Boomers hold on, win 7-0

The first-place Schaumburg Boomers erupted for 7 runs early, but the Lake Erie Crushers made it close before Adam Tollefson and Patrick Mincey combined to slam the door for a 7-5 victory Monday night.

The host Boomers (33-19) scored twice in the second and five times in the third to take a 7-0 lead. Jereme Milons doubled in his first 2 at bats against his former team. In four games against Lake Erie this season, he is 8-for-18 (.444).

In the third, Frank Pfister and Steve McQuail belted back-to-back home runs, the third time the Boomers have done that this season, and first baseman Nick Kuroczko had a 2-run double.

Alex Rivers was strong through 5 innings for the Boomers, allowing just 1 hit before Lake Erie broke through for 5 runs, capped off by Daniel Bowman’s 2-run single, to cut the lead to 2. Tollefson entered with two on in the seventh and got a pair of groundouts, including a double play, to end the threat. The veteran left-hander did not allow a hit in 2 innings, striking out two.

Mincey struck out the side in the ninth to earn his ninth save as Schaumburg improved to a season-high 14 games over the .500 mark.