BOOMERS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT COLE COOK ALEC CRAIG AARON SIMMONS Roo 17 P Cook enters his second season with the Boomers in 2025. The lefty starter set a franchise record for single season strikeouts in 2024 with 135, a career best and second most in the league, over 122 innings while finishing 6-5 with a 3.76 ERA. The fifth-year Frontier League hurler was selected as an All-Star and earned the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week award after striking out 11 over seven shutout innings against Florence on May 19, allowing just three hits. The sixth-year professional notched a 16.1 inning scoreless streak in August and posted 10 quality starts while working into the sixth inning on 14 occasions. Cook struck out five or more in 16 of his starts and seven or more 10 times including two with double figures while striking out the side on 10 occasions. The port-sider tossed the third complete game of his career on July 13. Cook, who made 21 appearances and 20 starts for the Boomers, pitched in Nicaragua in the winter of 2024-25 for Leones de Leon where he was a teammate of several other Boomers. Cook made five starts, finishing 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA with 19 strikeouts over 22.1 innings of work. The Frontier League Pitcher of the Year in 2023 while with Joliet, Cook finished 12-2 in 2023 with a 2.23 ERA in 20 starts, striking out 131 batters in 137 innings. MP BOOMERS rdo IF Craig becomes one of the longest tenured players in team history as he enters his fifth season with the club in 2025. Named to the All- Star team for the first time in his career last season, Craig made the start at second base at the game, hosted by Quebec. The left-handed hitter batted .415 in May and finished the year hitting .291, the highest of his Schaumburg tenure. Craig has missed just 18 games during his four years with the team. One of the peskiest hitters in the league, Craig has led the league in walks three times while ranking second once. The New Jersey native has walked 348 times in his career, most in franchise history and second in league history, 72 behind the all-time lead. Craig walked a career high 95 times in 2024, fourth most in Frontier League single season history and also appears at fifth with 92 in 2022. Craig played in every game in 2022 and 2023 and is one of just three players to have appeared in every game over the course of a year and the only one to have done it twice. Craig owns the second highest on base percentage in team history at .420 and also ranks among the all-time leaders in games, at bats, runs, hits, triples and RBIs. Owning 123 stolen bases, Craig is second in team history and has stolen 20 or more in every season with the team. Craig initially joined the Boomers in 2021 following a stint with the Twins. During the offseason prior to 2025, Craig played in Nicaragua with several other Boomers and posted a .457 on-base percentage with seven steals. OT POT #11 OF A native of Wisconsin native, Simmons enters his fourth season as a professional and second with the Boomers in 2025. The left-handed hitter led the Boomers with 12 homers in 2024 while finishing second with 54 RBIs. Simmons hit .273 during his maiden voyage with the Boomers and connected on a walk-off homer against Washington on June 16, homering twice in the contest. The outfielder played all over the field for the Lake Country DockHounds of the American Association in 2023. Simmons appeared in 43 games while playing first, second, outfield and pitcher. During 2022, Simmons played 22 games in the Pioneer League for Great Falls, hitting .265 with a pair of homers and a .382 slugging percentage. While attending the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Simmons drilled 22 homers as a senior to set the program record and help lead the team to the NCAA Division III World Series. Simmons was a First Team All-American and also set single season program records for runs, walks and total bases. FEEL THE BOOM TRUST HOME OPENER! THURSDAY MAY 8 6:30PM & POST GAME FIREWORKS! SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS WINTRUST FIELD FRONTIER LEAGUE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL BoomersBaseball.com PARTNER LEAGUE PROFESSION! BOOMERS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT COLE COOK ALEC CRAIG AARON SIMMONS Roo 17 P Cook enters his second season with the Boomers in 2025. The lefty starter set a franchise record for single season strikeouts in 2024 with 135 , a career best and second most in the league , over 122 innings while finishing 6-5 with a 3.76 ERA . The fifth - year Frontier League hurler was selected as an All - Star and earned the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week award after striking out 11 over seven shutout innings against Florence on May 19 , allowing just three hits . The sixth - year professional notched a 16.1 inning scoreless streak in August and posted 10 quality starts while working into the sixth inning on 14 occasions . Cook struck out five or more in 16 of his starts and seven or more 10 times including two with double figures while striking out the side on 10 occasions . The port - sider tossed the third complete game of his career on July 13. Cook , who made 21 appearances and 20 starts for the Boomers , pitched in Nicaragua in the winter of 2024-25 for Leones de Leon where he was a teammate of several other Boomers . Cook made five starts , finishing 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA with 19 strikeouts over 22.1 innings of work . The Frontier League Pitcher of the Year in 2023 while with Joliet , Cook finished 12-2 in 2023 with a 2.23 ERA in 20 starts , striking out 131 batters in 137 innings . MP BOOMERS rdo IF Craig becomes one of the longest tenured players in team history as he enters his fifth season with the club in 2025. Named to the All- Star team for the first time in his career last season , Craig made the start at second base at the game , hosted by Quebec . The left - handed hitter batted .415 in May and finished the year hitting .291 , the highest of his Schaumburg tenure . Craig has missed just 18 games during his four years with the team . One of the peskiest hitters in the league , Craig has led the league in walks three times while ranking second once . The New Jersey native has walked 348 times in his career , most in franchise history and second in league history , 72 behind the all - time lead . Craig walked a career high 95 times in 2024 , fourth most in Frontier League single season history and also appears at fifth with 92 in 2022. Craig played in every game in 2022 and 2023 and is one of just three players to have appeared in every game over the course of a year and the only one to have done it twice . Craig owns the second highest on base percentage in team history at .420 and also ranks among the all - time leaders in games , at bats , runs , hits , triples and RBIs . Owning 123 stolen bases , Craig is second in team history and has stolen 20 or more in every season with the team . Craig initially joined the Boomers in 2021 following a stint with the Twins . During the offseason prior to 2025 , Craig played in Nicaragua with several other Boomers and posted a .457 on - base percentage with seven steals . OT POT # 11 OF A native of Wisconsin native , Simmons enters his fourth season as a professional and second with the Boomers in 2025. The left - handed hitter led the Boomers with 12 homers in 2024 while finishing second with 54 RBIs . Simmons hit .273 during his maiden voyage with the Boomers and connected on a walk - off homer against Washington on June 16 , homering twice in the contest . The outfielder played all over the field for the Lake Country DockHounds of the American Association in 2023. Simmons appeared in 43 games while playing first , second , outfield and pitcher . During 2022 , Simmons played 22 games in the Pioneer League for Great Falls , hitting .265 with a pair of homers and a .382 slugging percentage . While attending the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point , Simmons drilled 22 homers as a senior to set the program record and help lead the team to the NCAA Division III World Series . Simmons was a First Team All - American and also set single season program records for runs , walks and total bases . FEEL THE BOOM TRUST HOME OPENER ! THURSDAY MAY 8 6:30 PM & POST GAME FIREWORKS ! 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