Pitching and Hitting

MEET YOUR COACH

TOM FORSTERLING

Meet Your Coaches

Tom Forsterling

Tom Forsterling’s baseball journey began at Sheboygan North High School, where he played in the American Legion baseball program. In his senior year, he led the conference in strikeouts, averaging two per inning. His performance earned him a full scholarship to the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, where he quickly worked his way into the starting rotation. During his freshman season in Division II, Forsterling won six games, including key victories over rivals MSOE and MATC and nationally ranked Valdosta State.

After transferring to Mesa College in Arizona and spending a season there, Forsterling returned to Wisconsin and joined the Sheboygan A’s, a semiprofessional team in the Wisconsin State League. He pitched for the A’s for seven seasons, establishing himself as one of the club’s most accomplished pitchers. Over his career, he won 31 games and recorded 373 strikeouts in 489 innings.

Forsterling led the team in wins and appearances three times and in innings pitched and strikeouts twice. He also led the club in ERA once and was named Most Valuable Pitcher twice. The A’s have developed more than 50 players reaching professional baseball status, including 2002 World Series champion Jarrod Washburn.

He made his mark through both consistency and standout performances. Forsterling became the first A’s pitcher to record more than 100 strikeouts in a season, finishing with 110 in 1977 and 101 in 1978. His best single-game performance came in 1978, when he struck out 16 batters against Appleton. His competitive “take the ball and go” attitude became part of his reputation with the club. That season, he pitched both games of a doubleheader against first-place Madison, which finished with a 22–2 record.

Forsterling was inducted into the Sheboygan A’s Hall of Fame in 2018, joining his late brother, Fred, who was inducted in 2004. Baseball was a family tradition; their father, Roger, played for the Sheboygan Indians, a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate.

Forsterling currently owns and runs Sun Prairie Pitch and Hit, which has positively impacted hundreds of youth athletes with his current offerings of pitching, hitting, catching, and fitness training.

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