Boomers’ season comes down to Game 3 tonight in Schaumburg

The Schaumburg Boomers put the tying runs on base in the ninth inning but will have their season come down to a single game after the Evansville Otters rallied to a 4-1 victory at Wintrust Field on Friday night, evening the best-of-three series.

The game unfolded as another tight pitching battle. Evansville put runners on base in each of the first three innings but did not score. Cole Smith threw out a runner at the plate in the top of the first. The Otters loaded the bases with only one out in the third, but for the third time in the series failed to score a run.

Schaumburg opened a 1-0 lead with a controversial run in the bottom of the third. Evansville exited the field thinking a double play had been turned to end the inning on a deflected groundball off the bat of Kellum Clark, but after a discussion just one out was awarded and the first run of the game had crossed the plate in the form of Alec Craig.

The series will conclude on Saturday night at Wintrust Field with a winner-take-all Game 3.