Schaumburg Boomers come from behind to secure victory

The Schaumburg Boomers scored seven unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings to rally from down 5-1 and steal an 8-5 victory over the Washington Wild Things and gain a game of space in the standings on Saturday night at Wintrust Field.

Washington jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first behind three consecutive extra-base hits with two outs. The Boomers got one back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double from Banks Tolley.

Washington scored single runs in the second and fourth to build the 5-1 edge while the Boomers struggled against Washington starter Kobe Foster, who retired 12 straight from the second into the sixth.

The Schaumburg pitching staff kept putting together zeroes to give the offense a chance to respond. The bats came to life in the seventh with two outs, scoring three times to draw within 5-4. Alec Craig was hit by a pitch and Michael Gould followed with a walk after the first two hitters were retired.

Christian Fedko knocked home the first run with a single and Anthony Calarco followed with an RBI single of his own. Tolley doubled home his second run of the game moments later, but the Boomers left the bases loaded after facing three Washington relievers.

Kyle Fitzgerald singled to begin the eighth and moved to third on a throwing error. Will Prater tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Fedko was intentionally walked to bring up Calarco, who leads the league in RBI. Calarco added to his total with a go-ahead 2-run double.