H.R. No. 25

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The baseball team from Socorro High School in El
	Paso reached the pinnacle of success by claiming the 2009
	University Interscholastic League 5A state championship on June 13
	at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock; and
	WHEREAS, After dispatching Austin Westlake High School with
	an 11-3 victory in the semifinals, Socorro squared off with Lufkin
	High School in the title game; overcoming an early 2-0 deficit, the
	Bulldogs knotted the score in the fourth inning with a two-run home
	run from tournament Most Valuable Player Cory Falvey, who added a
	grand slam in the fifth to break the game open; the El Paso team
	eventually built a 12-3 lead and held off a late Lufkin rally to
	capture the first state championship in school history by a final
	score of 12-7; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to Mr. Falvey, the Bulldogs benefited
	from the outstanding support and play of the other members of the
	roster: Aaron Olivas, Tavi Amparan, George Stoltz, Chuy Diaz, Chris
	Guzman, Marcus Molina, Oscar Sandate, Ivan Sigala, Josh Rodriguez,
	Angel Soria, Mando Muniz, Luis Yanez, Eric Herrera, Roger Favela,
	Jessiray Navarrette, Sergio Mendoza, Bobby Mares, and Rene
	Rodriguez; and
	WHEREAS, The Bulldogs finished the season with a notable
	record of 35 wins and just 4 losses; instrumental to the team's
	success was the leadership and guidance of head coach Chris Forbes,
	who completed his 25th year at Socorro in 2009; in addition, the
	players profited from the expertise of assistant coaches Joe
	Alvarez, Adrian Garcia, Federico Contreras, and Herbert Reyes as
	well as the encouragement of principal Miguel Serrano; and
	WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents countless
	hours of hard work and an enduring commitment to excellence, and the
	dedicated student-athletes of the Socorro High School baseball team
	will forever treasure their memories of this remarkable season;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Socorro
	High School baseball team on winning the UIL 5A state championship
	and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes
	for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Quintanilla
	Chavez
	Moody
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 25 was adopted by the House on July 2,
	2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House