Record Crowd Witnesses Walk-Off Win

Friday, July 12, 2024
By Tim Calderwood
Record Crowd Witnesses Walk-Off Win

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The Schaumburg Boomers scored in their final four visits to the plate to rally from down four runs and walk-off with a 7-6 victory before a franchise record crowd of 8,066, eclipsing the mark set just over a week ago on July 4.

Dylan Stutsman posted a zero in the top of the 10th inning and the Boomers were able to make the capacity crowd explode when Paxton Wallace raced home to score the winning run on a wild pitch with one out in the 10th.

Windy City opened the scoring in the top of the second on a homer from Henry Kusiak. The Boomers responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to take a brief lead, scoring on a wild pitch and a ground out. The ThunderBolts added two in the top of the seventh inning to expand the edge to 6-2. Felix Aberouette drew the Boomers within 6-4 by drilling a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh. Wallace scored on a double play in the eighth to make the score 6-5 and Alec Craig scampered home with the tying run in the bottom of the ninth.

The Boomers used six pitchers in the game. Stutsman grabbed the win to move to 5-0 on the year. The offense amassed 12 hits in the contest. Christian Fedko, Wallace, Aaron Simmons and Tyler Depreta-Johnson all totaled two hits. Wallace scored three runs.

The Boomers (30-25) continue the final series before the break tomorrow night with another 6:30pm contest that will feature postgame fireworks and a replica jersey giveaway for the first 1,500 fans thanks to Wintrust. LHP Cole Cook (2-2, 3.43) is the scheduled starter for the Boomers against LHP Michael Barker (1-4, 6.83). You can also help the Boomers strike out pediatric cancer on Peck Cancer Night. Tickets for the Saturday and all the remaining contests this season are now on sale! Make plans to be part of the fun this summer before it’s too late! Visit boomersbaseball.com or call 847-461-3695 to secure yours.