A’s Drop Game 1 4-1 to Menasha
Posted: August 10, 2013
Leading 1-0 after two innings on Friday night, the Sheboygan A’s baseball team allowed the host Menasha Macs to score two runs in the third inning and couldn’t recover in falling 4-1 in Game 1 of the best-of-three Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League championship series.
Game 2 will be tonight in Sheboygan starting at 7:30 p.m. in what will be A’s fan appreciation night.
Each paid admission or season ticket holder in attendance will receive trinkets from A’s sponsor Larry’s Distributing (while supplies last), along with a certificate for 20 percent off on any item at the A’s souvenir booth. Additional prizes will be awarded every inning, with several other prizes given away as part of a 50-50 raffle.
Game three, if necessary, will be at noon Sunday in Menasha.
After four innings each team had five hits. A passed ball led to a Macs run in the sixth inning that made it 3-1.
The Macs retired 16 straight A’s at one point, with Sheboygan not having a hit after the fourth inning.
Trevor Theissen led the A’s with two hits.
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.
