Boomers Blank Bums
Published on July 26, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Schaumburg Boomers News Release
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - The 2013 Frontier League Champion Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, finished off a three game home sweep of the Traverse City Beach Bums with the sixth shutout of the season, a 4-0 whitewash on Saturday.
Starter Seth Webster kept Traverse City at bay the entire contest. Webster worked around a bases loaded jam in the top of the third and the Boomers responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame. Joe De Pinto, who finished 4-for-4 in the contest, drove home the first two runs with a single to left-center. Bobby Martin added a two out RBI single with the fourth run crossing on an error. Webster, the team's career leader in strikeouts, worked six blank innings and established a career high with 10 strikeouts. Heith Hatfield and Dexter Price completed the shutout. The Boomers recorded 13 strikeouts in the contest.
Schaumburg (34-26) recorded the fourth sweep of the season with the win, all of which have been at home where the Boomers own a league best record of 23-7. Lake Erie visits to begin a three game series on Sunday afternoon that features the third annual squirt gun fight following the contest. LHP Hunter Ackerman (2-1, 4.11) starts for the Boomers in the 1:00 p.m. contest against RHP Zac Treece (3-2, 2.15). The game can be heard live on AM 1410 WRMN with the Voice of the Boomers and 2013 Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year, Tim Calderwood. Reserve your piece of the fun at Boomers Stadium this season by calling 847.461.3695 or visiting www.boomersbaseball.com.
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