SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Boomers Baseball is back for a six-game homestand in #Boomerica as Schaumburg starts its Independence Day celebration. The exciting week of action kicked off Tuesday night as the Southern Illinois Miners took game one of the series 7-2.

Offense won out early in this contest as the Miners struck gold in the third and fourth innings, scoring four runs on seven hits in those two frames alone.

Schaumburg struck back in the bottom of the fourth when Steve McQuail drove home Chad Mozingo to close the gap to 4-1. McQuail earned his team-best 26th RBI of the season by driving in Chad Mozingo, who reached base via the Boomers league-leading 90th double of 2013.

The Miners took control from there, denting the scoreboard three times in the fifth inning before Schaumburg plated one more in the eighth to round out the runs.

We're just getting started with the fun at Boomers Stadium this week; join us tomorrow as we light up the sky for the first of three straight Fireworks nights as we celebrate our nation’s Independence Day!

It's also a very special giveaway featuring Joel Quenneville mustache replicas so be one of the first 1,000 fans in the gates to receive a handsomely bushy Q-stache and honor the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. And if you're a man with a marvelous mustache, enjoy a $5 ticket and anyone who comes sporting a fake mustache receiving $2 off admission.

Reserve your seat now for a piece of the action by calling 847.461.3695, visiting www.boomersbaseball.com, or stopping by the Boomers Box Office at 1999 Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg.