SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The Schaumburg Boomers celebrate the return of professional baseball to Schaumburg, Ill. on Friday, May 25th with the Boomers taking on the Florence Freedom at 6:30 p.m. as the Chicagoland area’s newest professional franchise announced its complete 96-game schedule earlier today. 

The Boomers kick off their inaugural season in Avon, Ohio against the Lake Erie Crushers on Friday, May 18. Schaumburg is set to compete in the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent professional baseball league featuring 14 teams throughout the Midwest ranging from St. Louis to Pennsylvania up to Ontario, Canada.

The first professional baseball game in Schaumburg since 2010 will feature the first of nine explosive fireworks displays following the 6:30 p.m. contest between the Boomers and the Freedom on Friday, May 25. All Friday home games in 2012 will feature fireworks after the game with additional fireworks displays on Sunday, May 27 as part of Opening Weekend and on Fan Appreciation Day on Thursday, August 30. Schaumburg will host the Freedom for a three-game series and the yet-to-be-named London, Ontario franchise for another three games during the Boomers first-ever homestand.

Regular start times for Boomers home games Monday through Friday is 6:30 p.m., while Saturday games feature a first pitch of 6:00 p.m. and Sunday home games will get underway at 1 p.m., with a few exceptions. Sunday, May 27 will be a 6:30 p.m. first pitch to accommodate an extra-special fireworks night. The first homestand will also feature two 11 a.m. games against London for the Boomers Kids’ Days on Tuesday, May 29 and Wednesday, May 30. The Boomers Youth and Senior Days includes another pair of 11 a.m. day games scheduled for Monday, June 25 against the Rockford RiverHawks and Wednesday, July 18 against the Lake Erie Crushers. The Boomers will also take on the RiverHawks at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 for a special Saturday afternoon game.

The Boomers play a very balanced schedule in 2012, playing every team in the league before the All-Star Break and every Frontier League club will make a stop in Schaumburg over the course of the season. The Boomers will play 12 games against the Joliet Slammers, Rockford RiverHawks and Windy City Thunderbolts respectively with six games (three home, three away) each against the remaining 10 clubs over the course of the season.

Reserve your seat to all the fun and excitement of Boomers Baseball as season tickets and multi-game Boomers Bundles are on sale now by calling 847.461.FOWL (3695). For more information on the Boomers check out www.boomersbaseball.com and be sure to follow us on Twitter (@boomersbaseball) or like us on Facebook by clicking on the like button at www.facebook.com/schaumburgboomers.