Schaumburg Boomers blown out as Craig sets league record

Alec Craig drew a pair of walks to become the Frontier League’s all-time leader, but the Schaumburg Boomers suffered a 17-4 loss in the opener of a weekend series with the Florence Y’Alls in Kentucky on Friday night.

The Boomers had plenty of baserunners in the game, including Craig, who tied the mark with a first-inning walk and set the record with a bases-loaded free pass in the fourth, the 421st of his career, to surpass Eric Williams. Florence scored nine runs in the third to break open a 1-0 game.

Schaumburg scored four in the fourth but could get no closer. Will Prater and Cole Nelson singled home runs in addition to Craig’s record setting walk and a bases-loaded walk to Myles Beale. The Y’Alls added six more in the seventh and one in the eighth to account for the final.

Florence finished with 24 hits, the most allowed by the Boomers. Craig and Prater reached base three times in the contest with Prater tallying a pair of hits. Schaumburg walked nine times in the contest.