QUEBEC CITY, Can. — The Schaumburg Boomers were finally able to collect a win in Quebec, recording a last at-bat victory by an 8-7 final in 10 innings on Wednesday night in a second consecutive extra-inning thriller.

The Boomers jumped ahead in the top of the first inning. Chase Dawson stroked an RBI double into left-center to score Will Prater with the game’s first run. The lead remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fifth when Quebec stopped a stretch of nine straight retired by Schaumburg starter Cole Cook, evening the game on a sacrifice fly from Jake MacKenzie.

Things got wild late. The Boomers scored three runs in the top of the eighth to open a 4-1 advantage. Seth Gray tallied a two-run single and Dawson added an RBI single to extend the lead. Quebec was not finished though, scoring five times in the bottom of the frame to open a 6-4 edge. The last three runs were unearned and Justin Gideon gave the hosts the lead with a two-run homer down the line.

A pair of walks in the ninth helped the Boomers battle back to even the game. Christian Fedko singled home Tyler Depreta-Johnson to make the score 6-5. Alec Craig followed with an RBI single to score Evan Orzech. Schaumburg had the bases loaded but could not push across the go-ahead run. Headed to extras for the second straight night Brett Milazzo smashed a two-run homer to right, his first of the year, to score the tiebreaker runner Dawson and make the score 8-6. Quebec pulled within 8-7 in the bottom of the inning but left the tying run at third as Dylan Stutsman bore down and ended the crazy game with a strikeout.

Matt Helwig collected his second victory. Helwig worked a perfect ninth and ended a stretch of nine consecutive strikeouts with a popout. Cook worked seven innings and struck out 10 for his second double-digit strikeout performance this year. The offense finished with 12 hits. Dawson posted three and drove home two while Depreta-Johnson, Fedko and Craig all logged a pair of hits. Craig owns a nine-game hit streak and has been on base in every game this season.

The Boomers (11-5) wrap up the first series of the roadtrip with the rubber contest tomorrow night at 6:05pm Central. RHP Jackson Hickert (2-0, 4.76) is the scheduled start for the Boomers against RHP Sam Ryan (0-1, 4.43). The team returns to Wintrust Field on June 4 for a three-game stint that begins with Educator Appreciation Night presented by Waterville Advisors. Tickets for all games in the 2024 season are on sale now! Make plans to be part of the fun this summer! Visit boomersbaseball.com or call 847-461-3695 to secure yours.