2022 Season News

Walk-Off Sends Quebec to 2-1 Lead
Quebec scored twice in the ninth to walk-off with a win

Boomers Explode Late to Even Series
Schaumburg scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull away and even the Championship Series

Quebec Captures Game One
The Boomers rallied but could not overcome an early deficit in game one of the championship series



Boomers Advance to Divisional Round
The Boomers did not allow a hit until the 8th as a five-run cushion from Tuesday held up to send the team to the Divisional Round

Wild Card Game to Resume on Wednesday
The Wild Card game will resume on Wednesday at 1pm

Hart Plays All Nine in Regular Season Finale
Mike Hart played all nine positions in the final game of the regular season


Joliet Swings to Middle Game Win
Joliet scored five in the first and their starter took a perfect game into the seventh as the Slammers captured the middle game

Boomers Claim Extra-Inning Decision
Clint Hardy drove home the winning run in the 10th as the Boomers remain 1.5 up on Evansville in the race for homefield

Boomers Drop Home Finale
Lake Erie homered four times to upend the Boomers in the final home game of the regular season

Boomers Secure Fifth Trip to Postseason
Behind a 4-3 win over the Lake Erie Crushers, the Boomers secured a return trip to the playoffs, the fifth in franchise history

Boomers Homer to Key Victory
Braxton Davidson homered twice as the Boomers came back to win the opener of a key series, inching closer to a playoff slot

Boomers Drop Monday Night Game
The Boomers dropped a 6-3 decision to Gateway on Monday night

Boomers Hold on to Win Slugfest
The Boomers homered twice and scored 10 unanswered runs to grab their 50th win of the season for the sixth time in team history

Rally Falls Just Short Before Sellout Crowd
A sellout crowd witnessed a comeback that came up just shy

Two-Out Runs Send Boomers to Third Straight
The Boomers scored seven runs with two outs to take down Gateway in the series opener

Dawson Sends Boomers to Series Win
Chase Dawson hit a walk-off grand slam as the Boomers took two-of-three from Washington


Boomers Rally to Upend Washington
The Boomers rallied from down 4-0, scoring twice in the 8th to steal a win in the middle game with Washington

Boomers Edged in Opener
Washington held off a Schaumburg rally to win the opener of a 10-game homestand at Wintrust Field

Boomers Cap Roadtrip with Sweep
The Boomers finished a 10-game roadtrip with a sweep of Florence

Boomers Outlast Florence
The Boomers scored 15 runs and tallied a win in the middle game at Florence

Boomers Open Weekend with Shutout
Kobey Schlotman threw five blank innings as the Boomers shut down Florence 5-0 to win the opener of a weekend road series

Davidson's Streak Continues as Boomers Drop Finale
Braxton Davidson's on-base streak is at 38 games but the Boomers fell in the final game at Lake Erie

Boomers Fall Despite Hitting Two Homers
Brett Milazzo and Alec Craig homered but the Boomers fell in Ohio

Fifth Inning Costs Boomers
Lake Erie scored four runs in the fifth to win the opener of a mid-week series in Ohio

Schlotman Honored by Frontier League
Koeby Schlotman was selected as the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week



Boomers Blooped in 10
The Boomers left 15 on base in an extra-inning loss at Windy City

Third Straight Sends Boomers into Second
The Boomers jumped into second place with a 4-1 win over Windy City

Boomers Set Attendance Record in Comeback Win
The Boomers capped a 5-1 homestand with a comeback win over Joliet on a day where the team set the single season record for attendance

Boomers Fan 15 in First Shutout
Kobey Schlotman matched the single game record with 12 strikeouts as the Boomers blanked Joliet

Boomers Nipped in Pitcher's Duel
The Boomers allowed just two hits but dropped the opener of the Metra Series

Boomers Sweep Windy City
The Boomers posted 12 hits in finishing off a weekend sweep of Windy City

Boomers Win Slugfest
The Boomers scored multiple runs in five different innings to defeat Windy City

Boomers Record 500th Win
A 5-2 victory over Windy City on August 5 marked the 500th win in franchise history

Boomers Fall in Finale at Florence
Florence hit two grand slams to win the series finale in Kentucky

Boomers Swing Past Florence
The Boomers scored in six consecutive innings to take the middle game

Boomers Fall in Extras
The pitching staff did not allow an earned run but the Boomers fell in extras at Florence

Glickstein Selected as Pitcher of the Week
Aaron Glickstein was selected as the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week


Late Rally Sends Boomers to Win
Clint Hardy opened a three-run with with a solo homer as the Boomers rallied past Ottawa

Pitching Staff Fans 11 in Loss
Four pitchers combined to strike out 11 but Ottawa won the middle game at Wintrust Field

Largest Crowd of the Year On Hand for Series Opener
The largest crowd of the year was on hand for the series opener with Ottawa

Hardy Takes Over Career Lead in RBIs in Loss
Clint Hardy became the franchise's carer leader in RBIs but the Boomers dropped the final game with New Jersey

Boomers Tally Walk-Off Win
Clint Hardy's walk-off single in the ninth sent the Boomers to a win

Boomers Top New Jersey in Series Opener
Despite managing just four hits the Boomers took the opener from New Jersey

Boomers Drop Rain-Shortened Finale
Cos Cannella homered, but the Boomers fell in a rain-shortened finale to Quebec

Boomers Drop Middle Game in Quebec
Quebec scored 11 unanswered runs to win the middle game in Canada

Boomers Stop Quebec's Win Streak in Canada Opener
The Boomers won a fifth straight, beginning the second part of the season with a win in Canada to break Quebec's 12-game win streak


Finale at Gateway Rained Out
Sunday's finale with Gateway was rained out in St. Louis

Team Effort Leads to Fourth Straight
The pitching staff struck out 16 and the team hit four homers as the Boomers won a fourth straight

Yoshikawa Fans 11 as Boomers Rally to 3rd Straight
Shumpei Yoshikawa struck out 11 as the Boomers rallied past Gateway

Davidson Drills Walk-Off Homer
Braxton Davidson demolished an 0-2 pitch in the ninth for a walk-off homer

Dawson Added to All-Star Team
Chase Dawson has been added to the Frontier League West Division All-Star team.

Dawson Sets Record as Boomers Pull Away
Chase Dawson broke the Frontier League record for triples as the Boomers pulled away on Wednesday

Evansville Pitches to Win in Opener
All nine members of the lineup reached base, but Evansville turned five double plays to win the series opener

Thompson and Bottcher Selected as All-Stars
Darrell Thompson and Matt Bottcher were named to the West Division All-Star Team

Boomers Match Records in Series Finale
The Boomers equaled a pair of single season records for triples in the 50th game of the year Sunday afternoon

Boomers Double Up Windy City
Chase Dawson fell a homer shy of the cycle as the Boomers doubled up Windy City

Early Burst Leads Boomers Past Windy City
The first five batters of the game reached base and the Boomers scored three runs in the first en route to a win over Windy City

Boomers Put Brakes on Evansville's Win Streak
The Boomers stopped a nine-game win streak by Evansville with a 5-4 win on the road

Boomers Edged in Evansville
Clint Hardy extended his hitting streak to nine but the Boomers lost the middle game in Evansville


Win Streak Ends at Evansville
The Boomers rallied late but couldn't overcome a big fifth as a seven-game win streak came to a close

Hart and Pitching Lead Boomers to Seventh Straight
Mike Hart drove home five runs in his debut as the Boomers swept a four-game series from Florence


Boomers Grab Sixth Straight with Another One-Run Decision
The Boomers won another one-run decision to gather a sixth straight before over 6,000 fans on Sunday night

Boomers Secure Fifth Straight
The Boomers reached the .500 mark by winning a fifth straight on Saturday afternoon

Boomers Pitch to Fourth Straight
The Boomers struck out 13 in tallying a fourth consecutive win

Boomers Rally to Sweep Lake Erie
The Boomers scored four unanswered runs to tally the first sweep of the year

Contributions Abound as Boomers Capture Series
Behind a team effort, the Boomers logged a 13-2 win at Lake Erie

Martinez Helps Boomers Pitch Past Lake Erie
Erik Martinez retired 18 of the first 19 batters as the Boomers won the opener of a series at Lake Erie

Joliet Rallies Late to Win Series
The Boomers connected on three homers, including a pair from Thomas DeBonville, but dropped a one-run decision in the finale with Joliet

Boomers Break Through in Middle Game Victory
All nine members of the lineup reached base and the Boomers did not trail in notching a middle game win over Joliet

Boomers Strikeout 13 in Defeat
The pitching staff fanned 13 but the Boomers did not lead in a series opening loss to Joliet

Boomers Fall on Walk-Off Homer
Gateway hit a walk-off homer with two outs in the ninth to sweep the Boomers in a mid-week series

Two Out Runs Drop Boomers
Gateway scored five runs with two outs in the seventh to tally a win

Boomers Fall in Opener at Gateway
William Salas homered in the first, but the Boomers dropped the opener at Gateway


Boomers Erupt to Win Series Finale
The Boomers scored in seven consecutive innings to break a five-game skid

Boomers Drop First Sudden Death Game
The Boomers dropped the first sudden death game in team history on Saturday night

11 Hits Not Enough in Series Opening Loss
The Boomers amassed 11 hits, three from Matt Bottcher in his 15th multi-hit game, but it wasn't enough in a series opening loss to Washington

Boomers Fall in Slugfest
The Boomers finished with 15 hits but fell a run short in an 11-10 loss to Evansville on Wednesday

Rally Falls Short as Boomers Drop Opener
Chase Dawson drove home four, but the Boomers couldn't rally to a win in the series opener with Evansville

Middendorf Purchased by Brewers
After a roaring start, Ryan Middendorf became the first member of the 2022 Boomers to have his contract purchased by an MLB organization

Washington Scores Walk-Off Win in Series Finale
The Boomers led the entire game but Washington scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk-off with a series win.

Seven-Run Second Sends Boomers to Win
The Boomers scored seven runs in the bottom of the second, six with two outs, to win the middle game at Washington

Boomers Blanked in Series Opener
Washington scored in five straight innings and homered three times to blank the Boomers in the opener

Gateway Homers to Series Win
Gateway scored 13 unanswered runs to surge past the Boomers

Boomers Add Infielder Johnson
The Boomers have signed infielder Keelyn Johnson, who will make his debut tonight against Gateway


Middendorf Powers Boomers to Win
Ryan Middendorf struck out 11 and took a no-hitter into the sixth as the Boomers took down Gateway

Boomers Drop Opener with Gateway
The Boomers stranded 11 in dropping the first game of a mid-week series with Gateway

Boomers Triple to Win in Roadtrip Finale
Just over a week after setting a franchise record with four triples, the Boomers did it again, pounding out 18 hits in a roadtrip ending win over Windy City.

Boomers Drop Third Consecutive Nail-Biter
Braxton Davidson hit a grand slam and the pitching staff struck out 14, but the Boomers dropped another one-run game at Windy City

Boomers Strand 13 in Defeat
The Boomers scored in the first inning for a fifth consecutive contest but dropped a one-run decision at Joliet

Boomers Edged in Pitcher's Duel
Ryan Middendorf struck out 10, but the Boomers dropped a 2-1 game at Joliet


Boomers Claim Wild Win in Opener at Joliet
Brett Milazzo tallied a three-run double with two outs in the ninth as the Boomers grabbed a 10-7 win in the roadtrip opener

Boomers Cap Successful First Homestand with Win
Braxton Davidson hit his seventh homer of the year in the first inning and the Boomers led wire-to-wire to cap a 7-2 homestand

Tri-City Stuns Boomers
Tri-City scored three times in the ninth to steal a win over the Boomers

Boomers Kick Off Memorial Day Weekend with a Bang
Shumpei Yoshikawa carried a no-hitter into the seventh and the offense scored the second most runs in single game history as the Boomers opened Memorial Day weekend in style

Boomers Sweep Greys Behind Middendorf
Ryan Middendorf matched the single game record for strikeouts as the Boomers swept past the Empire State Greys

Boomers Swing Past Greys
The Boomers set a team record with four triples and notched eight extra-base hits in a win over the Greys.

Boomers Rally Past Greys
Scoring eight unanswered runs, the Boomers were able to win the opener with the Empire State Greys

Boomers Connect on Three Homers in Defeat
Thomas DeBonville, Braxton Davidson and Matt Bottcher homered and Kyle Arjona fanned nine, but Trois-Rivieres was able to salvage a game with a 7-4 win on Sunday.

Boomers Score Late to Win Wild Affair
Four runs in the eighth allowed the Boomers to win a third straight, downing Trois-Rivieres 12-9

Seven-Run Second Sends Boomers to Win in Home Opener
The Boomers scored seven times in the second inning to erase an early deficit and storm to a win in the home opener

Boomers Steal Series Win in Extras
Down to the final strike, the Boomers rallied to win in extras and take two-of-three from New York to close the season opening roadtrip.

Eighth Inning Sends New York to Win
Braxton Davidson homered again, but New York scored seven runs in the bottom of the eighth to win the middle game with the Boomers

Boomers Squeeze Past New York
Braxton Davidson hit a two-run homer to help the Boomers win the opener in New York despite managing just three hits

Boomers Bust Out in First Win
Five runs in the second inning helped the Boomers seize control early and race to the first win of the season

Boomers Drop Rain-Shortened Affair
After starting nearly an hour late due to rain, weather brought an early end to the second game in New Jersey after five innings.

Boomers Drop Season Opener in New Jersey
Despite tallying 10 hits, the Boomers fell at Sussex County in the first ever meeting between the two teams to open 2022