MARION, Illinois — The 2013 Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, rallied, but could not complete a comeback in a 4-2 loss to the Southern Illinois Miners.

Schaumburg (0-4) did not lead in the game, squandering a first inning triple. Southern Illinois held a 1-0 lead, scoring in the bottom of the first but the Boomers battled back to even the score in the fourth when Michael Valadez plated Ben Kline with a single. Southern Illinois added three more to take a 4-1 lead, but Justin Vasquez tripled and scored on a Sean Mahley sacrifice fly in the eighth. The Boomers put the tying runs on base in the ninth but could not break through. Seth Webster suffered the tough loss, allowing just two runs in five innings while striking out five. Jordan Dean and Vasquez posted two hits apiece.

The second contest of the series takes place on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. LHP Rey Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00) will make his professional debut for the Boomers against LHP Matt Bywater (0-0, 3.86). The game can be heard live on AM 1410 WRMN with the Voice of the Boomers and 2013 Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year, Tim Calderwood. Reserve your piece of the fun at Boomers Stadium this season by calling 847.461.3695 or visiting www.boomersbaseball.com. Schaumburg opens the home schedule on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. against the Florence Freedom.