Schaumburg Boomers slug past Windy City

The Schaumburg Boomers scored in four consecutive innings and banged out 16 hits in capturing an 11-8 decision over the Windy City ThunderBolts at Wintrust Field on Wednesday during the middle game of a split series.

Alec Craig put the Boomers on the scoreboard with an RBI infield single in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs. Cole Smith followed with a two-run single to make the score 3-0. The lead was short-lived as Windy City scored four in the top of the fifth, three of which came on a two-out three-run homer from Daryl Ruiz.

The deficit was just as short lived as the Boomers put four runs of their own on the board in the bottom of the inning. Kyle Fitzgerald tied the game with a double and Will Prater put the Boomers on top for good with a two-run single. The final run of the inning crossed on an error.

Windy City did not go away but the Boomers had an answer each time. Banks Tolley connected on a two-run homer in the sixth and Kellum Clark posted a two-run single in the seventh.