Boomers cap season-opening road sweep of Washington

WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Schaumburg Boomers completed a season opening sweep with Sunday’s 6-3 win over the Washington Wild Things.

The Boomers didn’t trail, scoring three runs in the top of the third. Tyler Depreta-Johnson and Chase Dawson opened the inning with back-to-back singles and Dawson scored the first run on a wild pitch. Alec Craig homered to right to push the lead to 3-0.

Washington homered in the bottom of the inning to draw within 3-1. Both teams scored runs in the sixth with Felix Aberouette tallying an RBI single in the top half. Two runs in the eighth allowed the Wild Things to account for the final.

Returner Jackson Hickert tossed six innings in the win, becoming the first Boomers’ starter to earn a decision this year. The righty allowed two runs on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Jacob Smith and Mitch White both made their season debuts on the mound and Dallas Woolfolk worked the ninth to log his first save.

The offense finished with 11 hits in the win. Craig logged three to go with three RBIs. Dawson and Depreta-Johnson both totaled two hits and scored twice.

The Boomers open the home portion of the schedule at 6:30 p.m. Monday against the Tri-City ValleyCats. John Wilson will receive the ball in the opener while Tri-City sends Easton Klein to the mound.