A’s Complete Championship Season with Dominant Game 3 Win
Posted: August 8, 2025
The Sheboygan A’s capped off a championship season in dominant fashion Thursday night, blanking the Menasha Macs 12-0 at Wildwood Park to claim the NEWBL title in the best-of-three series.
Sheboygan set the tone early, plating three runs in the first inning. Harry Steldt’s RBI single opened the scoring before Chase Hanselman ripped a two-run triple to right-center to give the A’s quick control. Steldt finished the night 3-for-4 with a double, walk, and RBI.
John Hadley added to the lead in the third with a two-run homer to right, and the A’s broke the game open in the fifth when both Connor Lasch and Riley Palmquist both went deep – Lasch hitting a one-out solo shot, and Palmquist following up with a two-out three-run shot, his first homer of the season.
Hanselman put an exclamation point on the night with a towering three-run blast in the sixth, giving him five RBIs for the game.
On the mound, Brad Rindfleisch delivered a masterclass, firing a complete-game shutout. The right-hander allowed just four hits, walked none, and struck out 10 in a 128-pitch gem.
Palmquist (2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI) and Carter Kallies (2-for-5) also chipped in multi-hit nights as the A’s offense racked up 14 hits and seven walks. Every starter reached base at least once, and Sheboygan’s defense backed Rindfleisch with error-free play after the first inning.
With the win, the A’s close the 2025 campaign at 36-22 overall, having captured the NEWBL regular season crown, the WSL Tournament title, and now the NEWBL Championship.
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.
