Schaumburg Boomers lose rain-delayed game on the road

The Schaumburg Boomers tied Saturday’s game in the seventh inning but suffered a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Evansville Otters in a contest that was delayed by 1:35 due to rain.

Evansville opened a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third following the rain delay against Schaumburg starter Derek Salata, who came back to the mound after sitting through the stoppage. Salata allowed just the one run in five innings, striking out four.

The Boomers tied the game in the seventh. Kyle Fitzgerald doubled and scored on a single from Alex Calarco. Evansville recorded a pair of two-out RBI singles in the bottom of the inning to lead 3-1 and tacked on an insurance tally in the eighth. The Boomers placed runners on base in six innings and saw eight members of the lineup reach base but managed just five hits.

Calarco was the lone member of the team to reach base twice. Four pitchers appeared for the Boomers in the defeat.