ThunderBolts Hire Brian Smith as New Field Manager

November 13, 2018 - The Windy City ThunderBolts have named Brian Smith the 18th Field Manager in franchise history. Smith replaces Ron Biga, who departed after six seasons to accept an opportunity outside of baseball. For Smith, this is the first professional managerial position after spending the last three summers managing the Rockford Rivets of the summer collegiate Northwoods League. He amassed 100 wins in three years with Rockford, which included a trip to the postseason in 2017. Smith is no stranger to ... Full Story

Windy City ThunderBolts Unveil Logo for 20th Anniversary in Crestwood and Frontier League

November 8, 2018 - CRESTWOOD, IL - The Windy City ThunderBolts will be celebrating their 20th anniversary season in 2019, and to kick off the celebration, the ThunderBolts have unveiled their 20th anniversary logo. The logo commemorates the 20 years that the franchise has spent in the Frontier League and in Crestwood, Illinois. On June 2, 1999, the team that was known at the time as the Cook County Cheetahs opened their brand new ballpark and defeated the visiting River City Rascals 1-0. The Rascals will return... Full Story

ThunderBolts Fall to Traverse City in Season Finale

September 2, 2018 - TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums scored eight runs in their first two innings and took down the ThunderBolts on the final day of the season 8-5 at Wuerfel Park Sunday evening. Traverse City (44-51) scored five times with two outs in the first inning. Alexis Rivera had a two-run single and, with the bases loaded, Ryan Kemp brought home all three runners on a double. The ThunderBolts (41-54) answered the next inning and tied it up with five runs of their own. Derek Bangert ad... Full Story

ThunderBolts Use Big Innings to Take Game One at Traverse City

August 31, 2018 - TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The ThunderBolts scored three runs in the first inning and never gave up the lead as they coasted to a 9-2 victory over the Traverse City Beach Bums at Wuerfel Park Friday night. Tyler Straub's RBI single in the top of the third got the scoring started as he brought home Omar Obregon, who had singled earlier in the inning. Larry Balkwill followed with a two-run triple that extended the ThunderBolts' advantage to 3-0. Traverse City (43-51) got on the board in the bottom ... Full Story

• ThunderBolts Use Big Innings to Take Game One at Traverse City - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 31
• ThunderBolts Split Doubleheader at Lake Erie - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 30
• ThunderBolts Outlast Crushers in Slugfest - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 28
• Bolts Close Home Schedule with Shutout Win - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 25
• ThunderBolts Drubbed by Joliet in 13-5 Loss - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 24
• Hot Start Propels ThunderBolts to Victory - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 23
• Late Comeback Sinks ThunderBolts in 3-2 Loss - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 22
• ThunderBolts Win Pitchers' Contest in 12 Innings - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 21
• Washington Takes Series over ThunderBolts - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 19
• Wild Things Edge ThunderBolts in Pitchers' Duel - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 18
• ThunderBolts Eke out Opener over Wild Things - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 17
• ThunderBolts Split Twin Bill in a Pair of One-Run Games - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 16
• Bolts' Comeback Bid Halted in Loss at Schaumburg - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 14
• Bolts Salvage Finale in Washington with Big Win - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 12
• ThunderBolts Lose Doubleheader in Washington - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 11
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• Change in the air: Ron Biga steps down, former pitching coach Brian Smith takes over as T-Bolts manager - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (November 29)
• Smith leaves Rivets for chance to manage Windy City - FL WREX (November 14)
• Bums end season with a win - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (September 3)
• Bums game rained out; season finale slated for Sunday - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (September 2)
• Big innings doom Beach Bums - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (September 1)
• Crushers split doubleheader, remain alive in playoff race - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 31)
• Crushers drop slugfest to Windy City - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 29)
• Area roundup: Slammers blanked by Windy City but still tied for 1st place - FL Joliet Herald News (August 26)
• Bums fall behind early, lose 7-1 - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (August 24)
• Kengor's double in 8th rallies Bums past Bolts - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (August 23)
• Bums squander Lopez's gem, fall 3-2 in 12 - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (August 22)
• Sunnafrank earns first win with Wild Things - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (August 20)
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