Washington pulls away against Boomers

The Washington Wild Things hit three homers and scored eight runs in the eighth inning to pull away from the Schaumburg Boomers and win the series finale 12-1.

Washington opened the scoring in the first and did not look back. The lone run for the Boomers came in the fourth. Christian Fedko doubled and scored on a double play. Washington pitchers retired 15 straight from the fourth through the ninth. Derek Salata allowed three runs in six innings, walking two and striking out four. Anthony Calarco posted a pair of hits for the Boomers.