Boomers pull away from Joliet

The Schaumburg Boomers scored three runs in the sixth and added three insurance runs in the ninth to pull away from the Joliet Slammers and grab a 7-3 victory in the opener of a six-game roadtrip Tuesday night.

Joliet took a 1-0 lead in the third as the first two batters reached before a groundout plated the run. Schaumburg evened the game in the fifth when Kyle Fitzgerald drew a walk and scored from second on a single from Alec Craig.

Chase Dawson homered to put the Boomers ahead in the sixth. Banks Tolley added a two-run blast to make the score 4-1. Blake Berry hit a two-run homer for Joliet in the bottom of the inning to draw the hosts within 4-3. The Boomers scored three times in the ninth. Tolley recorded a two-run double and Alex Calarco lifted a sacrifice fly to provide separation.

Buddie Pindel threw six innings to earn his eighth win of the season. Pindel allowed three runs on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Holland Townes threw two scoreless with two strikeouts and Caleb Riedel polished off the win with a pair of strikeouts in the ninth.

Tolley finished with two hits, both for extra bases, four RBI and a walk. Anthony Calarco also recorded two hits.