The Schaumburg Boomers (55-34) beat the Rockford Aviators (36-53) 4-1 on Wednesday at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium behind Gerard Hall, who went 2-4 and hit a home run.
He homered in the second inning and singled in the fourth inning.The Rockford Aviators' lineup had no answer for Anthony Smith. Smith held the Rockford Aviators hitless over 1 2/3 innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three.
Cal Bowling got the win, running his season record to 8-7. He allowed one run over seven innings. Bowling struck out none, walked one and gave up seven hits.
Ryan Zimmerman (8-6) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just eight innings, walked three, struck out one, and allowed four runs.