A’s Getting Set for CITGO Opening Day with Pat McCurdy and Miss Wisconsin
Posted: May 24, 2017
Sheboygan, WI – The Sheboygan A’s are getting set to begin their 55th season when they host Marinette for CITGO Opening Day on Saturday, May 27. First pitch for the Saturday doubleheader will be at 2 PM.
Part of the opening day festivities includes a special pregame concert by musician-songwriter Pat McCurdy. McCurdy will be performing in a tent in the parking lot beginning at noon.
Tickets to see McCurdy and the A’s doubleheader (general admission seating) are $5. A select number of tickets are available for free courtesy of CITGO. Those tickets can be picked up at the following CITGO locations:
Minit Mart
1006 Geele Avenue
Sheboygan 53083
Minit Mart
1508 South 8th Street
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Minit Mart
300 Fond du Lac Avenue
Sheboygan Falls, 53085
Minit Mart
2420 Calumet Drive
Sheboygan 53083
Minit Mart
3715 Washington Avenue
Sheboygan 53081
Marshall’s Express
1232 County Road O
Plymouth, 53073
Marshall’s Gas & Goods
209 Madison Avenue
Cascade 53011
Marshall’s Gateway
211 West Main Street
Glenbeulah 53023
Marshall’s One Stop
510 East Rhine Street
Elkhart Lake 53020
Marshall’s Westside
103 N. Milwaukee Street
Plymouth 53073
Miss Wisconsin Courtney Pelot will also be on hand. She will be throwing out the first pitch and interacting with fans during the game.
The first 50 people into the McCurdy show will get a free $5 CITGO gift card, and the first 100 people into the stadium will receive a free CITGO/Sheboygan A’s rally towel. CITGO will also be tossing out other prizes into the crowd throughout the game.
Game two of the doubleheader will begin approximately 25 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be seven innings.
A’s veteran right-hander Eric Schmitz, who won the team’s 2016 Most Valuable Pitcher award, is tentatively scheduled to start game one. Schmitz went 7-1 last season with a 2.23 ERA in 10 starts.
Season tickets can be picked up at the A’s ticket office on Saturday. Season tickets begin at just $30 for general admission. In addition, the A’s have ticket 10-packs available that can be used in any quantity to any game. For more information, visit SheboyganBaseball.org or email us at tickets@sheboyganbaseball.org.
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.
