AVON, Ohio — The 2021 Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers led early but the Lake Erie Crushers scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth and held on to win the opener of a midweek series 7-5 on Tuesday night in Ohio.

Clint Hardy came to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the first and delivered a sharp two-run single to left on the first pitch to hand Schaumburg the lead. Kemuel Thomas-Rivera homered in the second to cut into the deficit. Alec Craig came through with two outs in the fourth with a single to score Brett Milazzo, who doubled earlier in the frame.

The Crushers scored four runs in the fifth to lead 5-3. William Salas doubled with two outs in the sixth to score Milazzo but Lake Erie came back with two runs in the seventh to gain some separation. Mike Hart homered with two outs in the ninth to account for the final, his 12th homer of the year in 33 games with the team.

The Boomers outhit Lake Erie as Craig, Hart and Hardy all notched multiple hits. Braxton Davidson walked twice to extend hi on-base streak to 36 games, believed to be tied for the longest streak in the league this year. Shumpei Yoshikawa put together a quality start but suffered the loss, allowing just three earned runs in six innings. Yoshikawa struck out two to become the fourth pitcher in team history to strike out 100 batters in a season. Luis Rivera tossed the final two innings.

The Boomers (43-35) continue the longest roadtrip of the season on Wednesday night with the middle game at Lake Erie. RHP Aaron Glickstein (6-4, 3.97) is scheduled to start against RHP Kevin Holcomb (1-0, 1.80) in the 6:05 pm Central game. The team returns home on August 23. The 2022 season is winding down. Don’t miss your chance to see one of the final 10 home games before summer comes to a close. Tickets for the 2022 season are on sale now! Visit boomersbaseball.com.