Sussex County grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against Schaumburg starter Blake Stelzer and did not trail in the game. Clint Hardy blooped an RBI single in the fifth to score William Salas with the only run of the game. Chase Dawson tripled to open the sixth against a reliever but did not score and the hosts plated two in the bottom of the frame to turn the tide. Sussex County added two in the seventh on a homer from Justin Washington and made it 7-1 with an unearned run in the eighth.
Stelzer suffered the loss in his first professional start, working six innings. The former Southern Illinois right-hander sat down 11 straight Sussex County batters from the third through the sixth and finished with two walks, a hit batter and seven strikeouts. Juan Pichardo threw the seventh and Thomas Hart worked the eighth.
Alec Craig tallied two opposite field singles from the leadoff slot and Dawson notched a pair of hits. The Boomers were just 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.