GREEN BAY, WI- With everybody in the line-up sharing in the total, the Sheboygan A’s banged out 14 hits to set back the Green Bay Storm by a 10-7 score at Green Bay Friday night.
Tonight and Sunday make up the A’s big Hall of Fame/Alumni weekend with big games and big events on the schedule. The perennial champion perennial and once again league-leading Lombard Orioles are in town for four games and the 2017 Wisconsin State league champion is likely be determined this weekend. The Orioles are 18-3 and the A’s 15-7, 3 ½ back.
Today’s doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. Sunday’s at 1 p.m. Taylor Schwarz and Rodney Valdes are today’s pitchers, Eric Schmitz and Josh Olson Sunday’s.
Between games of tonight’s doubleheader (about 6:30), Tim Patzman will be inducted into the Sheboygan A’s Hall of Fame. Patzman, a former UW-Milwaukee standout hit .344 over his six-year A’s career. His best years were 2007, 2008 and 2009 when he hit .358, .380, and .368.
On Sunday the 1997 Wisconsin State league championship team will hold a reunion and those present will be introduced between games of the doubleheader.
Last night the A’s took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and, while challenged throughout, never lost the lead. Harry Steldt led the way with three hits including a pair of doubles for three RBI, Grant Kosanke had a triple and single, Cole Miklavcic and Mark Wanner two hits and Josh Moses a home run. Derek Loomans got the win, Steldt the save.