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Boomers cap road trip with win over New Jersey.

The Schaumburg Boomers capped a winning roadtrip by taking the rubber game from the New Jersey Jackals 10-8 on Sunday afternoon to finish a 4-2 journey through the state.

Schaumburg scored three runs in the first inning and built a 6-0 advantage.

Chase Dawson and Michael Gould drew walks to open the game. Christian Fedko opened the scoring with an RBI double. A second run scored on a wild pitch before Banks Tolley drove home a third run with a groundout.

The lead reached 6-0 in the third when Sam Kuchinski tallied a two-run single and Dawson followed with a single to score a run. New Jersey tied the game in the bottom of the inning by scoring five of its six runs with two outs. Will Prater put the Boomers ahead for good in the top of the fifth, singling home Tolley, who walked and stole second. Tolley then pushed the lead to 9-6 with a two-run double in the sixth.

Buddie Pindel worked six innings to earn his second win in as many outings with the Boomers. Dallas Woolfolk and Dylan Stutsman set the stage for Mitch White, who stranded the tying runs on base in the ninth to earn his 10th save of the year. The pitching staff finished with 10 strikeouts. The offense tallied 13 hits in the victory. Dawson, Gould, Fedko, Nick Podkul, Tolley and Prater all finished with a pair of hits.

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