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Bolts drop thriller to Boomers

07/12/2024 9:28 PM

 

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SCHAUMBURG, IL- The Windy City ThunderBolts dropped a thriller in the first game of a three-game suburb showdown series against the Schaumburg Boomers 7-6 Friday night at Wintrust Field.

Henry Kusiak began the scoring for the ThunderBolts (21-35) with a solo home run in the top of the second.

A wild pitch tied the game in the second and Felix Aberouette notched an RBI groundout, handing the Boomers (30-25) a 2-1 lead.

Windy City answered in the top of the third.  Emmanuel Sanchez doubled and Christian Kuzemka cracked an RBI triple to right field, knotting the game 2-2. Kusiak muscled in an RBI single, giving the Bolts a 3-2 lead. Outfielder Brennen Dorighi cranked an RBI double, accumulating a 4-2 lead for the Bolts. 

After Sanchez gave the Bolts a three-run lead in the top of seventh, reaching via error, Kuzemka knocked in Sanchez, giving the Bolts a four-run lead.

Schaumburg responded in the bottom of the seventh. Following a Tyler Depreta-Johnson single, Aberouette spanked a two-run home run, making it a two run deficit, 6-4. Schaumburg made it 6-5 off a double play in the eighth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Boomers knotted the game at six when Christian Fedko singled in the tying run.

After the Bolts were held scoreless in the top of the tenth, a wild pitch from Dan Brown (0-1) in the top of the inning walked it off for Schaumburg.

Dylan Stustsman (5-0) earned the win for the Boomers, pitching a scoreless tenth inning and striking out one.

Ruddy Gomez tossed 6.1 innings for the Bolts, allowing four earned runs on six hits while walking three and striking out four.

Game two of the series is set for Saturday night. Michael Barker (1-4, 6.83) starts for the Bolts against Schaumburg's Cole Cook (2-2, 3.43). First pitch from Wintrust Field is scheduled for 6:30and the broadcast can be found through wcthunderbolts.com.


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