SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — With a run already across in the ninth inning, the Schaumburg Boomers got the tying run to the plate but could not get any closer as Chicagoland’s newest professional team fell to the Washington Wild Things by a score of 7-5 Saturday.

Chad Mozingo led off the home half of the ninth with a triple to the right field corner and scored a batter later on a Nate Baumann RBI-single, but the Boomers would come no closer in a 7-5 defeat at the hands of the Wild Things (17-29). Chris Smith picked up his fourth win of the season for Washington  and Orlando Santos collected his first save for the Wild Things after allowing a run on three hits over the game’s final two innings.

All-Star Pitcher Cameron Roth allowed four runs in the first two innings to the Wild Things after the visitors collected three doubles and an RBI-single off the Schaumburg southpaw. However the Boomers battled back to tie the score in the fourth on a Mozingo two-out, two-RBI double before a single tally in the fifth on a Rick Devereaux single with two outs and a pair of insurance runs in the eighth put Washington in front for good.

The two hottest hitters in the Schaumburg lineup carried the offensive output with Mozingo going 3-4 with a double, triple and three runs batted in, while raising his batting average to .304 and Frank Pfister adding a pair of hits including a double, an RBI and a run scored. Sean Mahley also scored a pair of runs for the Boomers after reaching base three times.

The Boomers look to close out the first of their Inaugural Season on a high note with a win in the rubber match against the Wild Things Sunday as Schaumburg’s Robby Donovan (5-2, 3.52) will oppose RHP Gary Lee (3-3, 2.27) for Washington.

PECKS

• Chad Mozingo extended his franchise-best hitting streak to 13 consecutive contests and tonight’s game marked his eighth game during this run with at least two hits.
• The Boomers lost just their second game at home when their starter pitches at least six innings (15-2 at home, 23-7 overall)
• Drew Heithoff entered the game in the sixth inning at second base

It’s the final Boomers game before the All-Star break so join us Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. scheduled first pitch and don’t forget you water gun! Be one of the first 1,500 fans through the gates and we’ll give you a free squirt gun! Tickets to be a part of the fun and excitement of Boomers Baseball are available online at www.boomersbaseball.com, over the phone at 847.461.3695 or in person at the Boomers Box Office located at 1999 Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg.