Calarco homers twice, but Schaumburg Boomers fall to Washington

Reigning Frontier League MVP Anthony Calarco drilled a pair of homers, but it wasn’t enough as the Schaumburg Boomers suffered a 9-6 loss to the Washington Wild Things in the opener of a holiday weekend series at Wintrust Field on Friday night.

Washington put single runs on the board in the third and fourth to build a 2-0 edge. The Boomers responded in a big way with five runs in the bottom of the fourth to lead 5-2. Christian Fedko led off the inning with a walk before Calarco tied the game with the first of his two homers, a line drive two-run blast over the wall in right.

Cole Smith delivered a three-run double with two outs later in the inning to put the Boomers ahead. Washington put up five runs in the top of the fifth, all of which came with two outs to open a 7-5 advantage.

Calarco connected on his second homer with one out in the bottom of the inning, an opposite-field shot to bring the Boomers within 7-6. Washington added runs in the sixth and ninth innings to tally the win. Schaumburg brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth but could not equalize the contest.