Be HERE When the Boomers Clinch!
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The only professional baseball team with a winning record in Chicagoland, the Schaumburg Boomers, could lock up their first playoff berth and division title in franchise history as early as Wednesday as the second-year club opens a three-game homestand on Tuesday, August 27.
The Boomers (53-34) sit alone atop the overall Frontier League standings with a two-game lead over the Lake Erie Crushers and boast a six-game advantage in the West Division over the Gateway Grizzlies with nine games remaining in the regular season. Schaumburg is coming off a 4-2 road-trip where they claimed series victories over two potential playoff teams including the East-leading Crushers and the Southern Illinois Miners. The Boomers magic number to clinch their first division crown in club history is four, meaning any combination of Boomers wins and Grizzlies losses equaling four would officially give Chicagoland its only taste of playoff baseball in 2013!
Kids Eat Free on Tuesday, August 27at 6:30 p.m. as the Boomers open a three-game series, presented by Lerman, Sweeney & Company LLP, against the Frontier Greys at Boomers Stadium. When the gates open at 5:30 p.m., every child 12 and under entering the park receives a FREE meal voucher, which is redeemable at concession stands prior to the last out of the second inning. Coming off his best outing of the season at Southern Illinois last Wednesday, RHP Tony Delmonico (0-1, 5.88) takes to the mound for the Boomers against RHP Jonathan Kountis (0-5, 7.60) for the Greys. BOOMERS 3 GREYS 1 - RECAP HERE!
The Boomers Businessperson Special is back in 2013 with a 1 p.m. scheduled first pitch on Wednesday, August 28. Take an extra-long lunch, simply skip work or better yet, convince your boss to close the office and treat the whole gang to an afternoon of Boomers Baseball complete with free parking and the opportunity for everyone to run the bases after the game! Recently acquired righty Shawn Sanford (9-5, 2.87) slings for Schaumburg and the Greys counter with RHP Casey Delgado (1-5, 4.00).
The brief homestand concludes with Thursty Thursday and $2 draft beer presented by 103.9 the Fox and Wine, Women and Baseball at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 29! Ladies you won’t want to miss our second-annual Boomer Bachelor Auction after the game, not to mention wonderful wine tasting during the game from our friends at Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants with six Chicagoland locations and d’Vine Wine and Gifts in Palatine! Boomers sidewinder Seth Webster (5-1, 2.17), who twirled his second complete game of the season in his last time out, will oppose RHP Cole Stephens (7-2, 4.13), who spent most of 2013 with the Fort Worth Cats of the United Baseball League.
The regular season wraps up with Kids Eat Free Tuesday on September 3rd, Half-Price Wednesday on September 4 and Fan Appreciation FIREWORKS on Thursday, September 5. The Boomers and Aaron’s have partnered to make Fan Appreciation night extra-special in 2013 with THOUSANDS of giveaways including one brand-new 55” LG 1080p Trumotion Flat Panel TV and much more!
Tickets are available now for all six of the Boomers remaining home games and potential home playoff games at the same affordable price of $10 for box seats and $7 for lawn seats purchased in advance. Tickets for all unplayed playoff games at Boomers Stadium in 2013 are redeemable for any Boomers game during the 2014 regular season!
Summer’s not over yet and great seats still remain for the fun and excitement of Schaumburg Boomers Baseball by calling 847.461.3695, visiting www.boomersbaseball.com or stopping by the Boomers Stadium Box Office located at 1999 S. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg!
