A’s Gearing Up for Wisconsin State League Invitational Tournament
Posted: August 11, 2016
The Sheboygan A’s are set to play host for the Wisconsin State League Invitational Tournament
Since the league currently does not have a playoff system, due to the distance teams might have to travel, the league decieded to adpot a end of the year tournament to help fill the void.
For the inaugural run, the tournament for 2016 will consist of only three teams. The goal of the tournament is to first have as many WSL teams participate as possible, then fill remaining spots with interested teams for differnet leagues.
This year’s teams include the A’s, Kenosha Kings and West Allis Nationals from the WSL. The Chicago Rippers were slated to be in the tournament, but due to rescheduling of leauge games in their league, they are no longer able to be a participant.
All tournament games will be seven innings. All other rules will be goverend by the WSL rule book.
The tournament format will be a round robin, where all teams will play eachother once. The top two teams after roudn robin play will meet for the tournament championship. If tie-breakers are needed to determine who advances to the championship, the team with the fewest runs alloweed will win out.
The tournament schedule is:
Thursday August 11
Kenosha Kings @ West Allis Nationals (7:30 PM – Harvey Kuenn Field, West Allis)
Saturday August 13
Chicago Rippers vs. West Allis Nationals (4 PM – Wildwood Park, Sheboygan)
Kenosha Kings vs. Sheboygan A’s (6 PM – Wildwood Park, Sheboygan)
Sunday August 14
Championship Game (6 PM – Wildwood Park, Sheboygan)
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.
