A magnificent effort by Josh Ludy spurred the River City Rascals (8-5) to an 11-8 win over the Schaumburg Boomers (6-7) on Friday at T. R. Hughes Ballpark.

Ludy rocked the Schaumburg Boomers with two home runs. Ludy went 3-5 in the game with three RBIs and two runs scored. Ludy homered in the third inning.

Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 19 total runs and 27 hits during the game. Both bullpens were busy with eight pitchers used in the game as the skippers of both squads tried to finish it off.

The River City Rascals scored five runs in the first inning to build an early lead. The River City Rascals scored in the first on a two-run double by Saxon Butler, an RBI single by Evan Crawford, and a two-run single by Hector Crespo.

Ray Hanson improved to 2-0 on the year by picking up the win for the River City Rascals. He allowed four runs over five innings. He struck out six, walked three and surrendered seven hits.

Danny Jimenez ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He allowed eight runs in 3 2/3 innings, walked two and struck out four.