| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing Shane Robinson, centerfielder on |
| 3 | the Florida State University baseball team, for his |
| 4 | record-breaking 40-game hitting streak. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, from June 5, 2004, to April 4, 2005, Shane |
| 7 | Robinson, centerfielder on the Florida State University baseball |
| 8 | team, had at least one hit in 40 consecutive games, and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, surpassing the previous Florida State University |
| 10 | record of 34 consecutive games established by current major |
| 11 | league player J.D. Drew, Shane Robinson is the only player in |
| 12 | Florida collegiate history to get a hit in 40 or more |
| 13 | consecutive games, and only seven other players in the history |
| 14 | of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I baseball |
| 15 | have had longer hitting streaks, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, Shane Robinson not only set the Florida NCAA |
| 17 | record for consecutive games with a hit, as of April 13, 2005, |
| 18 | he had reached base in 56 straight games and was named to |
| 19 | Baseball America's mid-season All-America Team, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, prior to his enrolling at Florida State |
| 21 | University, Shane Robinson was an extraordinary prep baseball |
| 22 | player and student from Tampa's Jesuit High School, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, Shane Robinson, an outstanding collegiate baseball |
| 24 | player and student, has brought national honor and respect to |
| 25 | Florida State University and to the State of Florida, NOW, |
| 26 | THEREFORE, |
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| 28 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 29 | Florida: |
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| 31 | That the House of Representatives enthusiastically |
| 32 | congratulates Shane Robinson, of Tampa, Florida, for his |
| 33 | historic record-setting feat of hitting safely in 40 consecutive |
| 34 | NCAA Division I baseball games and extends sincere wishes to him |
| 35 | and his Seminole teammates on the Florida State University |
| 36 | baseball team for continued success on the diamond and in the |
| 37 | classroom. |
| 38 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 39 | presented to Shane Robinson as a tangible token of the |
| 40 | sentiments expressed herein. |