SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — After spotting the visiting Road Warriors a four-run cushion, the Schaumburg Boomers battled back to get within a run before eventually dropping a tough 6-5 decision at Boomers Stadium Saturday. 

The Boomers (47-36) failed to capitalize on another loss by both the Windy City ThunderBolts and Gateway Grizzles. However, Schaumburg did not lose any ground in the Frontier League’s tight West Division race as the Boomers remain a game back in the standings.

Schaumburg collected 12 hits in the game and four Boomers sluggers had multi-hit performances in a losing effort. Jereme Milons led the way with his first three-hit performance of 2012 while Steve McQuail and Nate Baumann both contributed a 2-4 effort with an extra base hit, a walk and a run scored. All-Star third baseman Frank Pfister also finished 2-4 on the night with his team-leading 53rd run batted in.

The Road Warriors pulled away early with a run in the first and three in the second against Boomers starter Cody Griebling, who fell to 4-2 with the loss. The Schaumburg rookie allowed six runs, four earned, on seven hits over his 5.2 innings of work. The Road Warriors Tanner Leighton finished 2-5 on the night and capped off the rally with the second of his two doubles in the game in the second inning. The Boomers fought back scoring a run in the fifth, sixth and two in the seventh but failed to get the tying run across the plate and fell to 30-14 at home.

The Boomers and Road Warriors square off in the final game of this series Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. with RHP Matt Kuna (2-4, 3.61) getting the start for Schaumburg and RHP Matt Schimpf (4-7, 5.26) taking the mound for the Road Warriors. Join us after the game for a special showing of D2: The Mighty Ducks on our giant videoboard and you can even sit in the outfield to watch the movie!

PECKS

• Tonight’s blast in the seventh was home run number 14 for Steve McQuail since the All-Star Break
• The Boomers have now hit the same number of home runs at home as on the road (30)
• It was the first loss for the Boomers in a Cody Griebling start since July 17 against Lake Erie, his professional debut

Tickets for the Inaugural Season of Boomers Baseball are going fast so act now: online at www.boomersbaseball.com, over the phone at 847.461.3695 or in person at the Boomers Box Office located at Boomers Stadium, 1999 Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg IL, 60193. Don’t miss the newly added weekend series on August 17-19 with special ticket discounts available, so give us a call today!