ValleyCats' Comeback Falls Short Against Boomers
June 28, 2023 - Frontier League (FL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release
TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats (23-18) scored five runs in the later innings, but ultimately fell 12-7 in the middle game against the Schaumburg Boomers (25-15) on Wednesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.
Gaige Howard opened the game with a solo homer off Rafi Vazquez. Zach Huffins then singled, and Brett Milazzo launched a two-run shot. Afterward, Chase Dawson singled, stole second, and came around on a double from Blake Grant-Parks to give the Boomers a 4-0 lead.
Tri-City got on the board in the bottom of the first. Jakob Goldfarb walked, swiped second, and went to third on a throwing error from Grant-Parks. Jaxon Hallmark brought in Goldfarb with a single off Kobey Schlotman to cut the deficit to 4-1.
Aaron Altherr made it a two-run ballgame with a solo homer in the third. It was his seventh long ball of the season.
Alec Craig and Will Prater had back-to-back hits for Schaumburg to begin the fourth. Howard drove in Craig with a hit. Huffins reached on a 5-2 fielder's choice before Millazo knocked in Howard with a double to pull the Boomers ahead, 6-2.
Schaumburg knocked Vazquez out of the game in the fifth. Grant-Parks had a double. Craig reached on an error from Ian Walters, and Grant-Parks went to third. Prater doubled in a run. Huffins lifted a sac fly off Gabriel Jaramillo to bring in Craig and make it an 8-2 affair.
The Boomers went deep a couple of times in the seventh. Quintin Selma laced a solo homer. Howard walked for the second time, and Huffins went yard to extend Schaumburg's lead to 11-2.
Tri-City responded in the bottom of the seventh. Cale Jones picked up a hit off Cristian Lopez. Afterward, Cito Culver reached on an error from Lopez. Goldfarb walked to load the bases, and Altherr cashed in with a two-run single to trim the deficit to 11-4.
Jones kicked off the rally again in the eighth, working a walk off Dylan Stutsman. Walters singled, and Culver walked to put a runner at each square base. Goldfarb then cleared the bases with a double to make it a 11-7 game.
The Boomers added an insurance run in the ninth. Howard doubled off Aaron Ernst. Huffins singled, and Millazo collected his fourth RBI of the night to put Schaumburg on top, 12-7.
Schlotman (6-3) earned the win. He tossed five frames, giving up two runs on four hits, walking three, and striking out five.
Vazquez (3-2) received the loss. He pitched 4.1 innings, yielding seven runs on 10 hits, walking two, and striking out three.
Tri-City concludes its three-game series against the Boomers tomorrow, Thursday, June 29. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM.
FINAL | SCHAUMBURG 12 | TRI-CITY 7
W: Kobey Schlotman (6-3)
L: Rafi Vazquez (3-2)
Time of Game: 3:03
Attendance: 2,203
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