Arminio was inducted into the Butler County Softball Hall of Fame — along with 34 other persons and teams — during a ceremony at Tori’s Station in Fairfield.
“My dad was my hero,” Arminio said of his dad, Jim, a 1987 inductee. “I grew up watching fastpitch with him. We traveled all over the state. When he was coaching me, I had some of the best times ever.
“This truly means a tremendous amount to me,” Arminio added. “To me, Hall of Fame means family. Without family and support, I wouldn’t have been able to do this. Everything else just fell into place.”
Arminio was an assistant coach of the 1985 state champion Hamilton High School girls fastpitch softball team, which also was inducted.
This was the first hall of fame class inducted since 1995.
“There were and still are so many tremendous athletes in this area,” Arminio said.
Following are the other persons and teams that were honored:
Women's fastpitch: Bob Walton, Amy Weitzel
Women's slowpitch: Lesley Mucha, Lori Saylor, Theresa Wilhelm, Kim Winkler
Men's fastpitch: Pete Spoerl
Men's slowpitch: Barry Allen, Bill Burdine, Sr., Dave Grathwohl, Charlie Harden, Ronnie Hibbard, Jr., Doug Hicks, Ronnie Ledford, Craig Mills, Kenny Rose, Sr., Dick Schuster, Ed Seversen, Mark "Bo" Smith, Mark "Kraut" Smith, Ritchie White, Walt Wurzelbacher
Umpires: Gale Lindsay, Bob Stanger
Hall of Honor: Hamilton High School girls fastpitch team, 1985 state champion; Dry Dock men's slowpitch team, 1999-2000 Metro champion; Poor Michael's women's slowpitch team, 1984 ASA national champion/Michael Jonson; Don Beckett/Don's Carryout; Don Keene/Keene's Sporting Goods; Nick Dadabo/Chester's Pizza; Dr. Stephen Boyd/Boyd Chiropractic; Ralph Cassano; Bill Deems; Bob Long
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