Schwarz, Olson Return As A’s Build 2016 Roster

April 1, 2016

Nine year veteran and Most Valuable Pitcher for the past three years Taylor Schwarz (UNC-Greensboro Alum) heads the latest list of players to sign for the 2016 Sheboygan A’s season.

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Nine year veteran and Most Valuable Pitcher for the past three years Taylor
Schwarz (UNC-Greensboro Alum) heads the latest list of players to sign
for the 2016 Sheboygan A’s season.

Schwarz has a 19-4 record over the last three years and won last
year’s Most Valuable Picture title with a 5-1 record and a 2.19 ERA.

Schwarz enters his ninth season with a 28-8 record, seven shutouts
and a 2.60 earned run average. He struck out 235 and walked only 75.

Also back from last year’s 33–18 club is Wyatt Olson (Indian Hills
Junior College), an outfielder who hit .294 in 49 games and led the
team in games played, plate appearances, at-bats, hits, runs batted in,
stolen bases, and triples. He won the A’s coveted Sine Qua Non Award
and was named Rookie of the Year in the Northeastern Wisconsin League.

Signing for his first season is Olson’s Indian Hills teammate Matt
Johnson an outfielder from Urbandale Iowa. Johnson was an all division
player for Urbandale High School and is playing regularly at Indian
Hills.

Another recruit is TD Walker from Milwaukee Lutheran High School who
will be playing at Jacksonville University (NCAA Division One). A
reserve list player, Walker will join the A’s at the conclusion of his
high school season. Walker is an outfielder who hit .412 last season to
lead Lutheran to the Division III state championship.

The A’s open on Saturday night May 21 with an exhibition game
against the Appleton Legends following Project G.R.I.L.L. grill
activities at Wildwood Park. Season tickets orders and group outing
requests are being taken now, contact the A’s at info@sheboyganbaseball.org for more information.

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