SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — In the never-ending quest to field a championship team, Schaumburg Boomers Manager Jamie Bennett has announced two ways to become a player on the Boomers with tryouts on March 16, 17 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. and April 25 at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg, Ill.

MARCH 16-17 @ CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY IN LEBANON, TENN **UPDATED 2/18**

Position players report at 9:30 a.m.
Pitchers report at 12:30 p.m.
Address: One Cumberland Square, 218 South Greenwood Street, Lebanon, TN 37087
Cost: $60 (UPDATED 2/18)

Boomers Manager Jamie Bennett will join his former boss in RailCats Manager Greg Tagert in the return to Cumberland for a tryout camp on March 16-17. This is the second straight year that the Boomers and RailCats, both owned by prominent Chicago attorney Pat Salvi and his wife Lindy, will be on the lookout for talent in Tennessee. The relationship between the two Managers goes back to 2002 when the southpaw Bennett first played for Tagert. After his playing career, Bennett served as Tagert's pitching coach for five years before joining the Boomers as the club's inaugural manager in Fall 2011.

Registration will take place on the day of the tryout and the cost is $60 per player (Updated 2/18). This will be an open tryout for any player age 18 and older who is not under contract or currently playing collegiately. Players should wear proper baseball attire and will need to provide their own equipment, including wood bats and catchers gear. Position players will report at 9:30 a.m. and pitchers will report at 12:30 p.m.

Lebanon is located 30 miles south of Nashville and players with additional questions may contact either Greg Tagert at [email protected] or Jamie Bennett at [email protected].

APRIL 25 @ BOOMERS STADIUM IN SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS

Position players report at 9 a.m.
Pitchers report at 11 a.m.
Address: Schaumburg Boomers, 1999 Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193
Cost: $50

Registration will take place on the day of the tryout and the cost is $50 per player. Players must arrive in baseball attire and supply their own wooden bats, gloves and cleats, and catchers must provide their own gear. The Boomers will supply only batting helmets and baseballs. 

Upon arriving, players should enter through the First Base Gate for registration. Position player tryouts will be held first at 9 a.m. with pitchers to follow at 11 a.m. The Boomers will invite select players back for a second tryout as necessary.

Participants in both tryouts are vying to earn on a spot on the Boomers 34-man Spring Training Roster, which will be trimmed to a maximum of 24 players when the Boomers open the 2013 season in Schaumburg on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. against the Windy City ThunderBolts.

Season Tickets, ticket packages we call Boomer Bundles and Group Outings for the sophomore season of Schaumburg Boomers Baseball are available now by calling 847.461.3695. Boomers single-game tickets will be available on Saturday, March 16 at 9 a.m. and there are three (3) ways to purchase: at the Boomers Box Office located at 1999 S. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg, online at www.boomersbaseball.com or over the phone at 847.461.3695.