A’s Roster Coming Together
Posted: May 22, 2013
The team that will represent Sheboygan A’s baseball in its 51st season is coming together as club members work feverishly at the 11th hour to get ready for the season.
General Manager Denny Moyer reports the addition of four more quality players, but is lamenting the loss of one.
Joining the club are pitcher Taylor Ditter, outfielder Dan Barwick, infielder Luke Maldonado and outfielder Frank Pietrantonio .
The club is working out every night this week in preparation for its season opener Wednesday May 29 against the Menasha MACS. Fans are reminded that $1 will be deducted from the price of their admission if they contribute a non-perishable food item at the box office. Gametime is 7:30 p.m.
Ditter, from Sheboygan South, was the player of the year last year in the Fox River Valley Conference and was a second team all-district player. He posted a 1-0 record in 14 innings of work as a freshman at UW-Oshkosh this spring.
Barwick is in Niles, Ohio with UW-Milwaukee at the Horicon League Tournament. The redshirt freshman centerfielder from Brookfield Central appeared in 14 games for UWM this season. Barwick, who registered 142 hits in his career and hit .475 as a senior at Central was named to all-state, all-conference, all-area and all district teams.
Maldonado, an all-conference and second-team all-state player from South Milwaukee, hit .269 for Winthrop University this spring after transferring from Madison Tech. He led Madison with a .408 average in his second season there and was named to the all-tournament team at the NJCAA Division II World Series.
Pietrantonio, a left-handed hitter, hit .300 for Lakeland this spring. He hails from Iron Mountain, MI.
The A’s report the loss of Brandon Winfield, the left-handed pitcher from Marian, who set the club one season and career save record for the A’s last season. Winfield will be with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in the Northwoods League this season.
A’s notes:
Project G.R.I.L.L.: Wildwood Park will host the Project G.R.I.L.L. unveiling and awards ceremony prior to the West Allis game on June 1. The public will be able to view the grills that were designed and manufactured by high school students under the watchful eyes of engineers, designers and technicians from local industries. Viewing is from noon to 2 p.m. after which the program will begin and awards and scholarship presentations to follow. The A’s-Nationals doubleheader gets under way a 5 p.m.
Post Season: Infielder Trevor Theissen and Barwick from UW-Milwaukee and Harry Steldt from UW-Stevens Point are involved in Post season play this week. Milwaukee is competing in the Horizon League Tournament and Point is in the D-III World Series in Appleton.
Brewers Trip: The A’s are looking to fill four buses with their Annual Labor Day Sheboygan Day at Miller Park. Fans wishing to go are urged to sign up early since the cutoff to order tickets is July 29. Cost is $60 which in includes game ticket, motor coach transportation, tailgate party and 10th inning back in Sheboygan.
Golf Outing: The annual Snipe Scramble A’s Golf Outing is set for Sunday, Aug. 18 at Town & Country. Early sign-up is encouraged for this event as well as it is growing in popularity every year. Cost is $75 (golf, cart, lunch, dinner, raffle and beverage tickets).
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.
