Schaumburg Boomers wrap up second straight Frontier League playoff berth

The Schaumburg Boomers secured a second consecutive trip to the Frontier League playoffs and a fifth in six years by toppling the Florence Y’Alls 5-3 on Thursday night in the final game of the regular season at Wintrust Field.

Schaumburg jumped ahead early in the game, something that was a trend in the series. Anthony Calarco stroked an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the first. Four more runs would score with two outs in the second as the Boomers strung together five hits and a walk with two away.

Chase Dawson singled home a run, Calarco added to his RBI total with a two-run single, and Kellum Clark also plated a run as the Boomers led 5-0. The Florence bullpen kept the Boomers off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Florence tallied a single run in the seventh inning and scored twice in the eighth, bringing the tying run to the plate.

The Y’Alls brought the tying run to the plate again in the ninth, but Darrell Thompson closed the door to earn his second save.

The Boomers (55-44) still lead the West Division and hit the road for the final three games of the season with a visit to the Central Division Champion Washington Wild Things.