Pitching and Hitting

MEET YOUR COACH

TOM FORSTERLING

Meet Your Coaches

Tom Forsterling

After graduating from Sheboygan North High School, I accepted a full scholarship from UW Parkside and quickly worked my way into the team’s starting rotation. After my first successful D2 college season I transferred to Nationally ranked Mesa College in Arizona.

After my time at Mesa College, I returned to Wisconsin and joined the Sheboygan A’s, a semi professional baseball team (members of the Wisconsin State League.) The A’s have helped develop more than 43 players reaching professional baseball status including 2002 world series champion Jarrod Washburn.

Playing for the A’s seven seasons I was named the club’s most valuable pitcher twice and led the club in wins three times. I also led the A’s in appearances, innings pitched and strikeouts twice and ERA once. In 2018 I was inducted into the A’s Hall of Fame joining my late brother Fred sharing our passion for baseball which started with my father Roger who played for the Sheboygan Indians (Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate.)

I am one of three pitchers in the clubs 55-year history to have over 100+ strikeouts in two seasons (101 and 110)
Tom Eckhardt (Atlanta Braves-A) had three seasons along with Mike Casper (Kansas City Royals- A) who had four seasons with 100+.

During the seven years with the A’s I have listed my all-time club numbers which has helped create my pathway to the Hall of Fame in 2018. Highlights listed below at retirement:

3 shutouts – 2nd all time
27 completed games – 2nd all time
373 strike outs – 3rd all time
101 appearances – 3rd all time
59 starts – 3rd all time
483 innings pitched – 3rd all time
31 wins – 3rd all time
16 strike outs – one game (club record)

Unfortunately, a motorcycle accident ended my pitching career.

Steve Leonhard

Please welcome Coach Steve Leonhard to the Sun Prairie Pitch and Hit Team.
Steve will be the new hitting instructor bringing a vast wealth of knowledge and
experience to our team.
You can visit our website reservation calendar or text /call 920 254 1224 to set up
your session.
Check out Steve’s bio below to see his outstanding achievements during his 15-
year baseball career including four years of coaching and playing in Germany’s
Professional Baseball League.

• Currently Cleveland Wildcats Head Coach and General Manager
• Hitting Coach- head recruiter for Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa. CA.
• Montreal Expos MLB associate baseball scout
• German National Team – Hitting Coach
• German National League Coach of the year
• German National League leader in home runs and RBI’s.
• Sheboygan A’s semi pro team – Members of the Wisconsin State League
• UW Parkside 4-year baseball scholarship
• Lakeland University – Hitting coach
• Assistant coach for NJCAA coach of the year Dave Dangler- Prescott, AZ.

Meet Your Coach

Collin Cunningham

Please welcome Coach Collin Cunningham to the Sun Prairie Pitch and Hit team!
Collin will be our newest hitting and catching instructor and is available most days and some
weekends. He is also assisting Coach Steve at our hi8ng clinics.
Collin is a Senior and Varsity catcher at Sun Prairie East High School and brings a lot of
experience to our team. He played a part in the 2023-2024 WIAA-D1 state finals where they
finished second place.
Throughout his career he was fortunate to have trained under a number of former professional
players including:

• Korey Feiner: Former minor league catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization
• Kevyn Feiner: Former minor league player in the Cincinnati Reds organization
• Andy Thompson: Former MLB player for the Toronto Blue Jays

Collins main goal is to use his past training when working with young and aspiring players on the
same fundamentals that he has been successful with. He believes the key to success for
catching and hi8ng is based on a combination skill, strength, flexibility and knowledge. His
teaching will incorporate all of these aspects with the goal of giving young players the skills they
need to be successful and develop a love of the position as well as the game.
Collin is also heading up Sun Prairie Pitch and Hits latest addition which is our strength and
conditioning area which is specific to hitting and pitching.

(920)254-1224   tom@sunprairiebaseball.com