Schaumburg Boomers see patience pay off in third consecutive victory

The Schaumburg Boomers scored five runs in the bottom of the second inning following a rain delay of more than two hours and notched a third consecutive victory, downing the Joliet Slammers 8-3 on the final home Friday at Wintrust Field this year.

Joliet opened the scoring in the top of the second.

The Boomers loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the inning and Jake Meyer coaxed a walk to force home the tying run before the game was brought to a halt.

Alec Craig banged a two-strike pitch into the right field corner to clear the bases immediately following the resumption and put the Boomers ahead 4-1. Christian Fedko and Chase Dawson both followed with RBI singles to make the score 6-1.

The Slammers chipped away with single runs in the seventh and eighth to draw within 6-3 before Andrew Sojka smacked his first pro homer, a 2-run blast to right, to account for the final.

Jacob Smith picked up the win, his fourth. Smith threw the first two innings and returned to throw three more following the weather delay, allowing one run on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

Aaron Glickstein tossed two innings with Matt Helwig and Mitch White each working an inning to seal the win. Sojka and Dawson both notched a pair of hits in the victory.