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Rachel LeMaster

Class of 2008

Rachel LeMaster # 7

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Positions: Catcher - Centerfield - First - Short

Height 5'9" Weight 146 lbs.

Bats: R & L Throws: R

Home to First: 2.69

Home to Home: 12.01

Pop Time (glove to glove): 1.79

GPA: 3.5 ACT: 28

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RACHEL LEMASTER HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE PRESTIGIOUS OHIO - WEST VIRGINIA ALL STAR GAME HELD AT RIO GRANDE JUNE 10th 2008. THE BEST OF THE BEST OHIO ATHLETES WERE NOMINATED FOR THIS YEARLY EVENT

2007 ALL STATE

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HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL

HAMILTON, OHIO

School Stats	Fresh 2005	Soph 2006	Junior 2007	Senior 2008
	Varsity	Varsity	Varsity	Varsity
Games Played/ Started	17/17	31/31	28/28	25/25
At Bats	53	101	92	73
Hits	20	39	36	32
Doubles			14	9
Triples	12	8	1	2
Home Runs	1	3	5	8
Batting Average	.377	.366	.391	.434
Runs Batted In	14	20	18	27
Runs Scored	13	25	24	28
Stolen Base %	.888	.900	.1000	.1000
On Base %	.408	.498	.404	.507
Slugging %	.394	.572	.708
Fielding %	.944	.983	.989	.1000

2008 School Awards & Honors &

All State - FIRST TEAM

All District - First Team - 2 years

All County- First Team - 3 years

All City- First Team - 3 years

All Greater Miami Conference - First Team - 4 years. Rachel is the first Hamilton HS player to make First Team all 4 years

Team- Most Valuable Player - 2 years

Team - Best Offensive Player - 2 years

Four Year Letter - Varsity Starter

Set NEW School Home Run Record for the season-8 HR's

Hitting leader in conference - led in homeruns

Chosen for ALL STAR District game - 2 years

Rachel led the team in RUNS, HITS, HR, RBI, SB, OBP, and BAT AVG. She tied in 2B and 3B

All Metro Team

2007 School Awards & Honors &

All State - Honorable Mention

All District - First Team

All Greater Miami Conference - First Team

All County - First Team

All City - First Team

Team- Most Valuable Player

Team - Best Offensive Player

Three year Letter - Varsity Starter

Tied School Home Run Record

Hitting leader in conference with the most doubles and second in home runs

LeMaster led Big Blue in hitting , runs, hits, doubles, home runs, slugging percentage, stolen bases and tied for the team high in on-base percentage.

Chosen and played in ALL STAR game

2006 School Awards & Honors

First Team All GMC

All County

All City

Team-Best Defensive Player

2005 School Awards & Honors

First Team All GMC

All City

Set New School Record In Triples

When I train I work as hard as humanly possible. I envision my opponent working just as hard. When I am exhausted and the workout is done, I envision my opponent doing one more. So I do one more. Then I envision my opponent gleaming with satisfaction, packing their bag and going home. THEN I DO ONE MORE!

2005-7 AWARDS

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2007 Hamilton High School Season

Rachel plays for Varsity Coach Mr. Steve Heckman

2007 School Awards & Honors

All State

All District - First Team

All Greater Miami Conference - First Team (3rd Year)

Team- Most Valuable Player

Team - Best Offensive Player

All County - First Team

All City - First Team

Tied School Home Run Record

Hitting leader in conference with the most doubles and second in home runs

Chosen and played in ALL STAR game

LeMaster led Big Blue in hitting , runs, hits, doubles, home runs, slugging percentage and stolen bases and tied for the team lead in on-base percentage.

SOFTBALL Sunday, April 22, 2007 Journal News

GAHANNA: A day after blanking Sycamore 5-0 in Greater Miami Conference action, Hamilton traveled to Gahanna-Lincoln High School in suburban Columbus for a pair of non league games. Rachel LeMaster doubled in the game, 3-for-3. Oregon Clay nipped Hamilton 3-1. Rachel LeMaster led Big Blue with a 3-for-4 performance and Wendland finished at 2-for-3 in the loss.

SOFTBALL Friday, April 13, 2007 Journal News

HAMILTON 10, MIDDLETOWN 0 : Susan Wendland was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of doubles, teammates Katie Fuller and Rachel LeMaster were both 2-for-4. Hamilton's Rachel LeMaster doubled as Big Blue blanked visiting Middletown in six innings on Thursday

SOFTBALL Colerain 4, Hamilton 1 Journal News

WP - Schwaeble (6-0). LP - Boyd (4-3). Leaders: C - Amrein 2-3; H - LeMaster 3-3

SOFTBALL Tuesday, March 27, 2007 Journal News

HAMILTON 3, OAK HILLS 0: Junior Rachel LeMaster homered and doubled to lead Big Blue to a season-opening victory at HHS. LeMaster also scored a run on a Susan Wendland sacrifice fly

Hamilton has been invited to attend the 2007 Worth/Riverdale Lady Warriors Southern Invitational held in Murfreesboro, TN March 30-31 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 Journal News
Over the weekend, Big Blue went 2-2 in a tournament in Tennessee. Hamilton's first three opponents were defending state champions. Big Blue lost to Red Bank (Tenn.) 6-2 and Riverdale (Tenn.) 4-1 before beating defending champion and previously unbeaten Soddy-Daisy 2-0 and Wilson (Ala.) 5-3. Rachel LeMaster doubled and homered in the Red Bank game. She also doubled in the win against Soddy-Daisy.

LeMaster Home run video:

LeMaster Home Run Number Three Video: Hamilton verses Fairfield April 25, 2007 "Over The Fence"

SOFTBALL Thursday, April 26, 2007 Journal News

HAMILTON – When Hamilton High's Rachel LeMaster hit a leadoff home run Wednesday against Fairfield, it hauntingly reminded the Indians of the game-winning shot LeMaster hit in last year's regional championship game. "There was quite a bit of deja vu when (LeMaster) hit that home run," said Tribe shortstop Asha Fox. WP — Jaisa Fox (8-2); LP — Ashley Boyd (9-9); HR — H: Rachel LeMaster (3)

2006 Hamilton High School Season

"It's only impossible until someone has done it."

Hamilton High 2006 Sectional Champs

2006 District Champs

2006 Regional Champs

2006 State Semi Final Runner-Ups

2006 Season Record : 25 wins - 7 losses

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Sophomore Rachel LeMaster (#7) is Varsity catcher and lead off batter for the Big Blue of Hamilton High School for the 2006 season. LeMaster had the most runs, hits and stolen bases on the Varsity team for the 2006 season. Rachel was chosen First Team All Greater Miami Conference as a sophomore as well as Best Defensive Player. Rachel was also chosen and played on the All Ohio tournament team.

*2006 First Team Greater Miami Conference

*Best Defensive Player

*Highlights: LeMaster helped the team win the District Championship with an out of the park homerun (score 2-1 8 innings). LeMaster also helped the team to win the Regional Championship game with an out of the park homerun that scored 2 runs in the top of the 8th inning. Final score 2-0. Rachel hits for power and average and is a clutch hitter as well as a stolen base threat.

*2006 All-Ohio Tournament Team Catcher

Hamilton defeats Fairfield in Region Final...Hamilton is Ashland bound: `Journal News` DAYTON — The ball may not have landed in Ashland, but the team certainly did. Hamilton High sophomore Rachel LeMaster crushed a long, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning Saturday to lift Big Blue to a 2-0 win against Greater Miami Conference rival Fairfield in the Division I regional championship game before an overflow crowd of 400 at the University of Dayton softball field. The victory advances Hamilton (24-6) to the state tournament in Ashland for third time in six years, where Big Blue will play at 3 p.m. Thursday against the winner of today’s Elyria-Whitehouse Anthony Wayne game. “I knew it was gone because it came off the bat really nice,” LeMaster said of her third home run of the year, which landed behind the bleachers beyond the left-field fence. “I was so excited rounding the bases until I got home and (my teammates) about killed me.” The jubilation on one side of the field was mirrored by devastation on the other as Fairfield (23-5) lost in the regional final on a last-inning home run for the second year in a row. For seven innings, the game played out as most had expected with Hamilton’s Jennifer McKee and Fairfield’s Mindy Breitholle mowing down batter after batter. McKee (23-6) struck out 16 and was perfect through four innings until Lindsay Traxler led off the fifth with a solid single to center. Jen Treglia added a one-out single in the sixth, but that was it as McKee finished off the two-hit shutout by fanning six of the final seven batters she faced. “After (LeMaster) hit that home run, I was just concentrating on finishing strong and getting the job done,” said McKee. Hamilton freshman and No. 9 batter Katie Fuller got Big Blue going in the top of the eighth with a one-out single to left-center, and two pitches later LeMaster ripped her second huge home run in the last three games. “I have to credit coach (Steve) Heckman for this one because right before I went to bat he reminded me to keep my hands high because I’ve had a problem with dropping them,” said LeMaster, who also hit a dramatic, game-tying home run in the bottom of the sixth in last weekend’s district final, which Hamilton went on to win in eight. Add in HHS’ two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to beat Lakota East on Friday, and Big Blue have won their last three games in their final at-bat. “It’s fun,” Heckman said. “I’d prefer it the other way, but who am I to argue? It’s been a great ride. “Fairfield’s a great team, and I’m just really proud of our conference,” Heckman continued. “We have two in the final four and three in the final eight. And Lakota East was right there, too, so four teams made it to the regional. We played good competition all year long, and now’s the payoff time. “I’m so happy for these girls to get that experience to go up to state. The last time we were there was 2002, and these seniors were in eighth grade then. So it’s just so awesome for them to get this experience.” Hamilton 000 000 02 — 2 5 0 Fairfield 000 000 00 — 0 2 1 WP — Jennifer McKee (23-6); LP — Mindy Breitholle (17-4); HR — H: Rachel LeMaster (3)	Send off to State Championship

	2006 Division I Regional Champs

	Over the fence...It's Gone!

	2006 Division I District & Regional Champs

Wendy's Spring Classic High School Invitational

	Hamilton has been invited to attend the Wendy's Spring Classic High School Softball Invitational held at Brookside Park April 20-22, 2006 Ashland, Ohio http://www.wendysspringclassic.com/
	HAMILTON (OH) HIGH SCHOOL
	Nickname: Big Blue
	Female enrollment: 905
	Conference: Greater Miami
	2005 record: 21-5
	Coach: Steve Heckman (220-108) All-time Wendy's record: 1-2

Rarely are two schools from the same conference invited to the Wendy's Classic, but Hamilton and Greater Miami Conference cohort, Lakota West, have earned this trip having endured rugged schedules in 2005 and returning solid pitching and defense. The Big Blue reached the Division I Final Four in 2001, 2002 & 2006

Key players' Jennifer McKee P (1st team all-Ohio), SO Rachel LeMaster C. These ladies were chosen to the Greater Miami Conference First Team

2005 Hamilton High School Season

Rachel LeMaster (#7) is a right handed player that catches, plays short, first, and centerfield who plays for the Big Blue of Hamilton High School. Hamilton High School is a Division I (large school) member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Rachel is 5'8" and is a strong 146 lbs. who bats right and left and plays in the very competitive Greater Miami Conference (GMC) of Ohio. Rachel was lead off batter as a Freshman. Hamilton High School won the GMC title in 2005. Rachel was chosen First Team All GMC as a Freshman. Rachel was the only freshman in the conference to receive this award.

Rachel plays for Varsity Coach Mr. Steve Heckman, who may be reached at 513-737-8427 email Steve.Heckman@gmail.com or Steve_Heckman@fc.hamilton-city.k12.oh.us . Hamilton High School Softball Site

"Rachel LeMaster has had a great season for the Hamilton Big Blue. A freshman, Rachel started in centerfield for Hamilton. She was the only freshman in the Greater Miami Conference to earn 1st team honors. Rachel can play a variety of positions, and also caught several games for Hamilton. She was leadoff batter, and was the spark plug of the team's offense".

Coach Steve Heckman (2005)

Steve.Heckman@gmail.com

Rachel receives 1st Team GMC Award from Coach Heckman

Unbeaten Hamilton gives West first loss Journal News

By Steven Matthews
LeMaster, McKee lead Big Blue to 8-inning victory

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP — Lakota West High softball coach Keith Castner hopes Tuesday’s extra-inning loss to Hamilton is just a bump in the road for his squad. After shooting out of the gate 5-0, the host Firebirds were humbled against the Big Blue 2-0 in eight innings thanks to freshman Rachel LeMaster’s two-run single off Lindsay Bodeker in the extra frame. LeMaster slapped a 2-0 pitch down the right-field line to drive in Ali Mahon and Susan Wendland. West had the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, but Jennifer McKee struck out Adrienne Found to secure the victory for the Big Blue (5-0 overall, 4-0 Greater Miami Conference).

Despite the loss, which dropped the Firebirds to 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the GMC, they continue to ride the hot arm of Bodeker, who struck out 17 batters for the second straight game, again tying the school record. “Bodeker is as advertised, and we couldn’t solve her early,” Hamilton coach Steve Heckman said. “She was mixing it up awfully well, and it made it tough for us to figure it out. We got a little bit more patient at the end and made a couple pitches come our way, and we paid off on it.

While Bodeker (3-1) was mowing through the Big Blue lineup, the Firebirds created scoring chances in the second, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Hamilton produced only three hits over the first seven innings. Two of the three hits off Bodeker came from Rachel LeMaster.

In the eighth, Traci Ryder led off with a walk, and after Mahon entered as a pinch runner, Wendland laid down a sacrifice bunt that Bodeker threw over the head of Found, putting runners on second and third. LeMaster then delivered the game-winning blow. “I just swung the bat and I hit it. I was very excited.” LeMaster said. West was able to fill the bases in the eighth inning after Hamilton committed two errors, but McKee, sealed the win. “They’ve got a good ball club. Coach Heckman does a great job with them,” Castner said. “The girls play hard for him, and they’re a very scrappy bunch of girls. They got it done.”

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Ross Invitational

Home run at Colerain

LeMaster Hits Bodeker

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Buckeye Heat 18-U 2008 Season Abraham Team

Date	Description	Location	Results

June 12-15	Compuware Invitational ASA	Detroit, MI	THIRD PLACE
June 20-22	Great Lakes Showcase ASA	Toledo, OH	FIRST PLACE
June 26 -29	Sluggerfest ASA	Cincinnati, OH	FOURTH PLACE
July 4-6	Great American Premier Softball Showcase ASA	Columbus, OH
July 11-13	Stingrays Invitational ASA	Columbus, OH	FOURTH PLACE
July 18-20	Loudonville ASA	Loudonville, OH

June 15, 2008 The 18-U (Abraham) team outscored its opposition 42-11 and went 8-2 to take third place at the Compuware tournament in Canton Michigan. The team won two of the ten games by run rule and tossed three shutouts in the ten games. Until the Grand Slam game they only had two errors in eight games. They beat the Division I state champion pitcher (Simpson from Hoover and Grand Slam who gave up 12 hits and 7 runs) and the Division I state runner-up pitcher (Sito from Elyria and the Sundogs). .This makes two out of three years they have placed at Compuware. Third out of 32 of the top teams in the Midwest.

June 23, 2008 The 18-U (Abraham) team at the Great Lakes Invitational, was 4-0 outscoring their opponents 32-1 for the weekend with 3 shutouts. Their scores were Heat 13, Ohio Peppers 1, Heat 9, Indy Shockwave 0, Heat 2, Western NY Elite 0, Heat 8, Northern Blast (MI) 0.. They were awarded the Championship in the 18-U Gold Division. Fifty 18-U teams from Alaska, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New York and Canada were in attendance.

June 30, 2008: Buckeye Heat 18-U Abraham, were at Sluggerfest II for the weekend. The team went 5-2 with wins over Louisville Mash, 12-3, Cincy Tribe 5-0, Man O War Bulldogs 7-0, Columbus Crush 8-0 and Sunraze Black 6-5. After a four hour rain delay late Saturday with the games shortened to 30 minutes, the Heat received their first loss of the tournament to the eventual champions, Indy Dreams 2-0. They outscored their opponents 37-15 with 3 shutouts. The team finished fourth out of 26 teams.

Buckeye Heat 18-U 2007 Season Abraham Team

For up-to-date information please visit: www.buckeyeheat.org/abraham.htm

Rachel's jersey number will change from #34 to #7 for the 2007 season.

Rachel (# 7) plays travel ball for the Buckeye Heat 18U Abraham team Softball Organization and is coached by Joe Abraham. The Buckeye Heat Softball Organization is a premier organization that travels throughout the Midwest, West, East and Southeastern parts of America to play against top competition, often times against existing college players and teams. Coach Abraham may be reached by phone at 614-271-4070 Fax: 614-221-7363 email JoeA1010@aol.com. Rachel is 16U eligible and will play up again for the 2007 season.

Please click here to view Rachel's 2007 travel schedule and scores from the games. Her team, the Buckeye Heat 18-U Abraham team will play in the prestigious Independence Day tournament held in Colorado as well as Compuware in Michigan and the Stingrays Invitational in Columbus Ohio in 2007.

Tournaments & Events: Fall 2007

August 31-September 2 Queen of Diamonds South Showcase Rock Hill, SC -Winthrop University

Sept. 15-16 (Buckeye Heat Team) Bowling Green Fall Charity Tournament Bowling Green, OH

Oct. 26-28 (Buckeye Heat Team) Rising Stars Fall Showcase Davie, Florida

Rachel will also be playing on the Miami Valley Xpress Fall Collegiate Tour Team- this team will be playing against college teams on the weekends during September and October. Click HERE for her schedule

Rising Stars Showcase Tournament 2007

Tournaments & Events: Summer 2007 18-U

Date	Description	Location
June 8-10	Best of the Best ASA	Massillon, OH
June 14-17	Compuware	Detroit, MI
June 24-July 1	Independence Day	Louisville/Boulder, CO
July 6-8	Great American Premier Softball Showcase	Columbus, OH
July 13-15	Stingrays	Columbus, OH
July 20-22	Loudonville	Loudonville, OH

August 4th - 12th	ASA Gold Nationals (playing with Miami Valley Xpress Gold Team)	Oklahoma

Rachel attended the ASA Gold Nationals held in Oklahoma August 4th - 12th with the Miami Valley Xpress Gold Team

Rachel caught in the KC Peppers game and scored the game winning run. Score: Xpress 3 - Peppers 2. Rachel caught in the California Cruisers game and made a double steal and scored one run. Xpress 7 - Cruisers 3

Video of triple at Colorado Independence Day Tournament

Second Place 2007 Stingrays Invitational

Tournaments & Events: Fall 2006

Date	Description	Location
Sept.2-3	Queen of Diamonds South Exposure Tournament	Rock Hill, SC.
Sept.16-17	Bowling Green Fall College Charity Tournament	Bowling Green, OH
Oct. 20-22	Ball State Camp and Exposure Tournament	Muncie, IN
Oct. 27-29	Rising Stars Showcase Tournament	Davie, FL.
Jan. 6-7	Queen Of Diamonds North Showcase Tournament	Kent OH

Rachel was chosen to play in the 2007 Queen of Diamonds North (formally known as the Ringor) Showcase tournament in January. She was also chosen to play in the Ringor showcase in 2006 as a sophomore and 2005 as a freshman.

Rachel was chosen and played in the 2006 Queen of Diamonds South Showcase held in Rock Hill, South Carolina held at Winthrop University. Her team placed second in the tournament.

Rising Stars Fall Showcase 2006, Florida
Rachel went 11 for 16 with 5 doubles, one triple, one HR and one walk.	Rising Stars Homerun Video - LeMaster The team won 4 of the 5 games they played.

Buckeye Heat 16-U Abraham Team 2006 Season

2006 Travel Season : Please click here to view Rachel's 2006 travel schedule and scores from the games. Her team, the Buckeye Heat 16-U (Abraham team) will play in the Compuware tournament again in 2006. The team has qualified and will attend the NSA World Series held in Columbus Ohio. The team also has qualified and will attend ASA "A" Nationals held in Seattle Washington. Rachel was selected to play in the Ringor Showcase tournament held at Kent State January 7th & 8th, 2006.

Rachel has also been selected to participate in the 2007 N.A.S.T. (National American Softball Team) WORLD SOFTBALL CUP held in the Netherlands. She will be attending the Rising Stars Showcase Tournament held in Florida in October 2006, Queen of Diamonds South in September 2006 & Queen of Diamonds North held at Kent State in January 2007. Rachel conditions and plays year round and is serious about playing college softball. Rachel has attended and will continue to attend many college camps, clinics and exposure tournaments Coach Abraham may be reached by phone at 614-271-4070 or e-mail JoeA1010@aol.com.

Buckeye Heat (Abraham) 16-U ASA "A" Nationals 2006 Seattle, Washington

"Over The Fence" LeMaster</