Boomers Erupt in Win Over Southern Illinois

Sunday, June 2, 2019
By Tim Calderwood
Boomers Erupt in Win Over Southern Illinois

MARION, IL —The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, saw plenty of season high totals as everyone in the lineup reached base while notching a 10-4 win over the Southern Illinois Miners on Saturday night.

Facing a rookie pitcher making his professional debut, the Boomers scored four runs in the second inning to grab control early. Matt Rose led off the frame with his third homer of the year. Rayden Sierra lifted a sacrifice fly in the inning and Clint Hardy notched an RBI single with another run scoring on a wild pitch. Hardy made the score 5-0 with a fifth inning RBI single. Jack Parenty drilled a two-run homer in the seventh to pad the lead to 7-0. Southern Illinois received a pair of homers from Gianfranco Wawoe to battle within 7-4 before three more runs in the ninth accounted for the final.

Connor Reed did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and worked 6.2 frames, allowing just one earned run while walking one and striking out five. Jake Cousins collected the save by working 1.1 innings. The Boomers banged out a season best 13 hits while drawing 11 walks, fourth most in franchise history. Parenty finished with three hits and drove home three. Hardy also notched three hits and three RBIs with Connor Oliver adding three hits from the ninth slot.

The Boomers (13-7) conclude the roadtrip on Sunday night at 5:05 p.m. RHP Erik Martinez (0-1, 3.65) will come back on short rest against RHP Chase Cunningham (1-2, 5.11). Schaumburg is back at home on June 2. Visit boomersbaseball.com for tickets or call 847-461-3695.