Schaumburg silences Evansville to take series opener

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Evansville, Ind. – The Schaumburg Boomers shutout the Evansville Otters 6-0 to take the series opener Friday night at Bosse Field. Boomers starter Kobey Schlotman quieted the Otters with six shutout innings allowing just five baserunners.
Schaumburg took an early lead with a solo home run in the second inning. Three singles in the third inning added another run. Another barrage of three singles by the Boomers added two more runs in the fourth inning to take a commanding four run lead.Schaumburg topped off the victory with two runs in the eighth inning. Tim Holdgrafer took just his second loss of the season allowing four runs in six innings of work. Kevin Davis worked a scoreless inning and a third in relief striking out three Boomers. Dakota Phillips and Kona Quiggle led the Otters with two hits apiece. Quiggle has reached base in 21 of 22 games played this season. Evansville continues the series against Schaumburg Saturday night at Bosse Field. A 6:35 PM CT first pitch is part of an Old National Bank and Boys and Girls Club Superhero Night at the ballpark.
All home and road Otters games this season are televised on FloSports with audio-only coverage available for free on the Evansville Otters YouTube page.