Oshkosh nips A’s in WSL opener
Posted: June 5, 2012
OSHKOSH – A couple muffed ground balls followed by a couple muffed scoring opportunities left the Sheboygan A’s 4-3 losers to the Oshkosh Giants on Monday night.
The loss puts the A’s at 0-1 in the Wisconsin State League, 1-1 in the Northeastern Wisconsin League and 5-2 overall.
The A’s scored two runs in the second after Harry Steldt got hit by a pitch, Drew Pearson doubled and Justin hunt drove in both with another double.
It stayed at 2-0 until the fourth when a pair of infield errors helped Oshkosh to a 4-run inning.
The A’s got one back in the seventh but got the tying run thrown out at the plate on a very close call. Then in the eighth they left the bases loaded and Oshkosh escaped with a 4-3 win.
Jake Schaefer gave the A’s a solid start, working 5 1/3 innings before the miscues led to his undoing. Sam Mattheis was strong in relief.
Nate Heitman got the win for Oshkosh, Luke Westphal a save.
Jon Capasso had a single and a double for the A’s.
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.
