BOOMERS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT WILL PRATER DYLAN STUTSMAN ANDREW SOJKA HOMER ME BOD NER 10 IF Prater enters his third season with the Boomers as an individual who can play all over the infield. Prater has started at three different positions while appearing at seven different lineup positions. After batting .312 as a rookie in 2023, the Georgia native played in 49 games for the club in 2024. Prater batted .220 with two homers and 15 RBIs along with seven doubles, a triple and four stolen bases. The left-handed hitter tallied nine bunt singles and logged an on-base percentage of .368 during his rookie campaign. A five-year starter at Western Carolina, Prater played in 225 games, eighth in program history, and was a two-time all-conference selection who boasted a .325 career average. P One of the longest tenured pitchers in team history, Stutsman begins his fifth season with the Boomers in 2025. The righty enters the season tied for second in all-time appearances while sitting sixth in saves and strikeouts. Stutsman finished 5-1 in 2024 while sporting an ERA of 3.57 over 37 appearances. The Indiana native fanned 44 over 40.1 innings of work. A back-end reliever, Stutsman pitched in 44 games in 2019, the third highest in team history. Stutsman also doubles as a member of the coaching staff, serving as bullpen coach. While helping coach, the team set a single season Frontier League record for strikeouts in 2022 with over 900. The pitching staff has totaled four of their top six single season strikeout totals with Stutsman on staff. Stutsman initially joined the team in 2018, pitching 25 times in his first professional season. A graduate of the University of Indianapolis, Stutsman finished his career tied for the eighth most saves in NCAA Division II history. OF Sojka returns for his first full season as a professional in 2025. Sojka played 28 games for the Boomers in 2024, hitting .298 while connecting on two homers while driving home 21 and stealing seven bases. Sojka joined the Boomers after setting the Northwoods League on fire, tying for the single season league record for homers with 22 while hitting .398. Sojka also drove home 73 and swiped 43 bases while earning an All-Star selection. Hailing from Cal state Northridge, Sojka is the Northwoods League's all-time leader in homers. 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 WILL PRATER DYLAN STUTSMAN ANDREW SOJKA HOMER ME BOD NER 10 IF Prater enters his third season with the Boomers as an individual who can play all over the infield . Prater has started at three different positions while appearing at seven different lineup positions . After batting .312 as a rookie in 2023 , the Georgia native played in 49 games for the club in 2024. Prater batted .220 with two homers and 15 RBIs along with seven doubles , a triple and four stolen bases . The left - handed hitter tallied nine bunt singles and logged an on - base percentage of .368 during his rookie campaign . A five - year starter at Western Carolina , Prater played in 225 games , eighth in program history , and was a two - time all - conference selection who boasted a .325 career average . P One of the longest tenured pitchers in team history , Stutsman begins his fifth season with the Boomers in 2025. The righty enters the season tied for second in all - time appearances while sitting sixth in saves and strikeouts . Stutsman finished 5-1 in 2024 while sporting an ERA of 3.57 over 37 appearances . The Indiana native fanned 44 over 40.1 innings of work . A back - end reliever , Stutsman pitched in 44 games in 2019 , the third highest in team history . Stutsman also doubles as a member of the coaching staff , serving as bullpen coach . While helping coach , the team set a single season Frontier League record for strikeouts in 2022 with over 900 . The pitching staff has totaled four of their top six single season strikeout totals with Stutsman on staff . Stutsman initially joined the team in 2018 , pitching 25 times in his first professional season . A graduate of the University of Indianapolis , Stutsman finished his career tied for the eighth most saves in NCAA Division II history . OF Sojka returns for his first full season as a professional in 2025. Sojka played 28 games for the Boomers in 2024 , hitting .298 while connecting on two homers while driving home 21 and stealing seven bases . Sojka joined the Boomers after setting the Northwoods League on fire , tying for the single season league record for homers with 22 while hitting .398 . Sojka also drove home 73 and swiped 43 bases while earning an All - Star selection . Hailing from Cal state Northridge , Sojka is the Northwoods League's all - time leader in homers . FEEL THE BOOM TRUST HOME OPENER ! THURSDAY MAY 8 6:30 PM & POST GAME FIREWORKS ! SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS WINTRUST FIELD FRONTIER LEAGUE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL BoomersBaseball.com PARTNER LEAGUE PROFESSION !