Mt. Prospect native Landwehr pitches Boomers to win in home opener

The Schaumburg Boomers opened the home portion of the schedule by rallying to a 3-2 win over the Washington Wild Things on Tuesday night.

Washington built a 2-0 lead against Mt. Prospect native Jack Landwehr.

The Wild Things plated a pair of runs in the third innings before Landwehr settled into a groove, facing the minimum over his final three innings of work. Schaumburg tied the game in the bottom of the fifth when Matt Rose throttled a 2-run homer to left-center. The winning run scored in the eighth. Julio Gonzalez led off with a walk and reached third on a double from Quincy Nieporte. Connor Oliver delivered the game-winning blow with a sacrifice fly.

Landwehr spun a quality start in his Schaumburg debut, allowing 2 runs in six innings while striking out four. The bullpen worked three scoreless frames. Darrell Thompson earned the win in relief, striking out the side in the eighth. Connor Eller struck out a pair to pick up his first save. The pitching staff totaled 10 strikeouts in the game. The bullpen has gone 13⅔ innings without allowing a run. Both teams finished with 6 hits. Jack Parenty notched 3 hits to lead the Boomers.