Dawson hits for the cycle as Schaumburg Boomers wallop Evansville

Chase Dawson became the third member of the Schaumburg Boomers to hit for the cycle, completing the feat with a triple in the bottom of the eighth as the Boomers logged a season high 18 hits in breezing to a 13-1 win over the Evansville Otters on Wednesday night.

Dawson opened his evening by putting the Boomers on the board with an opposite-field solo homer off the light pole in left-center. Andrew Sojka added an RBI double in the inning. Schaumburg scored in six innings and had runners on base in seven to cruise to the victory.

Anthony Calarco connected on a solo homer in the third to push the lead to 3-0. The Boomers broke open the game and chased Evansville start Zach Smith in the fourth with four runs.

Christian Fedko posted an RBI single in the frame with Aaron Simmons adding a 2-run single and Brett Milazzo an RBI single as well. Dawson singled in the inning for his second hit.

Calarco became the third player to post a multi-homer game with a 107 mph missile to right for a 2-run blast in the sixth. Dawson doubled home a run the other way to left in the seventh and completed the feat with the triple to score Tyler Depreta-Johnson in the eighth.

Cole Cook enjoyed the run support in his first start of the season against Evansville, twirling six shutout innings allowing just four hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Cook had thrown 14⅔ consecutive innings without allowing a run. Dallas Woolfolk tossed two innings and Jake Joyce finished out the victory with a 1-2-3 ninth. The pitching staff struck out 10 in the game.