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Published July 26, 2008 04:43 am - If there’s a measure of just how determined the Ashtabula 9- and 10-year-old softball All-Stars are to succeed in the upcoming state tournament, it’s not found on any diamond. Determination sets them apart Ashtabula 9-10-year-olds off to Elyria ADAM RAEDER Star Beacon If there’s a measure of just how determined the Ashtabula 9- and 10-year-old softball All-Stars are to succeed in the upcoming state tournament, it’s not found on any diamond.
It’s found on the sidewalks, which the girls have been beating day in and day out to raise money for the trip to Elyria. It’s found in the bake sales, the raffles and the phone calls. “They’re all excited,” manager LeeAnn Hague said. “We’ve had a couple girls who have, every day, been beating the pavement. “They’re out raising money right now. They’ve been going every day, trying to do different fundraisers, donations, things like that.” All for a chance to reach their ultimate goal. “We’d love to bring a national championship home to Ashtabula,” Hague said. Thanks to a first-round bye, Hague’s girls don’t get to start down that path until Sunday at 3:30 p.m. “All I know is our girls are excited, ready to play,” Hague said. “We’re not going to give up form here. We want to go all the way.” If Ashtabula goes all the way, it will do so because of its enviable pitching depth. Hague has so many people who can contribute from the circle that she has trouble remembering them all. The list: Taylor Diemer, Ashten Noce, Alyssa Donato, Toni Stranman, Reilly DeGeorge, Madeline Martino, Kasey Hague and Jordan Scott. “Pitching is the key,” said Hague, who is helped out by assistants Tony Martino and Steve Diemer. “If somebody is not on, go to your bullpen and see what you got. That’s the way it goes. Obviously, you can’t get somebody out unless you can get strikes over the plate. “I have pitchers like you wouldn’t believe.” If there’s an ace of the staff, that title falls to Diemer. “I think we have a really great pitcher, Taylor Diemer. She’s phenomenal,” Hague said. “She works really hard at it.” 
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