Thunderbolts Drop Saturday Showdown with Otters

May 30, 2026 - CRESTWOOD, Ill - The Windy City ThunderBolts fell 8-2 on Saturday night to the Evansville Otters in the second game of a brief two-game series at Ozinga Field. With Windy City (10-11) right-hander Blake Nettleton (0-1) making his professional debut, Evansville (13-7) opened the scoring in the top half of the first inning on a sacrifice bunt from Logan Brown. The ThunderBolts answered right away in the home half of the first. After Michael Sandle led off the frame with a base hit, Carlos Pe... Full Story

Thunderbolts Beat Evansville in Sudden Death

May 29, 2026 - CRESTWOOD, IL - Carter Delaney threw a 1-2-3 inning to wrap up a sudden death 2-2 victory for the ThunderBolts over the Evansville Otters at Ozinga Field Friday night. The game was dominated by pitching with the Bolts' Dante Maietta and Evansville's JD Encarnacion matching each other zero for zero over the first five innings. Windy City (10-10) finally broke through in the sixth. With one out, Carlos Pena whacked a double to right. He moved to third on a Jared Beebe single and scored on a ... Full Story

Bolts Hammer Slammers in Series Finale

May 28, 2026 - CRESTWOOD, IL - An eight-run second inning propelled the ThunderBolts to a 13-4 win over the Joliet Slammers at Ozinga Field Thursday afternoon. The Bolts (9-10) started their scoring in the first inning when Michael Sandle singled and Jared Beebe brought him home on a groundout. It was the first of three times in the game that Beebe drove in Sandle. They sent 12 men to the plate in the second inning with the first run scoring on a Josue Urdaneta RBI single. Two batters later, Carlos Pena ... Full Story

Slammers Take Series over ThunderBolts Behind Early Offense

May 27, 2026 - CRESTWOOD, IL - The Windy City ThunderBolts dropped a fifth straight game on Wednesday, falling 7-3 to the Joliet Slammers in the second game of a three-game series at Ozinga Field. Joliet (5-11) got out to a fast start, plating four runs in the top of the first on three hits and a pair of free passes. It was that quick start that proved to be the difference in the game. The Slammers added a run in the top of the second when Ian Battipaglia tripled and scored on a groundout. The ThunderBol... Full Story

• Slammers Take Series over ThunderBolts Behind Early Offense - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 27
• Slammers Pull Away from ThunderBolts in Series Opener - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 26
• ThunderBolts Drop Tight Finale to Otters - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 24
• Bolts Lose Pair of Heartbreakers in Evansville - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 23
• Bolts Lose Pair of Heartbreakers in Evansville - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 23
• ThunderBolts Shut Down Mississippi - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 21
• Bolts Drop Second Straight to Mississippi - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 20
• Late Collapse Fells ThunderBolts Comeback Bid - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 19
• Bolts Wrap up Winning Trip with Blowout Win - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 17
• ThunderBolts Can't Hold Leads in Loss to Gateway - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 16
• Figueredo, Thunderbolts Take Down Gateway in Opener - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 15
• Figueredo, ThunderBolts Take Down Gateway in Opener - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 15
• Bolts' Late Rally Comes up Short in Loss - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 14
• Bolts' Bats Stay Hot in Third Straight Win - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 13
• Bolts Dominate Crushers in Series Opener - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) May 12
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May 30	FL	Evansville 8 at Windy City 2	Final
May 29	FL	Evansville 2 at Windy City 2	Final (11)
May 28	FL	Joliet 4 at Windy City 13	Final
May 27	FL	Joliet 7 at Windy City 3	Final
May 26	FL	Joliet 12 at Windy City 4	Final
May 24	FL	Windy City 3 at Evansville 5	Final
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• Crushers blown out by ThunderBolts, 9-0, in series opener - FL Lorain Morning Journal (May 13)
• PHOTOS: Crushers-Windy City, May 12, 2026 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (May 13)
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• Crushers loses series finale at Windy City - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 22)
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• Crushers fall, 6-3, to Windy City - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 20)
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