Schaumburg Boomers rally to record walkoff victory, maintain edge for playoff spot

The Schaumburg Boomers rallied from a 5-1 deficit and recorded a walkoff victory over the Evansville Otters by a 6-5 final on Wednesday night at Wintrust Field to remain a half game in front of Lake Erie for the final playoff slot in the West Division.

Jake Meyer was the hero, depositing a game-winning single into right to score Aaron Simmons in the bottom of the ninth inning with the winning run in a fifth walkoff win. Simmons has been involved in the winning play in four of the contests.

Evansville jumped to a 3-0 lead in the top of the third. Consecutive RBI singles with two outs from Logan Brown and JJ Cruz capped the inning. The Boomers had runners on base in every inning and scored a single run in the bottom of the inning.

Simmons singled with two away to score Chase Dawson. Evansville scored two more in the fifth to lead 5-1, but the Boomers battled back, scoring four runs in the sixth to even the game. Meyer recorded his first RBI single of the game Simmons with one away.

Andrew Sojka walked with the bases loaded and Anthony Calarco tied the game with an opposite-field single with two away.

Dylan inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the seventh and escaped without allowing a run as both teams created constant opportunities. The ninth-inning heroics started with a one out walk to Simmons and a pinch-hit double from Kyle Fitzgerald to set the stage for Meyer.