Windy City rallies past Boomers

The Schaumburg Boomers could not hold a 4-0 lead in suffering a 10-8 loss in the series finale to the Windy City ThunderBolts.

The Boomers opened a 4-0 lead by scoring 4 times with 2 outs in the bottom of the second. Kenny Kirshner singled home Michael Valadez with the third straight single of the inning. Alexi Colon coaxed a walk to force in a run and Ty Nelson made it 4-0 with a 2-run single. Windy City hit a pair of homers in the third to battle within 4-3. The visitors tied the game in the fifth and took the lead with 4 in the sixth. Trailing 10-4, Schaumburg plated 4 runs in the seventh to pull within 10-8, but could get no closer. Spencer Mahoney picked up a 2-run single in the inning and TJ Bennett tallied a 2-run triple.

Schaumburg finished with 11 hits in the game and put the tying runs on base in the eighth and ninth, but could not break through. Kirshner, Kyle Ruchim, and Nelson all recorded 2 hits. Starter Peter Gehle took the loss, allowing 7 runs in five innings.

The Boomers (31-44) head on the road for a brief 3-game stint against the Evansville Otters at 6:35 p.m. Friday.