Arjona goes the distance for Boomers in 8-0 win over Joliet

Kyle Arjona shut down the Joliet Slammers, throwing the first complete game shutout of the year in the league as the Schaumburg Boomers opened a three-game mid-week series with an 8-0 win.

Arjona, the opening-night starter for the Boomers, allowed only 3 hits and five total baserunners in the contest. Joliet did not record a hit until the fifth inning against the right-hander.

Angelo Gumbs gave Arjona all the support he would need with a monster homer leading off the fourth inning. Schaumburg would stretch the lead to 3-0 when Matt Bottcher, signed before the game, recorded a 2-run single in his pro debut. Alec Craig singled home a run in the seventh before the Boomers put the game out of reach with 4 runs in the eighth. Luke Becker, Chase Dawson and Gumbs drove home runs while another scored on a wild pitch.

Arjona did not reach 100 pitches in the shutout, which came in just his fourth career start. The Florida native walked 1 and struck out 4 while trusting his defense with two double plays and 13 groundball outs. Bottcher reached base in all four of his plate appearances, with 2 hits. Becker and Brett Milazzo also added 2 hits.