Schaumburg Boomers fall 5-3 at home

After holding leads of 1-0 and 2-1, the Schaumburg Boomers dropped a 5-3 decision to the visiting Joliet Slammers on Wednesday night.

Steve McQuail registered the first of 3 hits in the game in the first inning to bring home Joel Hutter with the first run. After Joliet tied the game in the second, Justin Vasquez came across on a wild pitch to place the Boomers ahead. Jordan Dean tied the score at 3-3 with an RBI double in the fourth. Joliet used single runs in the fifth and sixth for the win.

Mike Schulze extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a first-inning single. The streak is the longest in the league this year and matches a team record set by Gerard Hall last season. Brett Mabry suffered the loss, working 6 innings. Brandon Bargas tossed 2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, and Jake Joyce struck out the side in the ninth.

Schaumburg (15-20) concludes the three-game series with Joliet on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Right-hander Raul Jacobsen (0-0, 5.79) will make his second professional start for the Boomers. Joliet counters with former Schaumburg left-hander Hunter Ackerman (1-1, 7.71).