| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon County |
| 3 | 13-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old All-Star teams for winning |
| 4 | Babe Ruth Baseball World Series Championships. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, in August 2009, having each won their State |
| 7 | Championship and Southeast Regional Championship, the 2009 |
| 8 | Tallahassee-Leon County 13-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old All-Star |
| 9 | teams competed in the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series |
| 10 | Championships, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon County Babe Ruth |
| 12 | Baseball 13-Year-Old All-Star team went undefeated in tournament |
| 13 | play, beating six other State Champion teams on their way to |
| 14 | winning their World Series title, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, with a 14-0 record, the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon |
| 16 | County Babe Ruth Baseball 15-Year-Old All-Star team beat eight |
| 17 | other State Champion teams on their way to winning their World |
| 18 | Series title, and |
| 19 | WHEREAS, since its establishment in 1954, Tallahassee-Leon |
| 20 | County Babe Ruth baseball has won five Babe Ruth Baseball World |
| 21 | Series Championships, 14 Southeast Regional Championships, and |
| 22 | 35 State Championships, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, several former players in Tallahassee-Leon County |
| 24 | Babe Ruth Baseball have gone on to play at the collegiate level, |
| 25 | including Florida State University baseball players Mike |
| 26 | Futrell, Brent Marsh, and Brandon Reichert, and University of |
| 27 | Florida baseball player Gavin Dickey, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, both the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon County Babe Ruth |
| 29 | Baseball 13-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old All-Star teams played with |
| 30 | outstanding skill, sportsmanship, character, and |
| 31 | competitiveness, and |
| 32 | WHEREAS, the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon County Babe Ruth |
| 33 | Baseball 13-Year-Old All-Star team included coaches Travis |
| 34 | Erven, John Clarkson, and Tom Flagg and players Jared Barnes, |
| 35 | Tyler Beal, Jacob Dulworth, Drew Faintich, Andrew Faulkner, J.D. |
| 36 | Huggins, Garrett McGhin, Trey Melvin, Stephen Miller, Brad |
| 37 | Scarboro, Logan Smith, Kyle Taddeo, Gage Timmons, Gage West, and |
| 38 | Blake Zimmerman, and |
| 39 | WHEREAS, the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon County Babe Ruth |
| 40 | Baseball 15-Year-Old All-Star team included coaches Mike McLeod, |
| 41 | Mike Harrison, Jim Hage, and Alan Morlock and players Johnny |
| 42 | Blue Craig, Cole Davis, Nick Deckert, Ryan Deckert, Ryan |
| 43 | Delvecchio, Michael Hallenstein, Landon Hoffman, Garrett |
| 44 | Johnson, Jackson Kittrel, Gillis Langston, Bobby Rice, Marshall |
| 45 | Roberts, Payson Smith, Michael Ware, Tom Watson, and Gerad |
| 46 | Williamson, and |
| 47 | WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the 2009 Tallahassee- |
| 48 | Leon Babe Ruth teams are applauded for the numerous |
| 49 | accomplishments of their players and coaches, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 51 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 52 | Florida: |
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| 54 | That the Florida House of Representatives honors the 2009 |
| 55 | Tallahassee-Leon County 13-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old All-Star |
| 56 | teams for their outstanding record and for winning Babe Ruth |
| 57 | Baseball World Series Championships. |
| 58 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 59 | presented to the 2009 Tallahassee-Leon County Babe Ruth Baseball |
| 60 | 13-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old All-Star teams as a tangible token |
| 61 | of the sentiments expressed herein. |