Alec Craig led off the game with a walk and scored from second base on a Clint Hardy sacrifice fly as the Boomers took the lead for the first time in the series. Schaumburg busted the game open behind five runs in the second, all of which scored on homers. Matt Bottcher led off with a solo shot, the first homer of the season for the team. William Salas blasted a two-out two-run homer to score Nick Oddo and the inning was capped with a two-run homer from Chase Dawson to bounce the Sussex County starter. Schaumburg went on to score in three other innings en route to the win.
Shumpei Yoshikawa grabbed the win in his debut for the Boomers. The right-hander struck out seven in six innings and did not walk a batter, recording five consecutive outs via the strikeout from the fourth into the sixth. Darrell Thompson struck out two in two innings and Jake Joyce finished out the game. Schaumburg tallied 10 hits and drew seven walks while stealing three bases. Bottcher finished with four hits, all middle-away, falling a triple shy of the cycle while scoring four times and stealing a base. Blake Grant-Parks drove home three runs and Craig scored twice.
The roadtrip will continue following a day off tomorrow. The Boomers (1-2) visit the New York Boulders for three games beginning at 5:30pm Central on Tuesday night in the first ever meeting between the two franchises. RHP Kyle Arjona (0-0, 0.00), the MVP of the Championship Series in the 2021, takes the ball in the opener.