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The Windy City ThunderBolts are an independent minor league baseball team. Based in Crestwood, Illinois, they are a member of the Frontier League.

ThunderBolts Can't Overcome Slow Start, Fall in Rubber Match

July 19, 2026 - EVANSVILLE, IN - The Evansville Otters plated seven runs in the first inning and held off a ThunderBolts' run to deal the Bolts a 14-6 loss in the finale at Bosse Field Sunday night. The Bolts (29-29) scored the first run in the top of the first. Liam McArthur walked and Justin Fogel doubled him in, but that was the last lead they would hold. Evansville (35-23) sent 11 men to the plate in a seven-run bottom of the frame. Marcos Gonzalez tied the score with an RBI single and LG Castillo gave the Otters their first lead ... Full Story

Bolts Stifled by Evansville

July 18, 2026 - EVANSVILLE, IN - The Thunderbolts were held scoreless on five hits as they took a 5-0 loss to the Evansville Otters at Bosse Field Saturday night, evening the series at one win each. It took Evansville (34-23) only one pitch to take the game-winning lead. Jon Ponder homered on the first delivery from Windy City starter Dante Maietta in the bottom of the first. Maietta settled in after that, retiring eight of the next nine batters before Sam Linscott doubled the Evansville lead with a solo homer in the fourth. They adde... Full Story

Thunderbolts Erase Late Deficit in Win at Evansville

July 17, 2026 - EVANSVILLE, IN - Daryl Ruiz hit an eighth-inning grand slam and Jared Beebe brought home the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth as the Thunderbolts defeated the Evansville Otters 8-7 at Bosse Field Friday night. The Bolts (29-27) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, taking advantage of a hit by pitch and two walks. Robbie Ayers picked up an RBI single as part of the two-run inning. Evansville (33-23) responded with a run in the second. Marcos Gonzalez reached on an error and scored on a JJ Cruz ... Full Story

First-Place ThunderBolts Eye Bigger Prize After Frontier League All-St

July 13, 2026 - Following the Windy City ThunderBolts' series finale against the Lake Erie Crushers on July 5, manager Tom Carcione had one more announcement to make before the team boarded the bus home. As players filtered through the visiting clubhouse after the game, Carcione called everyone together. Rookie pitcher AJ Campbell thought the team was about to get an earful after missing out on the chance to finish off a road sweep of the Crushers. Instead, Carcione began reading names. Applause filled the clubhouse as Campbell, th... Full Story

• ThunderBolts Can't Overcome Slow Start, Fall in Rubber Match - July 19, 2026
  
• Bolts Stifled by Evansville - July 18, 2026
  
• Thunderbolts Erase Late Deficit in Win at Evansville - July 17, 2026
  
• First-Place ThunderBolts Eye Bigger Prize After Frontier League All-St - July 13, 2026
  
• Mud Monsters Take Sunday Rubber Match as ThunderBolts Offense Remains Quiet - July 12, 2026
  
• Thunderbolts Outpaced as Mud Monsters Even Weekend Series - July 11, 2026
  
• Peña and Bolts Coaches Added to All-Star Roster - July 11, 2026
  
• Thunderbolts Throttle Mud Monsters in Series Opening Win - July 10, 2026
  
• Bolts Bats Quieted in Loss - July 9, 2026
  
• Bolts Drop Morning Contest in Schaumburg - July 8, 2026
  
• Bolts Beat Schaumburg in Tenth - July 8, 2026
  
• The Midway Effect: How the ThunderBolts Are Creating Memories Beyond Baseball - July 6, 2026
  
• Four ThunderBolts Headed to Frontier League All-Star Game - July 5, 2026
  
• ThunderBolts Fall Just Short of Sweep - July 5, 2026
  
• Fogel's Homer Caps 'Bolts' Doubleheader Sweep - July 4, 2026
  
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League: Frontier League
Home: Crestwood, Illinois
Class: Independent
Website: Windy City ThunderBolts site
Schedule: Full Windy City ThunderBolts Schedule
Statistics: Full Windy City ThunderBolts Statistics

Wed., Jul 22		Schaumburg at Windy City	11:35 a.m.
Tue., Jul 21		Schaumburg at Windy City	7:35 p.m.
Sun., Jul 19	L	Windy City 6 at Evansville 14	Final
Sat., Jul 18	L	Windy City 0 at Evansville 5	Final
Fri., Jul 17	W	Windy City 8 at Evansville 7	Final
Sun., Jul 12	L	Mississippi 4 at Windy City 2	Final
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• Crushers hold off Windy City after taking big lead, win, 9-8 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (July 5)
  
• Crushers swept by ThunderBolts in July 4 doubleheader - FL Lorain Morning Journal (July 5)
  
• Final five innings of Crushers' July 3 game suspended, will resume as part of a doubleheader vs. ThunderBolts on July 4 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (July 4)
  
• Wild Things get creative to earn doubleheader split - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (June 25)
  
• Familiar territory: Wild Things' Kirby continues strong start, mastery of ThunderBolts - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (June 24)
  
• Crushers can't avoid sweep, fall to Windy City, 7-3 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (June 15)
  
• Nathan Shinn signed by St. Louis Cardinals organization; Crushers lose to Windy City, 13-2 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (June 14)
  
• Crushers lose at Windy City, 4-3 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (June 13)
  
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