Quebec gets off to fast start, beats Boomers to force decisive Game 5 of championship series

The Quebec Capitales built a big early lead and staved off a comeback attempt from the Schaumburg Boomers, winning a 14-8 contest on Saturday night to force a decisive Game 5.

The game was delayed by nearly an hour due to late afternoon weather, but Quebec wasted no time in jumping ahead. The leadoff man of the game reached for the first time in the series as part of a six-run inning that saw 10 batters come to the plate. The lead grew to 8-0 with a pair of runs in the second, but the Boomers have been a comeback team all season, particularly at home. Schaumburg scored twice in the bottom of the second on sacrifice flies from Alex Calarco and Kyle Fitzgerald.

The Boomers brought the tying run to the plate in the third. Alec Craig and Christian Fedko opened the inning with singles. Anthony Calarco drove home his 15th run of the playoffs to set the league’s playoff record. Tolley followed with a sacrifice fly to make the score 8-4. After a walk, Alex Calarco hit a triple off the wall in center to score two more. Quebec turned to the Frontier League Pitcher of the Year, Braeden Alleman, in relief on three days rest and a strikeout ended the rally.

A champion will be crowned at Wintrust Field with Game 5 starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.