Boomers swept in doubleheader and in series with Washington

The Schaumburg Boomers held leads in both contests but were swept by the Washington Wild Things in a Sunday doubleheader, 8-6 and 9-4, as well as the weekend series at Wintrust Field.

Schaumburg scored five runs in the first inning and built a 6-0 lead only to watch Washington come back and win by plating eight unanswered including six runs in the fifth to steal the opener.

Anthony Calarco put the Boomers ahead with a bases-loaded double to score two in the bottom of the first. Kyle Fitzgerald followed with a sacrifice fly and, with two outs, Will Prater slugged his third homer of the season. Kellum Clark singled home a run in the second to push the lead out to 6-0.

Washington finished with 13 hits in the opener. Ross Thompson worked into the fifth but Holland Townes suffered the defeat. Alec Craig record a pair of hits as the Boomers totaled seven. Schaumburg also drew six walks in the contest. Clark reached base four times.

A similar story transpired in the second game as the Boomers led 3-0 only to see Washington score seven straight including five in the sixth.

The Boomers scored in the first inning again. Craig was hit by a pitch and Calarco walked. Clark notched the first hit of the game, a single to plate Craig and hand the Boomers a 1-0 edge. The lead grew to 3-0 on a two-run single from Craig in the fourth.

Washington drew within a run by scoring twice in the fifth and took the lead behind the five-run sixth. Craig drove home his third run of the game in the bottom of the sixth and the Boomers brought the tying run to the plate but hit into a double play.

Craig reached base four times and drove home three. Prater reached base on three occasions as the Boomers finished with six hits.