Matt Bottcher opened the bottom of the second with a solo homer, his second of the year. The outburst continued with an RBI double from William Salas, a two-run single off the bat of Chase Dawson, an RBI double from Clint Hardy and a two-run homer from Braxton Davidson. Bottcher singled home another run in the fourth and Nick Oddo added an RBI single in the fifth as the Boomers led 9-2. Trois-Rivieres scored twice in the sixth but Davidson drew a bases loaded walk in the seventh. The visitors plated two more in the eighth to account for the final.
Ryan Middendorf made the opening night start and worked six innings, allowing three earned runs while striking out five. Kristian Scott worked 1.1 innings, Aaron Glickstein .2 innings and Thomas Nicoll one. The offense amassed 16 hits in the win, a season high. Nine individuals posted hits with six tallying more than one. Craig finished with three hits. Davidson drove home three runs.