'STORMS' TURN BACK A'S; WINGS & THINGS TONIGHT
2010-07-21
The Storms did in the Sheboygan A's Tuesday night.
A thunderstorm halted the game for an hour and 42 minutes. The Green Bay Storm scored four runs in the ninth inning to erase a 5-4 A's lead and post an 8-5 win.
The loss was a painful one for the A's, who were knocked out of the top spot in the league standings. The delay and a collision with an umpire added to the pain.
The Storm opened the top of the ninth with two infield hits. Then came a sacrifice bunt and an intentional walk. Bases loaded and not a ball hit out of the infield. Justin Sizemore addressed that issue and smoked a double to deep right-center to knock in two runs.
Then came a play that a 50-year baseball observer claimed he had never seen before. With runners on second and third the infield was "in." So was the umpire. A's shortstop Taylor Schwarz collided with the umpire in an attempt to field a ground ball. The collision kept him from getting to it. It went for another hit and two more runs scored. Instead of the A's having a play at the plate, Green Bay had an 8-5 lead.
As it turned out, it didn't make any difference as the A's couldn't get anything going in the bottom of the ninth.
Greg Blohowiak, the third and final A's pitcher, took the tough loss. Mitch Gardner pitched four strong middle innings in relief of starter Eric King, whose start was stopped by the weather.
Matt Schilter, Doug Dekonikng and Kyle Edlhuber all had two hits for the A's.
Now in the throes of a 5-game losing streak, the A's are 20-17 overall and 7-5 in the Northeastern League.
Tonight Manitowoc invades in Legend Larry's Wings & Things Night. The world famous wings will be on sale for 50 cents each and three for $1 while they last. Game-time is 7:30 p.m.
