Wild Things Claim Lead Late, Even Series
WASHINGTON, Pa. (July 1) – A late surge by the Washington offense snapped a two-game losing streak as the Wild Things took game two of a three-game series against the Schaumburg Boomers Saturday with a 6-3 victory.
The top of the first was rough for the Wild Things as Schaumburg scored two on two RBI infield hits, forcing them to climb out of an early hole. Washington had a chance to score with runners on first and second in the first, but they were stranded after an unusual double play. After a scoreless second inning, the Boomers got back onto the board after an RBI single from Alec Craig. This gave Schaumburg a 3-0 lead.
Stephen Knapp got pulled after 5.1 innings. In that span he gave up three runs on eight hits and was relieved by Ray Pacella. The game became a pitcher’s duel between Perez and the Wild Things’ pitchers. After the third, there were three-straight innings of scoreless baseball.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Wild Things finally got on the board after an error by Gaige Howard that allowed Robert Chayka to score and Abraham Sequera to reach second base. This cut the lead to 3-1 for the Boomers.
The Wild Things decided to put in Will Solomon for the top of the eighth after Pacella went 1.2 innings. Pacella did not give up a run in relief. For Schaumburg, Perez went seven strong innings and gave up zero earned runs with eight strikeouts. The Boomers put in Dylan Stutsman in relief.
The Wild Things got to Stutsman early and made Schaumburg go back to the bullpen after a bases loaded walk to Tommy Caufield cut the Boomers lead to 3-2. The next pitch by Kristian Scott was hit up the middle for a single by Chayka, which gave the Wild Things a 4-3 lead, their first of the day. The scoring did not stop there, as Anthony Brocato drove in two runs with an RBI single, making the score 6-3 in favor of Washington.
Closing pitcher Lukas Young shut down the Boomers lineup to earn the save, his fourth of the season.
The rubber match will take place tomorrow at 5:35 p.m. for Disney night. All kids 12 and younger will receive free tickets and a free meal.
