Austin Gallagher collected three hits, sparking the Windy City ThunderBolts (30-42) to an 8-5 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers (30-43) on Tuesday at Schaumburg Baseball Stadium.
He singled in the fourth and fifth innings and doubled in the ninth inning.A bright spot for the Schaumburg Boomers in the defeat was Taylor Thurber, who allowed only three runs while striking out six.
Ty Nelson had two extra-base hits for the Schaumburg Boomers. He doubled in the third inning and tripled in the fifth inning.
Tommy Nance got the win, running his season record to 1-1. He allowed two runs over 1 2/3 innings. He struck out none, walked one and surrendered two hits.
Evan Boyd (0-3) took the loss for the Schaumburg Boomers. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked one, struck out one, and allowed three runs.