Rollin' with the Riverhawks

Last home game of the spring today as the Boomers welcome the Rockford Riverhawks...

Seems like a smaller clubhouse...Jamie Bennett and his staff have been hard at work evaluating talent over the past couple days giving guys longer looks to determine what direction to go with the 2012 squad...I know some cuts were made before today's game and will provide details once I can acquire them...In the meantime, the Boomers look to halt a three-game spring slide...One note...After yesterday, the Boomers have allowed 14 unearned runs in six exhibition...That can't happen in the regular season...

Today is the final exhibition for Rockford...The Boomers have road games Monday night at Joliet and Tuesday afternoon at Windy City...Both teams will use 10-man lineups...

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS (2-2)
Brandon Anderson - CF
Danny Gonzalez - 2B
Evan Button - SS
Devin Shepherd - DH
Javier Herrara - LF
Michael Hur - RF
Jet Butler - 1B
Matt Greener - 3B
Gabe DeMarco - C
Andrew Caron - DH

Alex Kollack - LHP (Four Innings)
Jordan Stern - RHP (Three Innings)
Nick Rice - LHP (One Inning)
Drew Rucinski - RHP (One Inning)

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (2-3-1)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Raphael Turner - DH
Nate Baumann - RF
Sean Mahley - LF
Cody McMorris - DH

Cameron Roth - LP (Five Innings)
Alex Thieroff - RHP (One Inning if needed)
Thomas Nelson - LHP (One Inning)
Jamaal Hollis - RHP (Two Innings)
Patrick Mincey - RHP (If Necessary)

TOP 1st
Boomers on the field...First pitch at 1:02 p.m. Brandon Anderson opens the game by grounding out to second...Danny Gonzalez bounced to third...Pfister with a nice play on a short hop...That was a quick inning for Roth...Evan Button struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 0, BOOMERS 0

BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo grounds out to second...Drew Heithoff pops out to second on the first pitch...Gerard Hall bounced out to first and the first across the board was crazy fast...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 0, BOOMERS 0

TOP 2nd
There is a nice turnout of fans for this one...Why not...It's a beautiful day...70 Degrees, Sunny, Clear, windy...Devin Shepherd leads off with an infield single on the first pitch...Good effort on the left side by Pfister/Hall but no play...Javier Herrara with a single just over the leaping Hall at short and a threat is brewing...Two on, no out...Michael Hur with a single in the same spot but a little higher...Bases loaded...Jet Butler with a seeing eye single right through the box and Rockford is on the board...Matt Greener with a sacrifice fly to shallow center to score another run...Gabe DeMarco reaches on an error by the shortstop to load the bases...Infield in at the corners...Andrew Caron with a single to left-center scoring two more...A throwing error from center allows the runners to advance to second and third...Back to the top of the order...Another unearned run scores as Anderson bounces out to second...Gonzalez strikes out swinging on a high fastball...
5 Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Errors, 1 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 5, BOOMERS 0

BOT 2nd
Frank Pfister grounded out to third...Nick Kuroczko with the first hit of the day, a single into left...Mike Valadez with a jam shot single deposited into shot right just beyond the infield...Raphael Turner flew out to center...Two away...Nate Baumann legged out an infield single on a chopper behind third, beating the throw by about a step...Bags full with two down for Sean Mahley...Mahley with a line drive single to center to knock home two...Cody McMorris will be the last hitter of the inning regardless so I just heard...I heart exhibition baseball...Runners break...Double steal without a throw...McMorris fouled out to third so its elementary anyhow...One of the better innings of the spring though...
2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 5, BOOMERS 2

TOP 3rd
Button first up for Rockford...Kuroczko looks like he has been a first baseman his entire life handling the grounder...Shepherd pops out to Kuroczko in foul ground...Another nice play...Herrara with a single to center and takes two more bases on an E8...Hur grounds out to short...Hall had problems but recovered...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 1 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 5, BOOMERS 2

BOT 3rd
Back to the top...Mozingo rolled a single through the right side...Heithoff with a sharp single to right on a hit and run...Mozingo to third...Tying run to the plate...Hall with a beautiful bunt...Would have been an RBI infield single but it just glanced off the lip and trickled foul by inches...Heithoff was running but couldn't stay out of the double play...Mozingo does score however as Hall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...Pfister with a blast to left over the left fielder and towards the wall for a double...Kuroczko walked...Valadez with a gapper to tie the game...Double to left-center scoring both runs...Turner with a single through the right side...Valadez scores and the Boomers lead..Wild pitch moves Turner to second...Baumann lines out to center...Long running catch for Anderson...What was that I was saying about best inning of the spring?? Three runs scoring with two outs...
4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 6, RIVERHAWKS 5

TOP 4th
Ty Nelson is now catching...Butler bounces out to third...Greener with an infield single...Tremendous diving play from Hall who I think had more time than he realized and threw the ball away...Fourth error of the game for the Boomers...DeMarco flew out to deep left...Caron singled to center scoring Greener with an unearned run as Anderson flies out...Should be one more half for Roth...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 6, RIVERHAWKS 6

BOT 4th
New pitcher for Rockford...This is RHP Jordan Stern...Kollack allowed six runs, all earned, on nine hits with a walk and a wild pitch...Mahley leading off...Mahley struck out swinging on a pitch in the dirt...High throw to first but a snow cone catch records the out...McMorris grounded out to second...Mozingo with another hit through the opening on the right side...Heithoff with a single through the left side as Mozingo breaks...Runners at the corners...Double steal again without a throw...Hall struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 6, RIVERHAWKS 6

TOP 5th
Gonzalez walks to lead off the inning...Button couldn't hold up and strikes out swinging...Gonzalez steals second on a one-hop throw from Nelson...Shepherd grounds out up the middle...Again its Hall showing range with a nice peg to first...Gonzalez over to third...Herrara struck out looking...Good way to end it and really only one tough inning for Roth...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 6, RIVERHAWKS 6

BOT 5th
Pfister popped out to first on the opening pitch...Kuroczko grounded a single through the right side...Ty Nelson, who has won the job for backup catcher, up for the first time...Kuroczko caught stealing 2-4...May have been a hit and run as Nelson swung and missed...Nelson struck out swinging...Out at first 2-3...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 6, RIVERHAWKS 6

TOP 6th
New pitcher is Alex Thieroff...Line for Roth...5IP, 8H, 6R, 4ER, BB, 4 K...Hur leads off by grounding out to short...Pinch hitter for Rockford is Jeremy Richter...Richter walks...Greener bounced into a double play...Quick turn and handle by Pfister...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 6, RIVERHAWKS 6

BOT 6th
New catcher for Rockford is Elliot Hagburg, who did not play yesterday...Richter stays at first base...Turner strikes out swinging...Baumann struck out looking...Mahley with a line single to center...13 hits for the Boomers today...McMorris with an infield single...Mahley all the way to third...Aggressiveness on the bases leads to two more runs...McMorris broke for second...When the throw went there, Mahley went home...The throw to the plate was high and McMorris came all the way around...Mozingo struck out looking...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 8, RIVERHAWKS 6

TOP 7th
Thomas Nelson takes over for Thieroff, who allowed just a walk in his inning...No other changes...Looks like Jamie Bennett may be letting most of the regulars stretch out now...Hagburg leads off with his first at bat...Pops out to first...Again, Kuroczko makes it look easy...Battling the sun and in and out of foul ground...R.J. Harris pinch hits and fouls out to Nelson...Anderson flew out to right...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 8, RIVERHAWKS 6

BOT 7th
Rockford taking a long look at Stern, who is still pitching...New second baseman is Carlos Luciano...Heithoff flew out to left...Hall with a bunt single landing just out of the reach of Stern...Pfister reached on a drop by the right fielder...Kuroczko popped out to first high on the infield...Infield fly I assume...Nelson with a single up the middle...Ball deflects away allowing a run to score...Nelson thrown out trying to take an extra base...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 9, RIVERHAWKS 6

TOP 8th
Nelson again, at least to start...Hollis in the pen...Luciano leading off...First at bat...Comebacker to Nelson, who throws him out...Button pops out to second...Pitching change...Say hello to Jamaal Hollis...1.2 hitless innings for Nelson...Shepherd walks and steals second...Herrara struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 9, RIVERHAWKS 6

BOT 8th
Nick Rice taking over on the mound, another lefty...Stern had his moments...4IP, 7H, 3R, ER, 6K...Turner grounded out to second...Baumann reached on an error by the shortstop and moves up on a passed ball...Mahley struck out looking...McMorris lined out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 9, RIVERHAWKS 6

TOP 9th
Hollis back out for the ninth...Hur flies out to the warning track in left...Richter with a base hit past the reach of Heithoff...Greener grounds into a double play for the second time...Hall with quick feet at short...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 9, RIVERHAWKS 6

BOT 9th
Could be targeted for at least a 9 1/2 inning game...Mincey throwing in the Schaumburg pen...Drew Rucinski taking over for Rockford on the mound...Mozingo grounds out to short...Or maybe Mincey was just getting some sidework in...He stopped throwing...Heithoff flew out to right...Nice at bat working the count but nothing to show...Hall reaches on a throwing error...Pfister lined out to left, ending the game...

Boomers Win!!!