SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers and Manager of the Year Jamie Bennett announced the return of a pair of outfielders in Justin Vasquez and Bobby Martin to the squad for the 2014 season.

Vasquez, 24, was acquired in a late-season trade that proved to be crucial for the Boomers playoff run. In 14 games in a Boomers uniform after being acquired from the Frontier Greys, the rookie posted a .333/.382/.451 line with four doubles and a triple to stabilize the Schaumburg third outfield spot. The 5-foot-10 lefty continued that success in the playoffs with a .333 average (7-for-21) and tied for the team lead in runs scored with seven over the incredible six-game run to the Frontier League Championship.

Martin, 23, returns to Schaumburg after appearing in 62 games for the Frontier League Champion Boomers in 2013. The fourth outfielder for Manager Jamie Bennett’s squad in 2013, Martin had a number of memorable moments in the form of late-game heroics during the title run. On June 27 in Traverse City, a Martin chopper in the 11th gave Schaumburg a 1-0 victory and weeks later against that same Beach Bums team, Martin capped off a crazy game with a two-RBI single on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth to give the Boomers a 10-9 win.

With the additions of Vasquez and Martin, Schaumburg has six players officially signed to contracts for the 2014 season. Both outfielders join pitchers Dexter Price and James Bierlein as well as infielders Jordan Dean and Ryan Normoyle on what will be a maximum 34-man roster when Spring Training begins in late April at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg.

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COMPLETE PLAYER BIOS

OF Justin Vasquez

Vasquez, 24, was acquired in a late-season trade that proved to be crucial for the Boomers playoff run. In 14 games in a Boomers uniform after being acquired from the Frontier Greys, the rookie posted a .333/.382/.451 line with four doubles and a triple to stabilize the Schaumburg third outfield spot. The 5-foot-10 lefty continued that success in the playoffs with a .333 average (7-for-21) and tied for the team lead in runs scored with seven over the incredible six-game run to the Frontier League Championship.

Prior to joining the Boomers, Vasquez appeared in 78 games with the Frontier Greys in his first professional season. The left-handed hitter posted 21 extra-base hits including seven homers and 33 runs batted in to go along with 45 free passes with the Greys.

A career .329 hitter over five seasons at Division II Delmont Abbey College in Charlotte, N.C., Vasquez collected 40 homers, 14 triples and 57 doubles in 195 collegiate games. After an injury-shortened junior season, Vasquez’s best season came as a fifth-year senior when the 5-foot-10 outfielder batter .362 with 10 homers and 37 RBI in 46 games in 2012.

OF Bobby Martin

Martin, 23, returns to Schaumburg after appearing in 62 games for the Frontier League Champion Boomers in 2013. The fourth outfielder for Manager Jamie Bennett’s squad in 2013, Martin had a number of memorable moments in the form of late-game heroics during the title run. On June 27 in Traverse City, a Martin chopper in the 11th gave Schaumburg a 1-0 victory and weeks later against that same Beach Bums team, Martin capped off a crazy game with a two-RBI single on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth to give the Boomers a 10-9 win.

Martin joined the Boomers after graduating from UNC-Greensboro and two seasons as a member of the Spartans baseball team. The Redondo Beach, Calif. native batted .278 in 88 career games at UNC-Greensboro collecting 92 hits, 40 RBI and 65 runs scored. The fleet-footed outfielder was 28 for 32 in stolen base attempts and drew 45 free passes against just 49 strikeouts.

Prior to UNC-Greensboro, Martin played his first two years of college ball at El Camino College in Torrance, Calif. Martin helped lead his team to a 32-11 record as a sophomore with a .333 batting average, 22 runs batted in and 24 runs scored.

Martin also played for Manager Jamie Bennett in the California Winter League and put up some ridiculous numbers in 16 games with a .571 batting average to go along with 12 runs scored, 3 doubles and a staggering 1272 OPS.