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La Salle Junior League softball places second in state · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: LaSalle Junior League Softball places second in state. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Kevin Schlum. This article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. After losing to Lagrange
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  Speaker 1: in the second round of the state tournament, the LaSalle
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  Speaker 1: Junior League softball team bounced back to advance to the
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  Speaker 1: title series, finishing second after a three zero loss to
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  Speaker 1: Try County on Tuesday. I can't put into words what
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  Speaker 1: it meant to place second, LaSalle coach Paul Wisen said,
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  Speaker 1: it means the world to us. Honestly, this group has
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  Speaker 1: been working at this for years. It's a special group
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  Speaker 1: of kids who play with emotion. They play for each other.
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  Speaker 1: Seeing them in tears not because they lost, but because
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  Speaker 1: the season was over says all we need to know.
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  Speaker 1: They play with so much pride. After losing to Lagrange
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  Speaker 1: on Saturday, Lasal fell into the loser's bracket and had
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  Speaker 1: to place twice on Sunday, eating Huntley eleven zero and
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  Speaker 1: Rochelle for three to set up a rematch with Lagrange
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  Speaker 1: on Monday, with the winners advancing to the championship round.
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  Speaker 1: Keeping the same mindset we have as a team helps
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  Speaker 1: us handle losses, Weisen said about how Lasal bounced back.
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  Speaker 1: Although we don't like losing, it's part of the game.
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  Speaker 1: Staying positive and remembering our goal kept us grounded after
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  Speaker 1: the loss. Lagrange is a very good team. Trying just
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  Speaker 1: to keep pressure on them on offense was our recipe.
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  Speaker 1: Our pitching with Gema sab Koeak and Prizly Harmon always
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  Speaker 1: keeps us in games, so timely hits and making defensive
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  Speaker 1: plays when the ball is our play is our focus.
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  Speaker 1: Lasal beat Lagrange eleven to five. In the rematch, Lasalles
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  Speaker 1: started and finished strong with four runs in the first
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  Speaker 1: inning and six in the seventh. Mia Walker was three
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  Speaker 1: for three with a double, two runs and an RBI.
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  Speaker 1: Harmon tripled, drove in three runs and scored two runs.
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  Speaker 1: Quinn Krug was two for three with a double, three
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  Speaker 1: runs and an RBI, and sab Koreeak was three for
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  Speaker 1: four with a run and in our Sabkoviak earned the
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  Speaker 1: win in the circle, allowing five runs four earned on
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  Speaker 1: eleven hits, while striking out ten batters and walking one
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  Speaker 1: in a complete game. The key to winning the rematch
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  Speaker 1: was a total team effort. Weisen said. We were tired
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  Speaker 1: and banged up, but playing with heart kept us going,
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  Speaker 1: grinding out at bats and playing one inning at a time,
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  Speaker 1: not getting too high or too low, doing what we
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  Speaker 1: know we are capable of doing, unselfish things like taking
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  Speaker 1: a keywalk, sacrifice, bunting, taking a hit by pitch or
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  Speaker 1: a timely hit. Everyone contributed, Nobody wanted to be done playing.
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  Speaker 1: Our goal of making the state championship was close, and
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  Speaker 1: we were willing to do everything and give everything we
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  Speaker 1: had to get there. It was really just about effort
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  Speaker 1: and commitment, and every single girl show us they had it.
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  Speaker 1: Lasal went into the championship series needing to beat Try
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  Speaker 1: County on Tuesday and again on Wednesday to win the
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  Speaker 1: double elimination tournament. LASAL outfit Try County four two, but
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  Speaker 1: couldn't push any runs across Krug. Sub Koyak, Harmon, and
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  Speaker 1: Isabelle Alderson each had a hit. Sub Koyak and Harmon
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  Speaker 1: both pitched. Sub Koyak gave up one run on one
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  Speaker 1: hit with two strikeouts and one walk and two innings,
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  Speaker 1: while Harmon allowed two runs, one earned on one hit
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  Speaker 1: with seven strikeouts and five walks in four innings. Our
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  Speaker 1: community support has been immeasurable. Wisen said, we did our
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  Speaker 1: best to represent our district and LASAL softball. Often teams
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  Speaker 1: are defined by wins and losses. Placing second doesn't define us.
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  Speaker 1: In fact, it shows our growth. Whatever our kids do
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  Speaker 1: in the future, whether it be continuing to play softball
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  Speaker 1: or not, are going to be amazing things. They are
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  Speaker 1: a special group and will go on to do great things.
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  Speaker 1: We had so much fun. It was something none of
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  Speaker 1: us will ever forget. This memory of placing second in
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  Speaker 1: state will live with us forever.