Dawson's walk-off grand slam gives Boomers a series win

Posted August 25, 2022 1:00 am

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Chase Dawson hit a walk-off grand slam on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Schaumburg Boomers stole two of three from the Washington Wild Things at Wintrust Field by scoring an 8-4 win on Thursday.

Washington scored in the first inning for the third time in the series but the Boomers took a brief 2-1 lead in the fourth on homers from Mike Hart and Clint Hardy. Washington responded instantly with three runs in the fifth before the Boomers tied the contest in the bottom of the fifth. Neither team scored again until the Boomers loaded the bases for Dawson with two outs in the ninth.

Luis Perez started and worked 4.1 innings. Thomas Nicoll struck out three in 1.2 innings and Jake Joyce tossed three innings to earn the win.

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