Schaumburg Boomers rally but can’t stop Florence

The Schaumburg Boomers rallied from down five runs to take the lead, but the Florence Y’Alls scored the last three runs to tally a 9-7 victory in Kentucky on Thursday night.

After starter Jacob Smith struck out the side in the first inning, Florence opened a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second on just two hits, taking advantage of three walks. Blaze O’Saben knocked home two with a double as part of the inning.

The lead grew to 5-0 on a homer from TJ Reeves in the third. Felix Aberouette put the Boomers on the scoreboard with an RBI single in the fourth, but Florence scored another run in the bottom of the inning.

The Boomers erupted in the top of the fifth, scoring six runs and sending 11 to the plate. Ty Crittenberger, signed on Thursday, tallied an RBI single to start the scoring. Chase Dawson singled home a run, Aaron Simmons knocked home a pair and Tyler Depreta-Johnson evened the score with a sacrifice fly.

Alec Craig put the Boomers ahead as the 10th batter of the inning with an RBI single. Florence answered again, tying the score in the bottom of the fifth and taking the lead for good on a 2-run homer from Hank Zeisler in the sixth. The Boomers loaded the bases in the eighth with one away but came up empty.

The offense finished with 11 hits in the contest. Crittenberger, Craig, Dawson and Aberouette all logged a pair. Jacob Smith struck out six in four innings of work. Cristian Lopez worked 1⅔ innings and took the loss. Mitch White struck out four in 2⅓ scoreless innings to close the contest.