Pitching falters as Schaumburg Boomers lose to Joliet

The Schaumburg Boomers finished with 10 hits but dropped a 20-6 decision to the Joliet Slammers despite connecting on a season-high three homers in the opener of a series at Wintrust Field on Friday night.

Joliet scored in six innings and recorded five runs in three innings. Schaumburg held a brief 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Christian Fedko connected on his first homer in the inning to tie the score, and Bren Spillane handed the Boomers the lead with an RBI single. Kyle Fitzgerald homered in the second and Aaron Simmons added a solo homer in the eighth. The team has homered 11 times in the past five contests.

Derek Salata suffered the loss on the mound. Hambleton Oliver worked four innings of relief in his season debut, allowing two runs. Anthony Calarco bolstered his league leading RBI total to 14 in eight games by notching two hits and driving home a pair. Simmons and Fedko also posted a pair of hits.