Schaumburg Boomers split road doubleheader with New Jersey

The Schaumburg Boomers were unable to hold a 4-0 lead in the opener but rallied from down 4-0 in the second game to split a pair of contests with the New Jersey Jackals on Saturday night. New Jersey won the first game of the doubleheader 5-4, then the Boomers won the second game 7-4.

The Boomers scored four times in the first inning of Game 1 but could not hold the lead as a pair of homers from the hosts handed New Jersey the win. Christian Fedko led off the game with a single and stole second before scoring on an RBI single from Anthony Calarco. Aaron Simmons made the score 4-0 by roping a 3-run homer to right. New Jersey received a 2-run homer in the second and a go-ahead 3-run homer in the fifth to account for the final.

In Game 2, New Jersey connected on a grand slam in the top of the first but the Boomers rallied to salvage a split. Christian Fedko doubled to open the third inning and scored on a single from Anthony Calarco. Two more runs scored in the top of the third. Michael Gould and Chase Dawson singled ahead of Calarco, who knocked home his second run of the game with the third straight hit.

Nick Podkul added a sacrifice fly. The Boomers grabbed the lead with four runs in the sixth. Will Prater reached on a bunt single with one away. Fedko walked and Gould singled to tie the score. Dawson singled home the go-ahead run and Podkul capped the scoring with a 2-run double.