Marshfield Area Baseball and Softball Association Hall Of Fame Announces 2025 Class

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 -- 8:19 AM

The Marshfield Area Baseball and Softball Association will induct six new members into it's Hall of Fame this summer.

This year's group includes the father-son combination of Al and Elliot Ashbeck, Marshfield Tiger softball batterymates Megan Donahue and Emily Draeger; softball standout Todd Howard; and former minor league baseball player Ray Helixon. 

Al Ashbeck played on Auburndale High School's state championship baseball team in 1970, and was a softball standout in central Wisconsin for many years.  His son Elliot played baseball for the Marshfield Tigers and Marshfield American Legion, and then pitched for five seasons in the San Diego Padres' farm system.  Donahue and Draeger pitched and caught for the Marshfield Tigers between 2015 and 2018, and both went on the play college softball.  Howard played baseball for the Marshfield Tigers in the 1980's, and was later a men's softball standout in central Wisconsin.  Helixon played sports at McKinley High School in Marshfield, and then played minor league baseball, primarily in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization, between 1933 and 1939, hitting over .300 five times.  In addition, the Athens High School baseball program will be saluted for it's many years of success. 

This year's induction ceremony will take place at the Rembs Celebration Center in Marshfield on Saturday, August 9.  Tickets for this year's event go on sale June 1.

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