Florence sneaks past Boomers in series opener
The Schaumburg Boomers kicked off the final series before the All-Star break by dropping a 3-2 decision to the Florence Freedom on Friday night.
The contest featured both starting pitchers tossing zeroes until the fifth, when Florence struck for 2 runs with 2 outs on 3 straight hits against Schaumburg starter Edwin Carl. Carl allowed just 2 runs while striking out 7 in six innings. The Boomers were able to tie the game with a 2-out, 2-run single from TJ Bennett in the sixth. Bennett finished with 2 hits in the contest. Florence plated the winning run in the top of the eighth.
Schaumburg (22-27) will continue the final series of the first half with the second contest against the Freedom at 6 p.m. on Saturday with another fireworks display.
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