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Windy City ThunderBolts Will Not Have Baseball in 2020 as Frontier League Suspends Entire Championship Season

June 24, 2020 - CRESTWOOD, IL - The Windy City ThunderBolts will not have a 2020 baseball season as the Frontier League announced today that the entire 2020 championship season has been suspended. Statement from the Frontier League The Frontier League has announced that the 2020 championship season has been suspended due to the ongoing gathering and travel restrictions in many of our locations. The League's Board of Directors unanimously voted to suspend the entire 2020 championship season. "We all want to play Frontier League base... Full Story

ThunderBolts Close Season with Blowout Win

August 31, 2019 - CRESTWOOD, IL - The ThunderBolts scored 11 runs in the fourth inning and a season-high 17 in the game as they won their season finale 17-1 over the Florence Freedom at Ozinga Field Saturday night. The game was effectively out of reach after just four batters in the bottom of the first inning. Following two walks and a hit batter, Tyler Alamo hit a grand slam to put the ThunderBolts (42-54) ahead 4-0. They added two more runs in the second inning as Tanner Gardner hit an RBI triple and scored on a Nate Montgomery single... Full Story

Florence Comes from Behind to Beat ThunderBolts

August 30, 2019 - CRESTWOOD, IL - The ThunderBolts carried a lead through most of Friday night's game but the Florence Freedom scored in each of the last four innings to defeat the Bolts 8-5 in the penultimate game of the season at Ozinga Field. Florence (57-38) scored a first-inning run on a sacrifice fly but the ThunderBolts (41-54) roared back with three runs in the second. Zach Rheams hit an RBI double, Taisei Fukuhara extended his hit streak to 13 with an RBI single and Zach Taylor brought home the third run when he reached on an erro... Full Story

Big Ninth Inning Carries ThunderBolts over Schaumburg

August 29, 2019 - CRESTWOOD, IL - Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the ThunderBolts scored four runs on five hits to defeat the Schaumburg Boomers 5-2 at Ozinga Field Thursday night. Schaumburg (45-47) led almost the entire night after they scored two runs in the second inning. Luis Roman hit and RBI double and scored on a Dylan Jones single. Connor Oliver brought home a run on a third-inning double and came home on a Quincy Nieporte sacrifice fly in the third and the Boomers, with back-to-back two-run innings, led 4-0. ... Full Story

• Windy City ThunderBolts Will Not Have Baseball in 2020 as Frontier League Suspends Entire Championship Season - June 24, 2020
  
• ThunderBolts Close Season with Blowout Win - August 31, 2019
  
• Florence Comes from Behind to Beat ThunderBolts - August 30, 2019
  
• Big Ninth Inning Carries ThunderBolts over Schaumburg - August 29, 2019
  
• Washington Pitches ThunderBolts to Victory - August 28, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts' Rally Falls Short - August 27, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts Take Series with Matinee Win - August 25, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts Bounce Back with 4-1 Win - August 24, 2019
  
• Joliet Claims Series Opener from ThunderBolts - August 23, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts Go Down in 12 Innings - August 22, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts Fall to Crushers on Home Runs - August 21, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts Split Twin Bill with Crushers - August 20, 2019
  
• Washington Bounces Back to Beat ThunderBolts - August 18, 2019
  
• Washington Bounces Back to Beat ThunderBolts - August 17, 2019
  
• ThunderBolts Capture Opener in Washington - August 16, 2019
  
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• Frontier League suspends entire season, dashing ThunderBolts' hopes, but Slammers to go it alone with City of Champions Cup - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (June 25)
• Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here's what's happening Wednesday - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (June 24)
• Andrew's Anthony Lenza was done. He was going to quit playing baseball. A talk with his father changed everything. - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (May 5)
• Windy City ThunderBolts continue to play waiting game due to coronavirus: ?EUR~No season would be a big blow ... there's no way to sugarcoat it.' - FL Chicago Daily Southtown (April 27)
• Boomers lose 4-2 in Crestwood - FL Chicago Daily Herald (August 29)
• PHOTOS: Lake Erie Crushers vs. Schaumburg Boomers, Aug. 24, 2019 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 25)
• Lake Erie Crushers beat Schaumberg Boomers - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 24)
• PHOTOS: Lake Erie Crushers vs. Schaumburg Boomers, Aug. 23, 2019 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 24)
• Jake Vieth walks off in the 12th as Crushers top Windy City - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 23)
• PHOTOS: Lake Erie Crushers vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, Aug. 21, 2019 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 22)
• PHOTOS: Lake Erie Crushers vs. WindyCity ThunderBolts, Aug. 20, 2019 - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 21)
• Crushers shut out by ThunderBolts - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 21)
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