Lake Erie Crushers catcher Derek Vegas makes a tag at home

Crushers Silenced at Home against ThunderBolts

Avon, OH - May 12, 2026 - The Lake Erie Crushers (1-3) suffered from some early morning woes on the first Education Day of the season against the Windy City ThunderBolts (4-1), falling 9-0 in the series opener. Windy City got on the board in subtle fashion with an RBI groundout in the top of the 2nd inning against Crushers LHP Nathan Shinn. Shinn got into some trouble in the top of the 3rd, but the damage was held in check ... Full Story