Schaumburg Boomers erupt in the eighth inning for win

The Schaumburg Boomers were trailing 6-1 entering the eighth but scored seven times, capped by a go-ahead grand slam from Kellum Clark, rallying to stun the Gateway Grizzlies on the road with an 8-7 decision on Wednesday night

Schaumburg struck first in the top of the first. Alec Craig led off the game with a double and scored on an RBI single from Anthony Calarco. Gateway scored six unanswered runs to take a 6-1 lead into the eighth. Tuesday night the Boomers couldn’t hold a 5-0 lead in the seventh, but the team returned the favor on Wednesday. Cole Turney opened the seven-run inning with a single to center.

Kyle Fitzgerald followed with a walk. With one away Alex Calarco coaxed a walk to load the bases. Christian Fedko opened the scoring with an RBI single, cutting the deficit to 6-2. Alec Craig followed with a two-run single, making the score 6-4. Banks Tolley singled to load the bases and Clark, who was 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts entering the at bat, worked the count before blasting a 3-2 pitch from Claudio Galva over the wall in the left for an opposite-field go-ahead grand slam.

Clark has homered in four of the last five games and now owns 10 on the campaign. Gateway scored a run in the bottom of the inning but stranded the tying run at third and Holland Townes worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earn the save.