New feature starting today...Who will be today's clutch contributor? Four choices...Vote with a comment...Starting tomorrow I am going to make it a nightly poll question...My goal will be to change it up each day with different players...
1 - LHP Cam Roth
2 - LF Sean Mahley
3 - 3B Frank Pfister
4 - RF Nate Baumann
5 - Other
Saturday, May 19, 2012
May 19: Boomers at Lake Erie
Time for the second game of the season...
BOOMERS (1-0)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jereme Milons - DH
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nate Baumann - RF
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
LHP Cam Roth (1st Start)
And lineup Change...Out is Heithoff...In is Cohn batting ninth at second...
CRUSHERS (0-1)
Gered Mochizuki - 2B
Robbie Kuzdale - RF
Andrew Davis - 3B
Jason Taylor - 1B
Russ Moldenhauer - DH
Adrian Ortiz - CF
Rogelio Noris - LF
Wally Correa - SS
Brian Erie - C
RHP Eric Gonzalez-Diaz
Broadcast Link
Live Stats
BOOMERS (1-0)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jereme Milons - DH
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nate Baumann - RF
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
LHP Cam Roth (1st Start)
And lineup Change...Out is Heithoff...In is Cohn batting ninth at second...
CRUSHERS (0-1)
Gered Mochizuki - 2B
Robbie Kuzdale - RF
Andrew Davis - 3B
Jason Taylor - 1B
Russ Moldenhauer - DH
Adrian Ortiz - CF
Rogelio Noris - LF
Wally Correa - SS
Brian Erie - C
RHP Eric Gonzalez-Diaz
Broadcast Link
Live Stats
Boomers 4, Crushers 0
Here is a picture from the Morning Journal of Kulbacki's catch to rob Drew Heithoff in the second inning...
Overall though, can it get any better?? Two-out run in the first, strikeout the side in the bottom of the inning, a shutout, great defense, tremendous pitching...And not just from Robby Donovan...
I'll be posting all the highlights here in a minute but here is the media from last night...The press box was full...
Crushers Blanked on Opening Day: Chronicle-Telegram
Silent Opening Night: Morning Journal
Boxscore
HIGHLIGHTS
Gerard Hall with the first hit in franchise history
Nate Baumann drives home the first run in franchise history
Robby Donovan strikes out the side in the first
Jereme Milons doubles home a run in the fifth
Gerard Hall plates the final run with a sacrifice fly
Drew Heithoff closes the win with a tremendous play
Overall though, can it get any better?? Two-out run in the first, strikeout the side in the bottom of the inning, a shutout, great defense, tremendous pitching...And not just from Robby Donovan...
I'll be posting all the highlights here in a minute but here is the media from last night...The press box was full...
Crushers Blanked on Opening Day: Chronicle-Telegram
Silent Opening Night: Morning Journal
Boxscore
HIGHLIGHTS
Gerard Hall with the first hit in franchise history
Nate Baumann drives home the first run in franchise history
Robby Donovan strikes out the side in the first
Jereme Milons doubles home a run in the fifth
Gerard Hall plates the final run with a sacrifice fly
Drew Heithoff closes the win with a tremendous play
Friday, May 18, 2012
Opening Night Lineups
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jereme Milons - LF
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nate Baumann - RF
Mike Valadez - C
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Andrew Cohn - DH
Drew Heithoff - 2B
RHP Robby Donovan
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS
Gered Mochizuki - 2B
Robbie Kuzdale - RF
Andrew Davis - SS
Russ Moldenhauer - 1B
Jason Taylor - 3B
Adrian Ortiz - CF
Kellen Kulbacki - LF
Rogelio Noris - DH
Kyle Shaffer - C
LHP Paul Fagan
Let's do this!!!!!
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jereme Milons - LF
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nate Baumann - RF
Mike Valadez - C
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Andrew Cohn - DH
Drew Heithoff - 2B
RHP Robby Donovan
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS
Gered Mochizuki - 2B
Robbie Kuzdale - RF
Andrew Davis - SS
Russ Moldenhauer - 1B
Jason Taylor - 3B
Adrian Ortiz - CF
Kellen Kulbacki - LF
Rogelio Noris - DH
Kyle Shaffer - C
LHP Paul Fagan
Let's do this!!!!!
Jamie Bennett
Here is a preview of tonight's pregame show...I am working on a name for tomorrow for both the show and for this segment with Jamie Bennett
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Opening Day Roster
The opening day roster has been set along with the rotation for the first series of the year...I know that the final cuts did not come easily...
The final cuts were a pair of experienced outfielders in Cody McMorris and Raphael Turner...Two cuts were necessary due to the addition of a veteran in the outfield...Jereme Milons joined the team today...Milons spent 2011 with both Southern Illinois and Lake Erie, appearing in the playoffs with the Crushers...An All-Star starter in 2010 with Southern Illinois, Milons is the career leader in stolen bases for the Miners...
The other cuts came from the pitching staff...Relievers Matt Collins and Jamaal Hollis were released, bringing the total on the staff to 24...
Here's the full release with details on how many players came from where and the rookie vs. experienced breakdown...
Meanwhile...
Robby Donovan has been named as the opening night starter...Donovan was impressive in the spring allowing just one run in two starts...The big right-hander reached High-A in the Astros organization, pitchign in the California League...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
And Then There Was One
Greetings from Windy City's Standard Bank Stadium...This afternoon its the final exhibition contest of the season as the Boomers take on the ThunderBolts...Windy City's string of playoff appearances came to an end last year...Boomer Bench Coach Mike Kashirsky managed the ThunderBolts the past two seasons...Windy City is now managed by former Big Leaguer and Frontier League success story Morgan Burkhart...
Windy City's roster pretty much sorted itself out due to injuries...There are a few decisions yet to be made for the Boomers today...
Man, I am sitting in a seriously comfy chair...I don't think I could broadcast from this chair...Its like a lounge chair and its fluffy...I could take a nap in this puppy...CUE the shout out music...Today I'm thinking it's Blake Shelton since his entire repertoire came on my iPod in the ride over (Again I drove myself)...No, the shout out isn't for you today Sara Romano...It is for Groundskeeper Mike Tlusty, who told me to avoid jumping on 294 from over by Schaumburg...I heeded his advice and drove back down by me and still hit some construction (See my post from the Gary series about driving down 294)...
Reminder, these two teams will meet in the second series of the season for the Boomers beginning with a 10:35 a.m. game on May 22...
No uniforms for Windy City but I am told that there will be minimal subs due to the fact that the roster is set and they are using a 10-man lineup...Oops...The Windy City grounds crew needs to rechalk the first base line...
What a day for baseball!!! Windy City takes the field...
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS (2-3)
Michael Torres - 2B
Bruce Alter - 3B
Chris Wade - SS
Zach Aakhus - C
Chad Cregar - 1B
Billy Nowlin - DH
Michael Mobbs - LF
Brandon Decker - DH
Matt Grosso - RF
Bryan Burke - CF
RHP Duke Dykeman (Four Innings)
LHP Matt Jernstad (Three Innings - Jernstad is likely to be the opening day starter which could pit him against Schaumburg either Wednesday or Thursday of next week)
RHP Blayne Weller (Two Innings)
RHP Rye Davis (As Needed)
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (3-4-1)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Nate Baumann - RF
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Raphael Turner - DH
Cody McMorris - DH
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
RHP Tyler Watkins (Five Innings)
LHP Matt Jansen (Two Innings - Jansen is not on the roster...He was just released by Gary and is pitching on a tryout basis for a potential bullpen slot)
RHP Jason Braun (One Inning)
RHP Matt Collins (One Inning)
LHP Thomas Nelson (As Needed)
TOP 1st
First pitch at 2:02...It's 81 Degrees at game time...Sorry, took me a minute to look that up...Apparently half of my facebook friends were born on this day so I had about a hundred Happy Birthdays to write on their walls...Chad Mozingo worked the count and then grounded out to first...Nate Baumann hitting second today...I am kinda curious to see how this works...Might not be a bad spot for him...Baumann rolls a single up the third base line just inside the chalk...Hall grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 1st
For the record big get well soon goes out to my broadcast colleague in Fargo, N.D. - Scott Miller...Read today that he has been diagnosed with melanoma...I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Scott in the American Association last season as he broadcast the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...Sounds like he won't be out of action long though...Scott also dealt with some flooding issues last year and I had to drive him to the airport to go handle it back in N.D...Michael Torres grounded back to Tyler Watkins...Bruce Alter quickly grounds out to short...Two away on just three pitches...Chris Wade strikes out swinging...Good inning for Watkins...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 2nd
Is American Idol over yet?? I was a big fan of Dave Matthews impersonator Phillip Phillips...I ask because Josh Gracin is blaring over the speakers...I've seen him in concert...I think he was on one of the first seasons...Yes, I have way too much useless knowledge...Frank Pfister fouls out to first on the opening pitch of the inning...Former ThunderBolt Nick Kuroczko at the plate and grounds out to second...Kuroczko spent two seasons here in Crestwood...Mike Valadez, who is having a whale of a spring, has worked the count full but grounds out to short...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 2nd
Frontier League All-Star Zach Aakhus leads off...Aakhus drops a single into left...Chad Cregar jumps ahead in the count...Valadez with a quick visit...And consecutive strikes since from Watkins...Kick it in the Sticks, nice walkout...Its by Brantley Gilbert...He opened for Eric Church on Friday at the show I went to...Cregar flies out to center...Aakhus steals second...Billy Nowlin with a deep flyout to the left field corner...Nice throw from Mahley back to second, almost catching Aakhus...Michael Mobbs struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 3rd
Raphael Turner struck out swinging...Cody McMorris works the count and battles but flies out to center...Sean Mahley walks...Dykeman has been throwing a ton of pitches...Drew Heithoff struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 3rd
Second DH Brandon Decker flies out to the track in right on the first pitch...Matt Grosso with a nice bunt to first handled by Kuroczko who had to hurry to put on the tag...Bryan Burke bounces to Kuroczko at first, who feeds Watkins covering...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 4th
Quick game so far...Back to the top of the order for Mozingo...Mozingo receives a friendly hop for a single, skipping up over the second baseman into right...The more I see of Mozingo, the more he grows on me...Baumann broke his bat...Popped up to second...Battling the sun, the ball dropped...Force recorded on Mozingo...Hall flies out to left...The Windy City scoreboard has an error up, but an out was recorded, official scorer Calderwood rules FC...Pfister with a base hit to right...Baumann moves to third...Look for a lot of that this season...Pfister breaks for second...And steals the bag...Kuroczko walks...Bases loaded...Valadez hit by a pitch to force in the first run of the game...Mound visit...Ehren Wasserman, the pitching coach, out for a talk...Wasserman is a former member of the White Sox...Turner strikes out looking to leave em loaded...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 4th
Torres flies out to center on the first pitch...Alter singled down the left field line...Pitch out...Nothing doing...Wade with a bloop single to right...Two on...One out...Aakhus grounds into a double play around the horn 5-4-3 to end the threat...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 5th
New pitcher for Windy City is probable opening day starter Matt Jernstad...He is a lefty which will turn around McMorris...For Dykeman in the game, 4IP, 3H, 1R, ER, 2BB, 3K, HBP...McMorris grounds out to third...Mahley walks for the second time today...Heithoff struck out swinging...Stayed in the box thinking it was only strike two...Have I mentioned I am impressed by Mozingo??? Swinging bunt for a single on the first pitch...Double steal...Baumann with another strong at bat...Retired on a very close play at first on a bouncer up the middle...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 5th
Should be the last inning for Watkins, who is really going to make the decision for the final rotation slots tough...Cregar lined out to right...Nowlin flew out to left...Nice running grab by Mahley...Mobbs with a sharp single to left...Decker pops out to first...Kuroczko taking command on the infield...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 6th
Jansen in the pen for the Boomers...Hall reaches on an error...Not sure official scorer Calderwood would call it that but I will roll with it...A smash to third with the third baseman playing in deflected away...Pfister with a fister to short center...Hall to third and aggressive base running for Pfister as he takes an extra base after getting caught in a rundown...Kuroczko flies out to left to score Hall with an unearned...Valadez with an RBI single to right to score Pfister...Turner struck out looking...McMorris flew out to right...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 6th
If you have been following all spring you know that the Boomers and Gary SouthShore RailCats met in a pair of exhibitions...LHP Matt Jansen pitched against the Boomers in one of those games...Jansen is now taking the mound in a tryout situation after being released...Heck of an outing by Watkins...Again, the battle for those final rotation slots are going to be tough to decide...Watkins with five shutout innings 4 Hits, 2 K...Grosso with a double off the base of the wall in right to open the inning...Burke with a double tucked inside the first base line to score Grosso...Torres reaches on a fielder's choice...Jansen froze the runner and record the out...Alter reached on a fielder's choice...Nice short hop backhand pick by Pfister...Stolen base for Alter...Valadez not happy with himself...Wade flew out to left...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, THUNDERBOLTS 1
TOP 7th
Jernstad with a nice stab coming off the mound to deny Mahley...Heithoff with a single through the left side, the seventh hit...Mozingo with a laser beam off the wall in right, narrowly missing a homer...It turns into a triple, scoring Heithoff...Infield is in for Windy City...Baumann with an RBI single down the left field line...Hall popped out to short...Pfister with a bouncer to third...Back-handed for a fielder's choice at second...
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 5, THUNDERBOLTS 1
BOT 7th
Another inning for Jansen to show what he can do...No changes...This is easily the longest the starters have gone consistently in a game...Pfister made it look easy...So smooth on a grounder from Aakhus...Cregar with a single to right...Nowlin grounds into a double play started by Pfister at third, who again made it look easy...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 5, THUNDERBOLTS 1
TOP 8th
Blayne Weller takes over for the eighth...Jernstad pitched three innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts...Weller is a big dude...Stands 6-5...Kuroczko walks...Valadez hit in the lower back...On the ground...Now up...Looks sore...Trainer Scott Waehler taking a look at the catcher as Pitching Coach Ehren Wasserman visits Weller...Valadez will stay in the game...Turner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...Second DP turned by Windy City...McMorris with a broken bat single to plate Kuroczko...Run...Run...Run...I wanna see McMorris...Sure enough, there he goes...And steals second...McMorris broke for third...And would have stolen the base but Mahley struck out looking...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 6, THUNDERBOLTS 1
BOT 8th
Matt Collins taking over on the hill...Jansen 2IP, 3H, R, ER...Valadez is still in...Mobbs doubles off the wall in left...Decker with a single to right, just inside the line...Mobbs was forced to hold in case the ball was caught...Grosso struck out looking...Burke walks to load the bases...Don't look now but the tying run is on deck...Holy diving catch at the line in left by Mahley...A run scores though...Alter struck out swinging...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 6, THUNDERBOLTS 2
TOP 9th
Heithoff lined out to center...Mozingo reached for the fourth time by walking on four pitches...Baumann with an inside out single to right, moving Mozingo to third...Three hits for Baumann...Hall walks to load the bases...Pfister struck out swinging...Manager Morgan Burkhart out to the mound and he will make a change with Rye Davis coming in to finish the game...Kuroczko hit by a pitch to force in a run...That's a lot of HBP today...Valadez struck out swinging...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
BOOMERS 7, THUNDERBOLTS 2
BOT 9th
Jason Braun in to finish...No changes in the field today...Heithoff takes control behind second base to make the catch and retire Wade...Hall ranges right to retire Aakhus...Cregar walks...Nowlin struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 7, THUNDERBOLTS 2
That's a good way to head into the regular season...Boomers finish 4-4-1 this spring...Lots to be posted tomorrow and I will of course let you know of changes as I hear them...I should have a full run down of spring stats for you tomorrow as well as the rotation for the weekend and so much more...
Windy City's roster pretty much sorted itself out due to injuries...There are a few decisions yet to be made for the Boomers today...
Man, I am sitting in a seriously comfy chair...I don't think I could broadcast from this chair...Its like a lounge chair and its fluffy...I could take a nap in this puppy...CUE the shout out music...Today I'm thinking it's Blake Shelton since his entire repertoire came on my iPod in the ride over (Again I drove myself)...No, the shout out isn't for you today Sara Romano...It is for Groundskeeper Mike Tlusty, who told me to avoid jumping on 294 from over by Schaumburg...I heeded his advice and drove back down by me and still hit some construction (See my post from the Gary series about driving down 294)...
Reminder, these two teams will meet in the second series of the season for the Boomers beginning with a 10:35 a.m. game on May 22...
No uniforms for Windy City but I am told that there will be minimal subs due to the fact that the roster is set and they are using a 10-man lineup...Oops...The Windy City grounds crew needs to rechalk the first base line...
What a day for baseball!!! Windy City takes the field...
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS (2-3)
Michael Torres - 2B
Bruce Alter - 3B
Chris Wade - SS
Zach Aakhus - C
Chad Cregar - 1B
Billy Nowlin - DH
Michael Mobbs - LF
Brandon Decker - DH
Matt Grosso - RF
Bryan Burke - CF
RHP Duke Dykeman (Four Innings)
LHP Matt Jernstad (Three Innings - Jernstad is likely to be the opening day starter which could pit him against Schaumburg either Wednesday or Thursday of next week)
RHP Blayne Weller (Two Innings)
RHP Rye Davis (As Needed)
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (3-4-1)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Nate Baumann - RF
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Raphael Turner - DH
Cody McMorris - DH
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
RHP Tyler Watkins (Five Innings)
LHP Matt Jansen (Two Innings - Jansen is not on the roster...He was just released by Gary and is pitching on a tryout basis for a potential bullpen slot)
RHP Jason Braun (One Inning)
RHP Matt Collins (One Inning)
LHP Thomas Nelson (As Needed)
TOP 1st
First pitch at 2:02...It's 81 Degrees at game time...Sorry, took me a minute to look that up...Apparently half of my facebook friends were born on this day so I had about a hundred Happy Birthdays to write on their walls...Chad Mozingo worked the count and then grounded out to first...Nate Baumann hitting second today...I am kinda curious to see how this works...Might not be a bad spot for him...Baumann rolls a single up the third base line just inside the chalk...Hall grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 1st
For the record big get well soon goes out to my broadcast colleague in Fargo, N.D. - Scott Miller...Read today that he has been diagnosed with melanoma...I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Scott in the American Association last season as he broadcast the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...Sounds like he won't be out of action long though...Scott also dealt with some flooding issues last year and I had to drive him to the airport to go handle it back in N.D...Michael Torres grounded back to Tyler Watkins...Bruce Alter quickly grounds out to short...Two away on just three pitches...Chris Wade strikes out swinging...Good inning for Watkins...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 2nd
Is American Idol over yet?? I was a big fan of Dave Matthews impersonator Phillip Phillips...I ask because Josh Gracin is blaring over the speakers...I've seen him in concert...I think he was on one of the first seasons...Yes, I have way too much useless knowledge...Frank Pfister fouls out to first on the opening pitch of the inning...Former ThunderBolt Nick Kuroczko at the plate and grounds out to second...Kuroczko spent two seasons here in Crestwood...Mike Valadez, who is having a whale of a spring, has worked the count full but grounds out to short...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 2nd
Frontier League All-Star Zach Aakhus leads off...Aakhus drops a single into left...Chad Cregar jumps ahead in the count...Valadez with a quick visit...And consecutive strikes since from Watkins...Kick it in the Sticks, nice walkout...Its by Brantley Gilbert...He opened for Eric Church on Friday at the show I went to...Cregar flies out to center...Aakhus steals second...Billy Nowlin with a deep flyout to the left field corner...Nice throw from Mahley back to second, almost catching Aakhus...Michael Mobbs struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 3rd
Raphael Turner struck out swinging...Cody McMorris works the count and battles but flies out to center...Sean Mahley walks...Dykeman has been throwing a ton of pitches...Drew Heithoff struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 3rd
Second DH Brandon Decker flies out to the track in right on the first pitch...Matt Grosso with a nice bunt to first handled by Kuroczko who had to hurry to put on the tag...Bryan Burke bounces to Kuroczko at first, who feeds Watkins covering...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 4th
Quick game so far...Back to the top of the order for Mozingo...Mozingo receives a friendly hop for a single, skipping up over the second baseman into right...The more I see of Mozingo, the more he grows on me...Baumann broke his bat...Popped up to second...Battling the sun, the ball dropped...Force recorded on Mozingo...Hall flies out to left...The Windy City scoreboard has an error up, but an out was recorded, official scorer Calderwood rules FC...Pfister with a base hit to right...Baumann moves to third...Look for a lot of that this season...Pfister breaks for second...And steals the bag...Kuroczko walks...Bases loaded...Valadez hit by a pitch to force in the first run of the game...Mound visit...Ehren Wasserman, the pitching coach, out for a talk...Wasserman is a former member of the White Sox...Turner strikes out looking to leave em loaded...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 4th
Torres flies out to center on the first pitch...Alter singled down the left field line...Pitch out...Nothing doing...Wade with a bloop single to right...Two on...One out...Aakhus grounds into a double play around the horn 5-4-3 to end the threat...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 5th
New pitcher for Windy City is probable opening day starter Matt Jernstad...He is a lefty which will turn around McMorris...For Dykeman in the game, 4IP, 3H, 1R, ER, 2BB, 3K, HBP...McMorris grounds out to third...Mahley walks for the second time today...Heithoff struck out swinging...Stayed in the box thinking it was only strike two...Have I mentioned I am impressed by Mozingo??? Swinging bunt for a single on the first pitch...Double steal...Baumann with another strong at bat...Retired on a very close play at first on a bouncer up the middle...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 5th
Should be the last inning for Watkins, who is really going to make the decision for the final rotation slots tough...Cregar lined out to right...Nowlin flew out to left...Nice running grab by Mahley...Mobbs with a sharp single to left...Decker pops out to first...Kuroczko taking command on the infield...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, THUNDERBOLTS 0
TOP 6th
Jansen in the pen for the Boomers...Hall reaches on an error...Not sure official scorer Calderwood would call it that but I will roll with it...A smash to third with the third baseman playing in deflected away...Pfister with a fister to short center...Hall to third and aggressive base running for Pfister as he takes an extra base after getting caught in a rundown...Kuroczko flies out to left to score Hall with an unearned...Valadez with an RBI single to right to score Pfister...Turner struck out looking...McMorris flew out to right...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, THUNDERBOLTS 0
BOT 6th
If you have been following all spring you know that the Boomers and Gary SouthShore RailCats met in a pair of exhibitions...LHP Matt Jansen pitched against the Boomers in one of those games...Jansen is now taking the mound in a tryout situation after being released...Heck of an outing by Watkins...Again, the battle for those final rotation slots are going to be tough to decide...Watkins with five shutout innings 4 Hits, 2 K...Grosso with a double off the base of the wall in right to open the inning...Burke with a double tucked inside the first base line to score Grosso...Torres reaches on a fielder's choice...Jansen froze the runner and record the out...Alter reached on a fielder's choice...Nice short hop backhand pick by Pfister...Stolen base for Alter...Valadez not happy with himself...Wade flew out to left...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, THUNDERBOLTS 1
TOP 7th
Jernstad with a nice stab coming off the mound to deny Mahley...Heithoff with a single through the left side, the seventh hit...Mozingo with a laser beam off the wall in right, narrowly missing a homer...It turns into a triple, scoring Heithoff...Infield is in for Windy City...Baumann with an RBI single down the left field line...Hall popped out to short...Pfister with a bouncer to third...Back-handed for a fielder's choice at second...
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 5, THUNDERBOLTS 1
BOT 7th
Another inning for Jansen to show what he can do...No changes...This is easily the longest the starters have gone consistently in a game...Pfister made it look easy...So smooth on a grounder from Aakhus...Cregar with a single to right...Nowlin grounds into a double play started by Pfister at third, who again made it look easy...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 5, THUNDERBOLTS 1
TOP 8th
Blayne Weller takes over for the eighth...Jernstad pitched three innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts...Weller is a big dude...Stands 6-5...Kuroczko walks...Valadez hit in the lower back...On the ground...Now up...Looks sore...Trainer Scott Waehler taking a look at the catcher as Pitching Coach Ehren Wasserman visits Weller...Valadez will stay in the game...Turner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...Second DP turned by Windy City...McMorris with a broken bat single to plate Kuroczko...Run...Run...Run...I wanna see McMorris...Sure enough, there he goes...And steals second...McMorris broke for third...And would have stolen the base but Mahley struck out looking...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 6, THUNDERBOLTS 1
BOT 8th
Matt Collins taking over on the hill...Jansen 2IP, 3H, R, ER...Valadez is still in...Mobbs doubles off the wall in left...Decker with a single to right, just inside the line...Mobbs was forced to hold in case the ball was caught...Grosso struck out looking...Burke walks to load the bases...Don't look now but the tying run is on deck...Holy diving catch at the line in left by Mahley...A run scores though...Alter struck out swinging...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 6, THUNDERBOLTS 2
TOP 9th
Heithoff lined out to center...Mozingo reached for the fourth time by walking on four pitches...Baumann with an inside out single to right, moving Mozingo to third...Three hits for Baumann...Hall walks to load the bases...Pfister struck out swinging...Manager Morgan Burkhart out to the mound and he will make a change with Rye Davis coming in to finish the game...Kuroczko hit by a pitch to force in a run...That's a lot of HBP today...Valadez struck out swinging...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
BOOMERS 7, THUNDERBOLTS 2
BOT 9th
Jason Braun in to finish...No changes in the field today...Heithoff takes control behind second base to make the catch and retire Wade...Hall ranges right to retire Aakhus...Cregar walks...Nowlin struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 7, THUNDERBOLTS 2
That's a good way to head into the regular season...Boomers finish 4-4-1 this spring...Lots to be posted tomorrow and I will of course let you know of changes as I hear them...I should have a full run down of spring stats for you tomorrow as well as the rotation for the weekend and so much more...
Looking Ahead
In the days to come many things will be happening before the start of the season...These will happen in no particular order...
First, final cuts will be made and the opening day roster set...This could come as soon as following today's exhibition at Windy City, which I will be live blogging from as usual bu there is no broadcast today...
Second, tomorrow I will be interviewing Frontier League Commissioner Bill Lee and will post the audio on here as I talk with him about the Frontier League, kind of an introduction to the league if you will...
Third, my first interview with Jamie Bennett will be posted...But not until after it airs on opening night...I will likely record the interview tomorrow and post it on Friday...
Fourth, duh, the season starts...Season opener is Friday night at Lake Erie, who qualified for the playoffs in 2011...First pitch is at 6:05 p.m. CDT...Avon, Ohio is in the Eastern Time zone...I will post links for that as the game nears...
Fifth, I will be attending the Indians game on Thursday as part of my annual tuneup for the season...A few things I like to do before the year is just get out, enjoy the weather, and observe a non-league game...Last season during the first trip I hit a Ranger game and a Royals game...I also usually get a massage and a haircut, although that will wait until the home opener, or at least until I return from Cleveland...I will also be saying farewell to the beard...Likely on Thursday night...I will almost always travel with the team with a few exceptions, this week being one of them since I was in Lake Erie in 2010 I will be driving out early and staying with my host family from that season...Most commuter trips I will also make by myself...
Sixth, I will be taking my hand at writing some kind of preview...Not sure if you heard last night's broadcast (Though I think it is archived if you want to go back and listen), but I was talking about the West Division and the Boomers are going to be in a seriously tough division...I will start with the East first and then progress to the West in two separate team by team capsules tomorrow...
Man, that looks like a lot...But I am looking forward to it...Afterall, baseball season is upon us!!!
Yours in Baseball
Tim ' Woody', 'Popcorn', 'Black Swan'
Details on all those nicknames at some point...
First, final cuts will be made and the opening day roster set...This could come as soon as following today's exhibition at Windy City, which I will be live blogging from as usual bu there is no broadcast today...
Second, tomorrow I will be interviewing Frontier League Commissioner Bill Lee and will post the audio on here as I talk with him about the Frontier League, kind of an introduction to the league if you will...
Third, my first interview with Jamie Bennett will be posted...But not until after it airs on opening night...I will likely record the interview tomorrow and post it on Friday...
Fourth, duh, the season starts...Season opener is Friday night at Lake Erie, who qualified for the playoffs in 2011...First pitch is at 6:05 p.m. CDT...Avon, Ohio is in the Eastern Time zone...I will post links for that as the game nears...
Fifth, I will be attending the Indians game on Thursday as part of my annual tuneup for the season...A few things I like to do before the year is just get out, enjoy the weather, and observe a non-league game...Last season during the first trip I hit a Ranger game and a Royals game...I also usually get a massage and a haircut, although that will wait until the home opener, or at least until I return from Cleveland...I will also be saying farewell to the beard...Likely on Thursday night...I will almost always travel with the team with a few exceptions, this week being one of them since I was in Lake Erie in 2010 I will be driving out early and staying with my host family from that season...Most commuter trips I will also make by myself...
Sixth, I will be taking my hand at writing some kind of preview...Not sure if you heard last night's broadcast (Though I think it is archived if you want to go back and listen), but I was talking about the West Division and the Boomers are going to be in a seriously tough division...I will start with the East first and then progress to the West in two separate team by team capsules tomorrow...
Man, that looks like a lot...But I am looking forward to it...Afterall, baseball season is upon us!!!
Yours in Baseball
Tim ' Woody', 'Popcorn', 'Black Swan'
Details on all those nicknames at some point...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Jumpin' to Joliet
Cue the shout out music...Word Up Sara Romano!!! Shipping up to Boston!!! Took me like 40 minutes to get to Joliet from Schaumburg while taking the highway instead of the back roads...
On the road with the roster down to 27...
A visit to the defending champs...I love this ballpark...Don't think I have been here since like 2005 or something like that though...Both teams are starting to take shape...Big ups to the Joliet staff for hooking me up with some food in the Hall of Fame room downstairs...Num num num..We will see if Jamie Bennett decides to make changes today or, if like yesterday, he lets the majority of his lineup play...
I had my first extended convo with the Skipper today and he said for the most part that the lineups have just been based on what will get guys at bats and will not necessarily look that way during the season, though I suspect that the Hall-Pfister 3-4 combo may not change...Jamie was also mentioning to me that it will be good to get under the lights tonight since afterall probably five of every six games will be at night...This is just the second night contest of the exhibition slate...Exhibition schedule wraps up tomorrow at Windy City in a 2:00 p.m. affair...
Joliet was rained out again this weekend so the Slammers have played only one other game since seeing Schaumburg on Friday...The Slammers open the regular season on Thursday with a single game at Windy City before three games at Gateway this weekend...Home opener and ring ceremony is on Tuesday, May 22 against Traverse City...
This is the first home exhibition for the champs so they will run a majority of their promotions and whatnot...Also, I am again working with Aaron Morse to broadcast...I hear there will even be video...Just a high home, but still...Pictures with your audio...
USTREAM BROADCAST
JOLIET SLAMMERS (3-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - DH
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Trey Manz - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
RHP Steven Maxwell (Four Innings)
RHP Chase Doremus
RHP Jim Schult
RHP Daniel Carela
RHP Brian Smith
RHP Amalio Diaz
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (3-3-1)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Andrew Cohn - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Raphael Turner - LF
Mike Valadez - C
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Nate Baumann - RF
Cody McMorris - CF
Drew Heithoff - DH
RHP Robbie Penny (Likely five innings)
RHP Dave Whigham (Probably 3, maybe even 4)
RHP Patrick Mincey (1-2)
TOP 1st
Maybe its me but I am feeling a little toasty today...Weather.com tells me there is no wind and the trees aren't moving at all...Who knew that breeze would make me so happy :) Also, there is a beat reporter here so hopefully I will have a recap from them for you tomorrow...77 F at gametime...First pitch is at 7:02 p.m...Chad Mozingo flew out to center...Andrew Cohn struck out swinging...Gerard Hall grounded out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 1st
Trevor Willis lined to center...Abel Nieves with a first pitch single to right...Hector Pellot grounded out to third...Nice play by Pfister and better play on the back end by Hairston putting the tag on as the runner passed...Erik Lis homered to deep right to put Joliet ahead...Lis hit 20 homers last season and from what I have seen is one of the best power hitters in the league...Maunus grounds out up the middle...Off the glove of Penny to Hall at short who made a tremendous throw...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 2nd
Frank Pfister grounded out to short...Raphael Turner grounded out to first...Mike Valadez with a flare to right for a single...Brandon Hairston flew out to center on the fist pitch of the at bat...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
BOT 2nd
Zach Mandelblatt grounded out to first...David Fox grounded out to second...Trey Manz walks on four pitches...Sean Estand struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 3rd
Nate Baumann flies out to right...Cody McMorris struck out looking...Drew Heithoff grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Brad Netzel with an infield single...Valadez tried to blow the ball foul but it hugged the line...Willis reached on a fielder's choice...Netzel out at second...Valadez with a dart to second, throwing out Willis...Two away...Nieves struck out looking...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
Mozingo with a laser for a double on the first pitch into the right field corner...Cohn walks on four pitches...Hall bunts the first pitch towards third and reaches on a throwing error as throw was high...Pfister puts Schaumburg on the board with a single into center...Dropped in...Turner with a sacrifice fly to deep center to tie the game...Valadez struck out looking...Hairston grounded out to second...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
BOT 4th
Baumann with a nice diving catch to retire Pellot near the line in right...Lis grounded out to second...Maunus grounded out to the pitcher...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
TOP 5th
Nieves is moving all over again...He played short last inning and is now at second...Meanwhile Chase Doremus takes over on the mound...For Maxwell, 4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 3K...Baumann grounds out to short...McMorris struck out swinging...Heithoff walked...Mozingo grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
BOT 5th
Dave Whigham is now pitching...4IP for Penny...3H, 2R, 2ER, (2R-HR), BB, 2K...Mandelblatt drew a walk after falling behind 0-2...Fox walked...Whigham with a big strikeout...Down goes Manz, who was attempting to bunt earlier...Estand with an RBI single through the left side to once again put the Slammers in front...McMorris and Turner lost the ball in the outfield as Netzel comes up with another odd single...Whigham gets by with a little help from his (Boomer) friends...3-2-3 double play as Hairston fires home...Assist to The Beatles in my best British accent...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 3, BOOMERS 2
TOP 6th
Jim Schult now pitching for Joliet...Cohn walked on four pitches...Hit and run...No contact by Hall but Cohn still steals second...Hall bounces out to the pitcher who takes it to first by himself...Cohn to third as the tying run...Pfister popped out to second (well actually behind first) on the opening pitch of his at bat...Turner drew a two-out walk...Valadez grounds out to third and the Boomers can't capitalize on the walks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 3, BOOMERS 2
BOT 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Ty Nelson behind the plate...Nick Kuroczko at third...Sean Mahley in left...Andrew Cohn moves from second to short and Drew Heithoff is in from the DH slot to second base...Nieves leads off with a walk...The third issued from Whigham...Pellot with a single through the opening on the left side with the runner on the move...Runners at the corners...Lis grounded into a 6-4-3 double play but a run scores...Maunus bounces out to short...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 7th
New pitcher is Daniel Carela...Hairston grounds out to third...Baumann grounds out to third...Broken bat again...Both outs have come on broken bats...McMorris works the count full and draws a walk...Heithoff struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 7th
Mandelblatt bounced out to the right side with Whigham covering on the play...Fox grounds out to short...Hewett pops up to second...What a diving play by Heithoff...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 8th
Brian Smith taking over...All righties today...Jimmy Waters is in right...Mozingo struck out swinging...Cohn grounded out to third...Mahley grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 8th
Estand leads off with a walk, the fourth of the game for Whigham...Netzel with a hard grounder to third...Turns into a double play...Willis grounds out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 9th
Amalio Diaz now pitching...How's this for a line...The Joliet bullpen has thrown four innings and has not allowed a hit...4 walks and 3 K's...Nick Kuroczko flew out to left in his first at bat...Turner grounds out to short...Ty Nelson with his first at bat...Nelson grounded out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 9th
Patrick Mincey on to pitch...Nice job of battling by Whigham...4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, K...Nieves with a solo homer to right...Pellot grounded out to short...Lis flew out to right...Maunus struck out swinging and that is it...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 5, BOOMERS 2
Exhibition finale tomorrow...
On the road with the roster down to 27...
A visit to the defending champs...I love this ballpark...Don't think I have been here since like 2005 or something like that though...Both teams are starting to take shape...Big ups to the Joliet staff for hooking me up with some food in the Hall of Fame room downstairs...Num num num..We will see if Jamie Bennett decides to make changes today or, if like yesterday, he lets the majority of his lineup play...
I had my first extended convo with the Skipper today and he said for the most part that the lineups have just been based on what will get guys at bats and will not necessarily look that way during the season, though I suspect that the Hall-Pfister 3-4 combo may not change...Jamie was also mentioning to me that it will be good to get under the lights tonight since afterall probably five of every six games will be at night...This is just the second night contest of the exhibition slate...Exhibition schedule wraps up tomorrow at Windy City in a 2:00 p.m. affair...
Joliet was rained out again this weekend so the Slammers have played only one other game since seeing Schaumburg on Friday...The Slammers open the regular season on Thursday with a single game at Windy City before three games at Gateway this weekend...Home opener and ring ceremony is on Tuesday, May 22 against Traverse City...
This is the first home exhibition for the champs so they will run a majority of their promotions and whatnot...Also, I am again working with Aaron Morse to broadcast...I hear there will even be video...Just a high home, but still...Pictures with your audio...
USTREAM BROADCAST
JOLIET SLAMMERS (3-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - DH
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Trey Manz - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
RHP Steven Maxwell (Four Innings)
RHP Chase Doremus
RHP Jim Schult
RHP Daniel Carela
RHP Brian Smith
RHP Amalio Diaz
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (3-3-1)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Andrew Cohn - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Raphael Turner - LF
Mike Valadez - C
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Nate Baumann - RF
Cody McMorris - CF
Drew Heithoff - DH
RHP Robbie Penny (Likely five innings)
RHP Dave Whigham (Probably 3, maybe even 4)
RHP Patrick Mincey (1-2)
TOP 1st
Maybe its me but I am feeling a little toasty today...Weather.com tells me there is no wind and the trees aren't moving at all...Who knew that breeze would make me so happy :) Also, there is a beat reporter here so hopefully I will have a recap from them for you tomorrow...77 F at gametime...First pitch is at 7:02 p.m...Chad Mozingo flew out to center...Andrew Cohn struck out swinging...Gerard Hall grounded out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 1st
Trevor Willis lined to center...Abel Nieves with a first pitch single to right...Hector Pellot grounded out to third...Nice play by Pfister and better play on the back end by Hairston putting the tag on as the runner passed...Erik Lis homered to deep right to put Joliet ahead...Lis hit 20 homers last season and from what I have seen is one of the best power hitters in the league...Maunus grounds out up the middle...Off the glove of Penny to Hall at short who made a tremendous throw...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 2nd
Frank Pfister grounded out to short...Raphael Turner grounded out to first...Mike Valadez with a flare to right for a single...Brandon Hairston flew out to center on the fist pitch of the at bat...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
BOT 2nd
Zach Mandelblatt grounded out to first...David Fox grounded out to second...Trey Manz walks on four pitches...Sean Estand struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 3rd
Nate Baumann flies out to right...Cody McMorris struck out looking...Drew Heithoff grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Brad Netzel with an infield single...Valadez tried to blow the ball foul but it hugged the line...Willis reached on a fielder's choice...Netzel out at second...Valadez with a dart to second, throwing out Willis...Two away...Nieves struck out looking...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
Mozingo with a laser for a double on the first pitch into the right field corner...Cohn walks on four pitches...Hall bunts the first pitch towards third and reaches on a throwing error as throw was high...Pfister puts Schaumburg on the board with a single into center...Dropped in...Turner with a sacrifice fly to deep center to tie the game...Valadez struck out looking...Hairston grounded out to second...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
BOT 4th
Baumann with a nice diving catch to retire Pellot near the line in right...Lis grounded out to second...Maunus grounded out to the pitcher...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
TOP 5th
Nieves is moving all over again...He played short last inning and is now at second...Meanwhile Chase Doremus takes over on the mound...For Maxwell, 4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 3K...Baumann grounds out to short...McMorris struck out swinging...Heithoff walked...Mozingo grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
BOT 5th
Dave Whigham is now pitching...4IP for Penny...3H, 2R, 2ER, (2R-HR), BB, 2K...Mandelblatt drew a walk after falling behind 0-2...Fox walked...Whigham with a big strikeout...Down goes Manz, who was attempting to bunt earlier...Estand with an RBI single through the left side to once again put the Slammers in front...McMorris and Turner lost the ball in the outfield as Netzel comes up with another odd single...Whigham gets by with a little help from his (Boomer) friends...3-2-3 double play as Hairston fires home...Assist to The Beatles in my best British accent...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 3, BOOMERS 2
TOP 6th
Jim Schult now pitching for Joliet...Cohn walked on four pitches...Hit and run...No contact by Hall but Cohn still steals second...Hall bounces out to the pitcher who takes it to first by himself...Cohn to third as the tying run...Pfister popped out to second (well actually behind first) on the opening pitch of his at bat...Turner drew a two-out walk...Valadez grounds out to third and the Boomers can't capitalize on the walks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 3, BOOMERS 2
BOT 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Ty Nelson behind the plate...Nick Kuroczko at third...Sean Mahley in left...Andrew Cohn moves from second to short and Drew Heithoff is in from the DH slot to second base...Nieves leads off with a walk...The third issued from Whigham...Pellot with a single through the opening on the left side with the runner on the move...Runners at the corners...Lis grounded into a 6-4-3 double play but a run scores...Maunus bounces out to short...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 7th
New pitcher is Daniel Carela...Hairston grounds out to third...Baumann grounds out to third...Broken bat again...Both outs have come on broken bats...McMorris works the count full and draws a walk...Heithoff struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 7th
Mandelblatt bounced out to the right side with Whigham covering on the play...Fox grounds out to short...Hewett pops up to second...What a diving play by Heithoff...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 8th
Brian Smith taking over...All righties today...Jimmy Waters is in right...Mozingo struck out swinging...Cohn grounded out to third...Mahley grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 8th
Estand leads off with a walk, the fourth of the game for Whigham...Netzel with a hard grounder to third...Turns into a double play...Willis grounds out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 9th
Amalio Diaz now pitching...How's this for a line...The Joliet bullpen has thrown four innings and has not allowed a hit...4 walks and 3 K's...Nick Kuroczko flew out to left in his first at bat...Turner grounds out to short...Ty Nelson with his first at bat...Nelson grounded out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 9th
Patrick Mincey on to pitch...Nice job of battling by Whigham...4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, K...Nieves with a solo homer to right...Pellot grounded out to short...Lis flew out to right...Maunus struck out swinging and that is it...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 5, BOOMERS 2
Exhibition finale tomorrow...
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Closing In
The roster now stands at 27 players...
Released today were...
OF Pat Biserta
IF Jordan Castaldo
IF Ellis Lowe
C Brad Hawn
LHP Vinny Lally
RHP Wally Goodline
RHP Andy Heston
Inside of a week until the season opener...Frontier League opening day is on Wednesday...Rosters must be set by then...The Boomers have two more exhibitions to help solve the remaining battles, a lot of which now stand on the pitching staff...I think the infield is just about set and the catchers are certainly set...
Released today were...
OF Pat Biserta
IF Jordan Castaldo
IF Ellis Lowe
C Brad Hawn
LHP Vinny Lally
RHP Wally Goodline
RHP Andy Heston
Inside of a week until the season opener...Frontier League opening day is on Wednesday...Rosters must be set by then...The Boomers have two more exhibitions to help solve the remaining battles, a lot of which now stand on the pitching staff...I think the infield is just about set and the catchers are certainly set...
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!!!
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!!!
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