A’s get big victory over Oshkosh
Posted: July 20, 2012
The Sheboygan A’s committed a half-dozen errors Thursday night, but timely 2-out hitting and excellent pitching overcame the miscues.
When the nine rounds ended, the A’s had a 6-3 win over the Oshkosh Giants. The win bumps the A’s to 3-over in the Northeastern Wisconsin League at 10-7 and virtually tied with 8-5 Menasha. The Menasha game at 8-6 Green Bay was rained out. Thursday’s loss puts Oshkosh at 7-6 in the Northeastern Wisconsin League.
Ben Stanczyk got the win for the A’s with eight superb innings. He struck out nine, walked three and gave up only three hits. None of Oshkosh’s runs were earned.
Three A’s errors gave Oshkosh a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but Drew Pearson’s home run quickly tied it. An error and Harry Steldt’s 2-out single gave the A’s two runs and a 3-1 lead in the third.
Oshkosh got it to 3-2 with A’s errors again contributing, but then an error and Steldt’s 2-out double made it 5-2. Both teams added solo runs late in the game.
Steldt’s two hits and Pearson’s home run led the offense.
The A’s, 26-19 overall and 7-13 in the Wisconsin State League, host the WSL-leading Lombard Orioles Saturday in a 5 p. m. doubleheader. Between games, Clay Schwartz will be inducted into the A’s Hall of Fame.
The day kicks off with a tailgate party/brat fry beginning at noon. At 1 p. m. , the band Little Blues Machine will entertain.
On Sunday the A’s host the Genoa City Red Dogs in a 1 p. m. Langsdorf League twin bill. All former A’s players are asked to attend so that they can be introduced between games.
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.
