SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — In the shortest game in Schaumburg Boomers history, starter Cameron Roth needed just two hours exactly to dispatch the Gateway Grizzlies in a 3-1 Boomers victory Wednesday evening. The Boomers go for the series sweep and an 8-1 home record tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg.

Roth was aggressive as usual, pounding the strike zone and pitching to contact en route to his third victory in four starts this season. The Boomers have won all four games Roth has started during their Inaugural Season and the 6’2” southpaw lowered his stellar ERA to 1.57. Roth scattered seven hits, walked three in the ballgame but still got through eight innings in record time with just 102 pitches and one run allowed. RHP Patrick Mincey picked up his second save after striking out two and inducing a soft fly to right for the game’s final out.

The Boomers got on the board first with a single tally thanks to a leadoff double by SS Andrew Cohn and perfect offensive execution by the next two Boomers. DH Nick Kuroczko laid down a sacrifice bunt to bump Cohn to third and with the infield back, 3B Frank Pfister put the ball on the ground for an RBI-groundout and a 1-0 Boomers lead.

Much like last night, it did not take long for the Grizzlies to answer with a run of their own scoring on a Richie Jimenez Jr. run-scoring single to tie the game at a run apiece. 

The Boomers capped off a night dominated by both team’s pitchers with two runs off Gateway starter RHP Tim Brown. Brown falls to 1-2 on the season despite a solid performance, holding Boomers batters to just six hits in eight innings. Schaumburg CF Jereme Milons led off the frame with a double to left and crossed the plate when LF Chad Mozingo singled to right-center on the first next pitch. Mozingo stood at second base after a misplay by Grizzlies CF Antone DeJesus on the single and moved to third on the fly out to center by recently acquired INF Karexon Sanchez.

PECKS

• 3B Frank Pfister extended his franchise-record hitting streak to nine games with his single in the eighth inning
• The two hour length of tonight’s contest was the shortest by 22 minutes (2:22 on both May 27 against Florence and again on May 30 against the Rippers)
• The Boomers are 6-0 during their Inaugural Season when they do not commit an error
• Prior to tonight’s game, the Boomers signed INF Karexon Sanchez to a contract – Sanchez spent six seasons in the Cleveland Indians system, including a full-year at Double-A Akron in 2011.

Get out the brooms as the Boomers look to sweep away the Grizzlies from Boomers Stadium with a 6:30 p.m. scheduled first pitch. RHP Tyler Watkins (1-1, 2.66) gets the ball for Boomers Manager Jamie Bennett and he will be opposed by RHP Jonathan Gonzalez (1-1, 2.08) for Gateway.

Join the Boomers for Wine, Women and Baseball complete with FREE wine tasting and a Bachelor Auction after the game featuring Boomers players. Tickets are available now by calling the Boomers at 847.461.3695, stopping by the Boomers Box office located at 1999 S. Springinsguth Rd. or online at www.boomersbaseball.com.