JOLIET, Ill. — The 2021 Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers failed to hold a 5-0 lead, but a Brett Milazzo three-run double with two outs in the top of the ninth directed the team to a 10-7 win over the Joliet Slammers in the series opener on Tuesday night.

Schaumburg stayed hot early. Alec Craig homered to start the game and two batters later Braxton Davidson pounded his eighth of the year to make the score 3-0. Chase Dawson recorded an RBI single in the second as the lead extended to 4-0. The Boomers have outscored opponents 46-14 in the first three innings this year. Dawson drove home another run in the fourth with a groundout. Joliet took the lead with seven unanswered runs, receiving a three-run double from Tyler Depreta-Johnson with two outs in the sixth. Five straight reached with two outs in the ninth as the Boomers took the lead on the Milazzo double. William Salas added an RBI single to complete the comeback.

Blake Stelzer worked into the sixth in a no-decision on the hill. Kristian Scott grabbed his first win with a perfect eighth and Darrell Thompson grabbed his first save by facing the minimum in the ninth. Both teams logged double-digit hits. Dawson, Milazzo, Salas and Nick Oddo all produced a pair of hits for the Boomers (11-5).

The Boomers continue the trip on Wednesday night with another 6:35pm game. RHP Ryan Middendorf (2-1, 4.19) takes the ball in the middle game against RHP Cam Aufderheide (0-2, 6.06) as the five-game roadtrip through Chicagoland continues. The team returns home June 7. Tickets for the 2022 season are on sale now! Visit boomersbaseball.com.