Matos, Schaumburg Boomers shut out Windy City

Dwayne Matos fired a 4-hit shutout as the Schaumburg Boomers swept a brief two-game road series by blanking the Windy City ThunderBolts 6-0 on Saturday night.

Similar to Friday night both starting pitchers were on point to open the game. The first runs came in the top of the fifth when Anthony Calarco blasted his eighth homer of the season, scoring Andrew Sojka who doubled in front of him to make the score 2-0.

The Boomers put the game away with four in the sixth. Two runs scored on an error after three consecutive walks to open the inning. Calarco tacked on two more RBI with a single, finishing with four to up his league best total to 39, more than he put together in the entirety of the 2024 campaign.

Matos allowed just five baserunners in the win and did not allow a hit from the fourth until the ninth, facing just one over the minimum during that span. Matos finished with 106 pitches, striking out eight and walking one.

During the two games, the Schaumburg starters threw 17⅓ innings and just one reliever was needed. The Boomers have recorded three shutouts this season, all by identical 6-0 finals. Calarco and Aaron Simmons both finished with two hits in the win as the Boomers tallied six to go with seven walks.