The Schaumburg Boomers bounced the league’s leader in ERA after just two innings, building an early 5-0 advantage but needed to hold off a ninth inning rally to open a key midweek series with a 7-5 victory over Lake Erie, drawing within 2.5 games of the final West Division playoff spot.
The first two batters of the contest reached following lengthy at bats as Alec Craig walked and Andrew Sojka followed with a single. Christian Fedko put down a sacrifice bunt and the first run of the game came across on a wild pitch. Chase Dawson registered an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0. Three more scored in the second with another run scoring on a wild pitch before Craig plated two with a double.
The second inning was the last for Anthony Escobar, who came into the game with a 1.97 ERA. The Boomers tacked on insurance runs in the fourth and fifth on a safety squeeze from Sojka and an RBI single from Allante Hall…