Boomers nearly no-hit

Posted June 21, 2012 6:03 pm

Special to the Daily Herald

Joliet starting pitcher Steven Maxwell flirted with a no-hitter as the host Slammers bested the Schaumburg Boomers 2-1 in the middle game of a road series Thursday night.

Despite the loss, the Boomers (20-12) remained in first place in the West Division of the Frontier League.

Maxwell did not allow a hit until Nick Kuroczko belted an opposite-field double down the left-field line for the Boomers with one out in the eighth. Pinch hitter Chad Mozingo followed with a single, and Kuroczko scored on a groundout off the bat of Karexon Sanchez to bring the Boomers within a run.

The Boomers put the tying run on base in the ninth but were unable to tie.

Maxwell threw 8 innings for Joliet (15-17), allowing just the 2 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Amalio Diaz posted his seventh save by working the ninth. Cameron Roth was nearly as tough for the Boomers, striking out a season-high seven in a 4-hit, complete-game effort — the first complete game in franchise history.

The series concludes today with another 7:05 p.m. contest. Boomers right-hander Tyler Watkins (1-3, 3.62) opposes right-hander Jake Renshaw (0-1, 4.26).

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