 the 
head coach of the ,trine ,university    
,thunder women's softball team1 ,don    
,danklefsen4