Cook, Schaumburg Boomers blank Windy City

Cole Cook faced just four batters over the minimum and tossed a shutout as the Schaumburg Boomers blanked the Windy City ThunderBolts 7-0 to win 2-of-3 in the midweek series.

Cook set the tone from the outset of the game by twirling a 1-2-3 first. The left-hander retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced. The Boomers gave Cook all the support he would need with three runs in the third.

Christian Fedko and Alec Craig started the inning with singles. Kellum Clark recorded an infield single to score Fedko and give the Boomers the lead. Banks Tolley coaxed a bases-loaded walk to make the score 2-0, and Alex Calarco lifted a sacrifice fly. Craig connected on a two-run homer in the fourth, his first of the season. Kyle Fitzgerald tallied an RBI single in the fifth and stole home in the eighth to account for the final.