2018 Season News

Boomers Re-Sign Four from 2018
Boomers re-sign four players from the 2018 team to contracts for 2019

First of Many to Join the Boomers in 2019
The 2019 Schaumburg Boomers team is beginning to take shape.

White Sox Purchase Contract of Darrell Miller Jr.
Darrell Miller Jr. contract has been purchased by the Chicago White Sox.

Towns Plays All Nine in Season Finale
Kenny Towns played all nine positions as the Boomers dropped the final game of the season in Joliet by a 7-3 final

Seventh Inning Sends Boomers to Win
The Boomers provided an assist to Washington by scoring four runs in the seventh inning to win the second-to-last game of the year at Joliet

Boomers Drop Soggy Opener at Joliet
After waiting out a delay of 1:29, the Boomers opened the final series of the season with a fourth consecutive defeat, falling at Joliet after striking out 11 times

Parenty Named as Postseason All-Star
Jack Parenty received postseason All-Star accolades from the Frontier League on Thursday

Boomers Fall in Extras in Home Finale
The Boomers treated the Fan Appreciation Night crowd to free baseball, but fell in 11 innings to Washington 4-3 despite a game tying homer from Collin Ferguson

Late Rally Thwarts Schaumburg Comeback
The Boomers rallied from down 4-0 to take the lead, but Washington plated four runs in the eighth to grab an 8-6 win and become the first team in the league to clinch a playoff spot

Boomers Blanked in Opener of Final Home Series
Washington ambushed Gunnar Kines with four straight two-out run-scoring singles in the second, pulling closer a playoff slot with a shutout of the Boomers

Boomers Walk-Off with Wild Win
The Boomers banged out 19 hits in a 12-11 win over Traverse City to avoid a sweep on a walk-off single from Nick Oddo

Late Rally Falls Short
The Boomers put the tying runs on base in the ninth, but could not overcome a 6-0 hole despite four RBIs from Zack Weigel in a loss to Traverse City

Boomers Suffer Devastating Loss to Traverse City
Isaac Benard tripled home two runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and the Boomers left the bases loaded in the bottom of the frame, suffering a 3-2 loss in the opener of the final homestand

Boomers Push Past Wild Things
A pair of homers and a quality start from Kit Fowler helped the Boomers stay alive in the Frontier League playoff race, avoiding a sweep with a 6-2 win at Washington

Boomers Squander Early Lead in Loss at Washington
Washington scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth to spoil a fourth straight quality start from Gunnar Kines in an 8-7 comeback win over the Boomers

Wild Things Race to Win in Series Opener
Washington homered three times in the first three innings to notch a 10-3 win over the Boomers in the opener of a road series on Tuesday night

Boomers Homer Past Lake Erie
The Boomers connected on a season high four homers in a 10-4 win over the Lake Erie Crushers to capture the series

Boomers Slowed by Red-Hot Hurler
Lake Erie's Alex Romero extended his scoreless streak to 24 innings by spinning eight blank frames as the Crushers captured the middle game on Saturday night

Boomers Steal Late Victory
Sean Godfrey hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to spark a three-run rally with two outs as the Boomers picked up ground in the playoff race by rallying past the Lake Erie Crushers in the opener of a weekend series

Late Rally Sends Boomers to a Split
After scoring a walk-off win in the opener, Windy City scored twice with two outs in the seventh to split Thursday's doubleheader

Rain Forces Suspension
Rain in the top of the first inning forced a suspension of Wednesday night's contest. The game will be picked up in the 1st with Windy City leading 1-0 at 12:30 on Thursday and played through a full nine innings before a second seven-inning contest. Tickets may be exchanged

Boomers Hold Off Windy City
Kit Fowler did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and the Boomers built a 5-0 lead and held off a Windy City rally to break a two-game skid

Boomers Limited to One Hit in Another Shutout Loss
Joliet won the series by handing the Boomers a second consecutive one-hit shutout defeat on Sunday afternoon

Boomers Blanked in Near No-Hitter
The Boomers managed just one hit in a 9-0 loss to Joliet in the middle game of a series on Saturday night

Kines Tosses Complete Game as Boomers Open Long Homestand with Win
Gunnar Kines struck out 10 in his first career complete game shutout as the Boomers blanked Joliet before a season high crowd

Boomers Blanked by Bums in Finale
Schaumburg managed only six hits as Traverse City used four pitchers to combine on the ninth shutout of the season against the Boomers, winning the series

Boomers Split Doubleheader at Traverse City
Playing a scheduled mid-week doubleheader, the Boomers overcame a difficult loss in the opener to split the twinbill at Traverse City

Boomers 9-Game Homestand Preview
The Boomers return home for a 9-game homestand as the team makes a push for the playoffs.

Boomers Blanked in Finale at Evansville
Despite a quality start from Chris Powell, Evansville finished off a weekend sweep by handing the Boomers a 2-0 loss on Sunday afternoon, the eighth shutout loss of the year.

Boomers Can't Overcome Early Hole
Evansville built an early 7-0 lead and held off a surge from the Boomers to win the middle game of the series

Big Inning Drops Boomers in Opener
Jeff Gardner homered twice and drove home six as Evansville scored six times in the fourth to notch an 11-6 victory in the series opener on Friday

Early Outburst Propels Boomers
The Boomers scored three runs in the first inning and jumped to an early edge to roll past Florence in the series finale on Thursday

Boomers Strand 14 in 4th Straight Loss
Despite amassing 15 hits, the Boomers dropped a matinee with Florence, leaving 14 on base

Boomers Edged in Series Opener
Despite jumping ahead early, the Boomers suffered a third consecutive loss on Breast Cancer Awareness Night, dropping the opener to Florence by a 4-3 score

Moore Tabbed as Player of the Week
Behind five multi-hit performances, Ty Moore was named as the Frontier League's Player of the Week on Monday, the first honor of the year for the Boomers

Homers Send Joliet to Series Win
Joliet's Justin Garcia homered twice, upping his league best total to 19 as the Slammers scored a 5-3 win to claim the series on Sunday afternoon

Five-Run Third Drops Boomers
Joliet scored five times in the third inning to tally a 7-3 win over the Boomers in the middle game on Saturday night.

Homers Lift Boomers to Comeback Victory
Homers in the 7th and 9th powered the Boomers to a comeback win at Joliet in the series opener on Friday night

Boomers Blanked in Finale at Windy City
Windy City scored a 3-0 win over the Boomers on Thursday night despite a complete game from newcomer Chris Powell to sweep a day/night doubleheader and split the four-game series

Five-Run Inning Ends Win Streak in Doubleheader Opener
Windy City scored five runs in the second inning to end a four-game win streak for the Boomers in the opener of Thursday's doubleheader

Boomers Rally to Fourth Straight
Darrell Miller, Jr. drove home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Boomers rallied from down three to win a fourth straight, the longest win streak of the year

Boomers Open Morning String with Third Straight
The Boomers used three runs in the fifth inning to notch a sixth victory in the last seven games in the opener of a string of morning affairs on Tuesday

Boomers Pitch Past Belters
Payton Lobdell threw six strong innings, picking up his fourth win of the season.

Boomers Bounce Back to Barrage Belters
Gunnar Kines tossed 7.0 innings of two-run baseball in the victory.

Boomers Sign Son of Former Big Leaguer
Darrell Miller Jr. is the son of former California Angel Darrell Miller and the nephew of Basketball Hall of Fame members Cheryl and Reggie Miller.

Belters Better Boomers
Zack Weigel and Kenny Towns tallied home runs in the loss.

Boomers Sweep Miners on the Road
Joe Hauser took a shutout into the ninth and Ty Moore homered as the Boomers finished off a road sweep of the Southern Illinois Miners

Ninth Inning Explosion Sends Boomers to Second Straight on the Road
The Boomers plated nine runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for an 11-1 win over Southern Illinois on Wednesday

Lobdell Logs Shutout as Boomers Grab Opener
Payton Lobdell threw just the third nine-inning shutout in team history as the Boomers won the opener at Southern Illinois

Beach Bums Walk Past Boomers to Series Win
Traverse City drew four walks in the bottom of the ninth inning to score three times and walk away with a 4-3 win over the Boomers and win the series

Beach Bums Swing Past Boomers
Traverse City batted around twice and scored six first inning runs to upend the Boomers on Saturday night in Michigan

Boomers Open Second Half with Road Win
Joe Hauser took a shutout into the seventh and the Boomers did not trail after scoring three in the first to take the opener of the second half at Traverse City on Friday

Boomers Drop Final Game Before Break
Schaumburg homered twice in the first inning but could not hold a 3-0 lead in dropping the series at Normal

Boomers Pull Away from Normal
The Boomers turned five double plays and every member of the lineup reached base in a 6-2 win Saturday night

Late Homer Sinks Boomers
Normal's Chris Iriart hit his league best 15th homer of the year in the bottom of the eighth to record a series opening win over the Boomers on Friday night

Seven-Run Second Propels Boomers to Series Win
The Boomers knocked 16 hits in the series-clinching victory.

Boomers Fall on Short End of Extra-Inning Pitcher's Duel
Seven scoreless innings from Gunnar Kines was not enough to seal a victory.

Boomers Draw 1,000,000th Fan In Nail-Biting Victory
The Boomers took the lead in the third and shut down the Rascals for the win.

Four Boomers Chosen to Frontier League All-Star Game
Kenny Towns and Jack Parenty were named starters while Nick Oddo and Payton Lobdell are also headed to the All-Star Game hosted by River City on July 11

Boomers Blanked in Finale at Washington
Thomas Dorminy threw a complete game shutout, limiting the Boomers to just three hits as Washington won the series on Sunday

Boomers Stopped Short at Washington
The Boomers rallied but fell short in dropping the middle game at Washington

Boomers Blister Wild Things
Putting together one of the best offensive performances in team history, the Boomers bettered the Washington Wild Things on the road to win the opener of a weekend series

Boomers Rally to Dispatch Slammers
Kenny Towns connected for three hits and two RBI's in the victory.

Joliet Swings Past Boomers In Middle Game
Kenny Towns tallied three hits and blasted his fourth home run of the season in the loss.

Boomers Beat Weather And Slammers
The Boomers made a comeback in the ninth to walk off after a two-hour rain delay.

Boomers Unable To Catch Washington
Dylan Stutsman faced the minimum in 4.1 innings of relief.

Boomers Tally Fifth Walk-Off Victory
Sean Godfrey knocked a RBI single to win it in the ninth.

Boomers Open Homestand with Comeback Win
The Boomers scored the final four runs, including three in the seventh, to open a six-game homestand with a win over the East Division leaders

Boomers Edged in Pitcher's Duel
Payton Lobdell threw a season high seven innings, but the Boomers dropped a 3-1 decision at Lake Erie in the roadtrip finale, finishing the trip 3-3

First Inning Spurt Ignites Boomers
The Boomers scored seven runs in the first inning on only four hits and chased the Lake Erie starter early to win a sixth straight against one of the East front-runners

Early Offense Propels Boomers
The leadoff man reached in six innings and the Boomers scored runs in five different innings to post a fifth consecutive victory over the Lake Erie Crushers

Boomers Drop Rubber Match
A three-run homer lifted Florence past the Boomers to win the rubber match of the first series on a six-game trip

Boomers Hold Off Florence
Ty Moore doubled home three in the eighth to help the Boomers power past Florence, as the team scored a season high run total

Florence Scores Walk-Off Win in Opener
Despite tallying 10 hits, the Boomers dropped the opener of a weekend rematch of the 2017 Championship Series

Register for the 2018 Boomers Youth Baseball Camp
The Schaumburg Boomers Youth Baseball Camp is the perfect opportunity for your child to learn from the pros and have a blast too. The Boomers host the next generation of ballplayers with two sessions offered in 2018

Towns Walk-Off Blast Sends Boomers to Series Win
The win moves the Boomers over .500 for the first time this season.

Boomers Slash Past Otters
Ty Moore racked up two triples in the victory.

Boomers Halted by Otters in Series Opener
Josh Gardiner tallied three hits in the loss.

Boomers Return Home for Series Against Otters
The Boomers return home for a 3-game series against the Evansville Otters

Boomers Hold Off Lake Erie to Sweep
Despite managing just six hits, the Boomers reached .500 for the first time with a sweep of the Lake Erie Crushers.

Boomers Rally to Dispatch Lake Erie
Despite leaving 13 on base, the Boomers rallied to pull within a game of .500

Boomers Muscle Past Lake Erie
All nine members of the lineup reached base with eight notching a hit as the Boomers streaked to a series opening win at Lake Erie on Friday

Boomers Slowed In Series Finale
The Boomers offense couldn't get past ThunderBolts starter Jake Welch.

Boomers Secure Third Straight
A home run from James Keller backed up Joe Hauser's quality start.

Boomers Pitch Past Windy City
Steven Ridings threw seven strong innings in the victory.

Boomers Tally Wild Walkoff Win
The Boomers scored four runs in the 11th, erasing a three run deficit.

Late Schaumburg Rally Falls Short
The Boomers scored three runs in the ninth, but couldn't complete the comeback.

Boomers Edged In Series Opener
The Boomers ninth inning rally fell short in spite of outhitting the Crushers 12-4 in the game.

Boomers Score Abbreviated Sweep of Windy City
Joe Hauser retired 13 in a row at one point as the Boomers collected a 7-2 win over Windy City to sweep a brief two-game divisional series.

Boomers Rally to Road Win
Sean Godfrey drove home four and hit a go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth as the Boomers rallied to win at Windy City.

Boomers Get Looney This Friday
Join the Boomers for an unforgettable event on Friday night, partnering with the backyard Experience and the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity for an experiential and creative event when the team hosts the Lake Erie Crushers

Fowler Turns In Strong Outing In Boomers 2-1 Loss To Gateway
Kit Fowler pitched 7.1 innings of two-run baseball in the loss.

Boomers Score Walkoff Win Over Gateway
The Boomers tied it in the ninth and walked off in the 11th.

Keller's Heroics Lift Boomers
A late bases loaded double from James Keller helped the Boomers win 5-2 on Friday night.

Boomers Swept at River City
The Boomers rallied from a 2-0 deficit but came up short in a 4-2 loss at River City, remaining winless on the road

Boomers Shut Out in Second Straight
River City hit a pair of homers as the Boomers were blanked for the second consecutive night in St. Louis, dropping a 2-0 contest

River City Homers Past Boomers
River City hit four homers and Lucas Laster, released by Schaumburg in spring training, carried a no-hitter into the fifth and threw seven shutout innings in the season opener

Boomers Continue Efforts to Meet Needs of Autistic Families and Fans
As Autism Awareness Month comes to a close, the Schaumburg Boomers today announced its commitment in meeting the needs of autistic families and fans

Single Game Tickets on Sale
Single-Game tickets for the 2018 Schaumburg Boomers season are on sale NOW!

CUBS PURCHASE CONTRACT OF GARRETT KELLY
The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, are proud to announce that RHP Garrett Kelly has had his contract purchased by the Chicago Cubs.

2018 Promotion Schedule Released
With Opening Day on the horizon, the Schaumburg Boomers are excited to release a fun-filled 2018 promotion schedule that is more fan-oriented than ever!

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS RECEIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM PITCH & HIT CLUB
The Boomers received the Organization of the Year award from the Pitch and Hit Club, for the 2017 season!

Boomers Re-Sign Kines and Parenty; Add Morgenstern
LHP Gunnar Kines and INF Jack Parenty return for another season with the Boomers along with newly signed RHP Zach Morgenstern.

2018 Group Outings
2018 brings along some new and improved group outing options and packages!

Boomers Bring Back Gardiner, Keller, & Kelly
The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, have re-signed three players from the 2017 Championship season.

2017 Frontier League Championship Shirts Are Here!
YOUR 2017 Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers T-Shirts are now available along with our new Fall Ticket Pack

2018 Schedule Release
The 2018 schedule for your Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers has been released!

Boomers Homer to Third Frontier League Title
The Boomers hit four homers to win a third Frontier League title with a 6-2 win over the Florence Freedom, capturing the best-of-five series 3-1 to be the first team in league history to win three titles