Schwarz’s pitching effort not enough in title game
Posted: August 11, 2012
Four-hit, nine-strikeout pitching by Randy Johnson ruined a sterling effort by Taylor Schwarz and gave the Kenosha Kings a 3-0 victory over the Sheboygan A’s in the Langsdorf League championship game in Kenosha Friday night.
The A’s had opportunities to pierce the runs column but couldn’t get it done.
Harry Steldt led off the second with a double. Then came a strikeout, ground out and strikeout.
With one out, Cole Heili doubled in the third. Strikeout, strikeout.
Then Tim Patzman led off the fourth with a double. Strikeout, ground out, ground out.
The A’s had only two other base-runners after that. Johnson was that tough.
Kenosha scored two in the third, when after two outs, Tyler Eickmeyer and JT Schneider singled. Billy Johnson followed with a double to score both.
Errors got Schwarz in trouble, but he bore down and got out of one inning after another. Kenosha’s insurance run came when Joe Ferro tripled and scored on Eickmeyer’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Schwarz held Kenosha to seven hits. He struck out four. Both pitchers went the distance and neither pitcher allowed a walk.
Kenosha finished with a gaudy 39-11 record under skipper Tim Pulizzano. The A’s finished 33-27 under Kyle Trewyn.
A’s notes:
Openings for foursomes and dinner-only participants are available in the Sunday, Aug. 19, golf outing and bustup. The event, dubbed The Snipe in memory of Snipe Van Veghel, gets under way with a 10 a.m. shotgun start at Town and Country. Dinner, awards and social hour starts at 5. Call Sharon Van Veghel (458-7810) or Scott Stangel (459-7468) to sign up.
Seven tickets remain for the club-sponsored Brewers trip on Sept. 2. Cost is $55 and includes bus transportation, tailgate, and ticket. Call Donna Moyer at 458-6377 to register.
The Sheboygan Athletic Club will hold its first meeting of the off-season on Monday night, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Skybox at Wildwood Park. The Club is seeking new members and anybody interested in working with the community’s baseball club is welcome and 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.
