A’s Open League Play with Win
Posted: June 8, 2011
The Sheboygan A’s hit the ball with authority Tuesday night, ripping four doubles and a home run among their 11 hits, to beat the Oshkosh Giants by a 9-5 count.
The victory gives the A’s a 1-0 record in both the State League and the Northeastern Wisconsin League as the game counts in both leagues.
Tim Patzman belted two long doubles to drive in three runs, Grant Berkovitz had two hits, Justin Hunt a home run, and Ryan Solberg and Taylor Schwarz each a double.
Ben Stanczyk pitched five shutout innings to earn the win. Jake Ristow and Shaun Wegner finished up.
Starting and losing pitcher Brock Gaetzke had three hits for Oshkosh and Tyler Kamps and Devin Hirosky both two
The A’s are on the road for the rest of the week, playing at Kenosha tonight, at Green Bay Friday night and a doubleheader at Appleton Saturday.
The Sheboygan A's are members of the Wisconsin State League and Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League. The A's have helped develop more than 43 players that have reached professional baseball, including 2002 World Series Champion Jarrod Washburn (Anaheim Angels). All Sheboygan A's home games are played at Wildwood Baseball Park in Sheboygan. Connect with the A's on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
