Patzman Voted A’s MVP Again
Posted: January 9, 2012
For the third time in the last four years, Tim Patzman was elected the 2011 Most Valuable Player for the Sheboygan A’s by vote of his teammates.
Patzman won the award in 2008 and 2009, but missed the 2010 season with an injury. The left-handed hitter, who played at UW-Milwaukee, was also this year’s leading hitter with a .313 average and was named the first All-WSL team.
Patzman also led the club in doubles, home runs, slugging percentage, on base percentage, at bats, hits and runs batted in and posted a number of game-winning hits..
Ben Stanczyk was named most valuable pitcher and Grant Berkovitz most valuable defensive player. Stanczyk went 6-0 with a 1.90 earned run average. Berkovitz was the glue of the A’s infield from his shortstop position. Both are also former UWM players and Stanczyk played several years in the Milwaukee Brewers system.
The other major team award, the Sine Qua Non Award, was presented to first year manager Shaun Wegner, who guided the team to a 32-17 record in 2011, second place finisher in the Northeastern Wisconsin League and third place finisher in the Wisconsin State League.
Four major club awards were presented at the banquet. Scott Stangel was presented with the Golden A Award as the club member with the most notable volunteer contributions, Donna Moyer was given a special award for her many years of committed service, Ken Horkan of Culvers Butterburgers and Frozen Custard, was named Sponsor of the Year and Mark Winkel was honored as Fan of the Year.
Also recognized were the Most Dedicated Players on their respective Diamonds team. Their coaches selected Taylor Olafson (Diamonds U13), Dylan Lindow (Diamonds U12), Garrett Schultz (Diamonds U11), Trey Klessig (Diamonds U10), Tanner Sauer (Diamonds U9), Evan Mahn (Lakeshore 8th) and Hunter Creech (Lakeshore 7th).
A’s Notes
The Sheboygan Athletic Club is hosting the Wisconsin State League Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner Jan. 18 at The Heritage House at the Bull. Former Sheboygan A’s player Michael Casper will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The public is welcome, but must place reservations by Sept. 21. Cost is $30. Checks should be maid out to the WSL and sent to P.O. Box 32, Sheboygan, WI 53082-0032.
The Club is planning an excursion to the Green Bay Gamblers game on Feb. 3. Those interested can check the A’s website at sheboyganbaseball.com for details.
The 2012 Schedule is complete and will be published soon.
The next club meeting is Monday, Jan 16 at MoJo beginning at 7 p.m. New members are being sought so anybody interested in working with the community baseball program is encouraged to attend.
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.
