Boomers rally falls short against Joliet

The Schaumburg Boomers loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally fell short in a 4-3 loss to the Joliet Slammers on Sunday afternoon at Wintrust Field.

Joliet utilized single runs in the first and fourth to grab a 2-0 edge. Banks Tolley tied the game with one swing in the bottom of the inning, blasting a two-out two-run homer to left. Chris Davis pulled a two-run homer to right for Joliet in the sixth to put the Slammers ahead at 4-2.

The Boomers brought the tying run to the plate in three consecutive innings before the ninth but could not break through. Will Prater opened the bottom of the ninth with a walk and, with one away, Alex Calarco singled. Christian Fedko plated a run by pulling a single to draw the Boomers within a run. Alec Craig singled to load the bases but Joliet was able to escape with the victory.

Ross Thompson was hit with the loss after working 5.2 innings. Holland Townes, Aaron Glickstein and Caleb Riedel combined to work 3.1 scoreless innings of relief to give the comeback a chance. Anthony Calarco and Kellum Clark registered two hits apiece in the defeat, which snapped a seven-game win streak.