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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 Blair Beck both singled and T... 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 of the inning on a two-out RBI... Full Story

ThunderBolts Split Doubleheader at Lake Erie

August 30, 2018 - AVON, OH - After an extra inning 3-2 victory in game one, the ThunderBolts fell in the second half of their doubleheader with the Lake Erie Crushers 3-0 at Sprenger Stadium Thursday night. Lake Erie (47-46) loaded the bases on a walk and two hit batters in the first inning of game one. They got their first run on the board thanks to a Terry McClure RBI groundout. It took until the fifth for the ThunderBolts (40-53) to respond. Larry Balkwill walked and stood at third with two outs when Omar Obregon singled him home. ... Full Story

ThunderBolts Outlast Crushers in Slugfest

August 28, 2018 - AVON, OH - The ThunderBolts scored five runs in the fourth inning and six in the seventh to pull away from the Lake Erie Crushers and capture game one of a three-game series 15-9 at Sprenger Stadium Tuesday night. Lake Erie 946-45) jumped on the board first, scoring two runs in the first and one in the third to take a 3-0 lead. Zach Racusin had two RBI hits for the Crushers. The ThunderBolts (39-52) took their first lead when they sent 11 men to the plate in their big fourth. Terrance Robertson and Omar Obregon hit two... Full Story

• ThunderBolts Fall to Traverse City in Season Finale - September 2, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Use Big Innings to Take Game One at Traverse City - August 31, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Split Doubleheader at Lake Erie - August 30, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Outlast Crushers in Slugfest - August 28, 2018
  
• Bolts Close Home Schedule with Shutout Win - August 25, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Drubbed by Joliet in 13-5 Loss - August 24, 2018
  
• Hot Start Propels ThunderBolts to Victory - August 23, 2018
  
• Late Comeback Sinks ThunderBolts in 3-2 Loss - August 22, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Win Pitchers' Contest in 12 Innings - August 21, 2018
  
• Washington Takes Series over ThunderBolts - August 19, 2018
  
• Wild Things Edge ThunderBolts in Pitchers' Duel - August 18, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Eke out Opener over Wild Things - August 17, 2018
  
• ThunderBolts Split Twin Bill in a Pair of One-Run Games - August 16, 2018
  
• Bolts' Comeback Bid Halted in Loss at Schaumburg - August 14, 2018
  
• Bolts Salvage Finale in Washington with Big Win - August 12, 2018
  
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League: Frontier League
Home: Crestwood, Illinois
Class: Independent
Website: Windy City ThunderBolts site
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Sun., Sep 2	L	Windy City 5 at Traverse City 8	Final
Sat., Sep 1		Windy City at Traverse City	Cancelled
Fri., Aug 31	W	Windy City 9 at Traverse City 2	Final
Thu., Aug 30	W	Windy City 3 at Lake Erie 2 (Game 1)	Final
Thu., Aug 30	L	Windy City 0 at Lake Erie 3 (Game 2)	Final (7)
Wed., Aug 29		Windy City at Lake Erie	Ppd.
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• 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)
• One run enough for Wild Things' Cunningham - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (August 19)
• Wild Things zapped by ThunderBolts - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (August 18)
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