Boomers beat Evansville in rain-shortened game

The Schaumburg Boomers recorded a 4-3 victory over the Evansville Otters in eight innings when the game was called due to rain, recording a three-game sweep of the weekend series by coming from behind in all three games.

Evansville scored three runs in the top of the first inning against starter Cole Cook. The Boomers pulled within 3-1 on a homer from Aaron Simmons in the second inning and tied the game when Anthony Calarco blasted his 17th of the year in the third, a two-run shot. The game remained even until the bottom of the sixth. Kyle Fitzgerald led off with a single and reached third on a sacrifice bunt from John Fiorenza. Will Prater singled home pinch-runner Alec Gonzalez with the go-ahead run.

Heavy ran prompted a delay of just over an hour after the sixth. The game resumed and the seventh inning was played and two outs were recorded in the top of the eighth before heavy rain came again, bringing the contest to a close.

Cook worked six innings to grab his fifth win of the season, striking out five. Dylan Stutsman twirled a perfect seventh and Nick Paciorek struck out two in the eighth before the rain to record the save. Simmons and Prater both tallied two hits as the Boomers finished with 10.