Left-handed pitcher Ari Ronick has signed with the RailCats and will compete for a spot in the starting rotation, manager Greg Tagert announced.

The RailCats added free agent first baseman Steven Liddle to the roster and sent right-handed pitcher Aaron Wilkerson to the Fort Worth Cats (United League) for future considerations.

The RailCats coaching staff will have two new faces this season, with Aaron McEachran joining the team as Hitting Coach and Bobby Segal as the team’s new Third Base Coach.

After a five-year collegiate career plagued with injuries, Blake Helm figured it was time to call it quits. A few failed tryouts later and with his body aching, he grew disillusioned with baseball and joined the United States Air Force in 2009. Regaining his passion for the game of baseball while in the military, Blake Helm agreed to terms with the Schaumburg Boomers, it was announced today.

The acquisitions continued during the month of April for Manager Jamie Bennett and the Schaumburg Boomers as the club announced the signing of Lewis University and Guerin Prep outfielder Michael Bolling in addition to RHP Troy Marks and RHP James Bierlein.

The RailCats are bringing another summer of fun and family-affordable entertainment to Northwest Indiana, and this season’s schedule is full of awesome giveaways, thrilling entertainment acts and special themes, events and deals for all 50 home games.

All-Star outfielder Chad Mozingo returns to Boomer Country for the 2013 season as Manager Jamie Bennett and the Schaumburg Boomers announced the signings of Mozingo, former Miami Marlins farmhand IF Brian McConkey, RHP Tony Delmonico, LHP Scott Hays, RHP Dan Lazzaroni and RHP Chris Phelan.

The acquisitions have continued in the month of March for Manager Jamie Bennett and the Schaumburg Boomers as the club announced the additions of four key players to the 2013 roster.