Schwarz, Olson Return As A’s Build 2016 Roster
Posted: 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.
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.
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.
