Boomers win 3-1, take series

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Schaumburg Boomers got another strong showing on the mound to produce a 3-1 win over the Traverse City Beach Bums and win a series on the road.

Traverse City scored a run in the first against starter Aryton Costa, but did not score again. Costa allowed just 4 hits in working a season-high 7 innings to improve to 2-0 on the year. Kenny Towns and Nick Oddo singled to open the second before a grounder from Cosimo Cannella evened the score. The deciding run crossed in the fourth when Towns scored on an error. Jack Parenty provided a needed insurance strike with a ninth-inning RBI single.

Costa retired 10 in a row from the second through the fifth, and went through a stretch of retiring 17 of 18 batters. The right-hander struck out 4 in the victory. Jake Joyce earned his fourth save, leaving the bases loaded in the ninth. The Boomers finished with 11 hits in the contest. Oddo tallied 3 while Towns, Cannella and Sean Godfrey each posted a pair.

Schaumburg (13-5) has won four consecutive series and will return home on Friday night a game ahead of the Windy City ThunderBolts in the East Division.