SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The Schaumburg Boomers, the 2013 Frontier League Champions and Organization of the Year, agreed to terms with two outfielders with the return of Alexi Colon and the signing of free agent Jordan Owen, it was announced today.

Colon, 24, returns to roam the Boomers Stadium outfield after a being a key contributor to the Schaumburg Championship in just his second year of professional baseball. A former farmhand of the San Diego Padres, Colon played 80 games for the Boomers and earned a .255/.332/.417 stat line. The 5-foot-8 lefty added 15 doubles, five triples and five home runs for the Boomers during the regular season and had a knack for delivering in key situations for Manager Jamie Bennett.

In just his second game as a member of the Boomers, Colon collected the first of the team’s 16 last at-bat victories during the regular season with a bases loaded single to right in the 11th inning to secure a 3-2 win over the Washington Wild Things. But perhaps his biggest clutch contribution came in the decisive game of the semifinals against the Florence Freedom. With a runner on and his team trailing 8-5, Colon belted a two-run blast to jump-start another Schaumburg come-from-behind victory in the playoffs.

Owen, 23, joins the Boomers as a rookie free agent out of the University of Tennessee-Martin where the 5-foot-11 right-hander posted a .303/.378/.520 line with a total of 43 doubles, seven triples and 35 home runs through his four-year collegiate career. Owen was named All-Conference in the Ohio Valley Conference twice and was named to the all-star teams during summer ball stints in the Valley, Mink and Northwoods Leagues.

With the additions of Colon and Owen, the Boomers officially have 11 players signed to contracts for the 2014 season. The latest additions will join fellow outfielders Justin Vasquez and Bobby Martin; pitchers James Bierlein, Preston Hatcher, Clark Labitan, Matt Lamothe, and Dexter Price; and 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 Alexi Colon

Colon, 24, returns to roam the Boomers Stadium outfield after a being a key contributor to the Schaumburg Championship in his second year of professional baseball. A former farmhand of the San Diego Padres, Colon played 80 games for the Boomers and earned a .255/.332/.417 stat line. The 5-foot-8 lefty added 15 doubles, five triples and five home runs for the Boomers during the regular season and had a knack for delivering in key situations for Manager Jamie Bennett.

In just his second game as a member of the Boomers, Colon collected the first of the team’s 16 last at-bat victories during the regular season with a bases loaded single to right in the 11th inning to secure a 3-2 win over the Washington Wild Things. But perhaps his biggest clutch contribution came in the decisive game of the semifinals against the Florence Freedom. With a runner on and his team trailing 8-5, Colon belted a two-run blast to jump-start another Schaumburg come-from-behind victory in the playoffs.

After being drafted by the Padres in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft, Colon tore it up with the team’s rookie affiliate, posting a .364 average with six RBI and a pair of triples. Colon moved up to the team’s single-A squad where he tallied a pair of home runs and seven extra base hits en route to a .227 batting average.

Prior to being drafted, Colon spent two seasons at Tusculum College, where he batted .331 and .318 respectively, combining for 33 homers and 112 RBI. He also has a knack for working the count. Colon’s senior year, he registered 67 walks, leading his team, conference, and tying for the 11th most single-season walks in NCAA Division II history.

OF Jordan Owen

Owen, 23, joins the Boomers as a rookie free agent out of the University of Tennessee-Martin where the 5-foot-11 right-hander posted a .303/.378/.520 line with a total of 43 doubles, seven triples and 35 home runs through his four-year collegiate career. Owen was named All-Conference in the Ohio Valley Conference twice and was named to the all-star teams during each of his summer ball stints in the Valley, M.I.N.K. and Northwoods Leagues.

Owen’s best season was by far his outstanding sophomore campaign in 2010. The Topeka, Kan. native batted .326 with 14 doubles, 18 home runs and 51 runs batted in.

Notes: Owen batted .400 in spring training with the Roswell Invaders of the Independent Pecos League in 2013 before a broken jaw ended his season. Also, Owen will spend the winter and spring coaching at the University of Illinois Springfield prior to reporting to the Boomers.