2007 Windy City Thunderbolts Roster
Team Record: 68-28
Finished 3rd in the FL's Central Division
Manager: Brent Bowers (41-54)
Location: Crestwood, Illinois
Ballpark: Hawkinson Ford Field
Attendance: 81,586, Avg. 1,813 in 45 home dates
Playoffs - Windy City Thunderbolts 3 games, Rockford RiverHawks 0
Finals - Windy City Thunderbolts 3 games, Washington Wild Things 2
The Windy City Thunderbolts of the Frontier League ended the 2007 season with a record of 68 wins and 28 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.
The ThunderBolts allowed 392 runs, least in the league. Windy City plated 566 runs. Phil Hawke paced the squad with 10 home runs and drove in 78 runs. Wes Long topped batters with significant playing time with a .334 average. Eric Fussell led the squad with 12 wins, while Shawn Phillips registered a 2.45 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Brent Bowers served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Balster | L | L | September 8, 1981 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Scott Billak | R | R | August 27, 1984 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Danny Borne | L | L | May 5, 1983 | 6'3" | 185 | Dearborn Heights, MI US |
| Mike Causey | R | R | October 22, 1981 | 6'5" | 225 | Simi Valley, CA US |
| Travis Check | R | R | August 13, 1984 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Josh Clousner | R | R | August 3, 1981 | |||
| Mike Coles | R | R | September 25, 1982 | 6'1" | 220 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Gavin Concepcion | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 5'10" | 210 | |
| Eric Fussell | R | R | March 1, 1983 | 6'4" | 195 | Mokena, IL US |
| John Gragg | L | L | May 9, 1981 | 5'8" | 170 | Prince George's County, MD US |
| Ryan Graham | R | R | May 19, 1982 | 6'1" | 180 | Danville, IL US |
| Phil Hawke | L | L | August 22, 1983 | 6'3" | 240 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Isaac Hess | L | L | August 8, 1985 | 5'10" | 175 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Josh Horn | R | R | January 24, 1984 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Brock Hunton | R | R | August 30, 1983 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Wes Long | R | R | June 12, 1982 | 5'11" | 195 | Opelika, AL US |
| J. P. Lowen | L | R | March 27, 1984 | 6'3" | 215 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Ronald Madej | L | L | May 23, 1983 | 6'2" | 210 | Omaha, NE US |
| Rob Marconi | R | R | September 14, 1982 | 6'1" | 200 | La Grange, IL US |
| Jeff Mault | R | R | December 11, 1980 | 6'1" | 175 | Goshen, IN US |
| Nick Mazzone | L | |||||
| John McCarthy | L | L | June 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Gilberto Mejia | S | R | September 1, 1982 | 5'9" | 160 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Matt Petty | R | R | June 11, 1984 | 6'2" | 230 | Emporia, KS US |
| Billy Phillips | R | R | August 23, 1982 | 6'3" | 177 | Independence, KS US |
| Shawn Phillips | R | R | December 19, 1982 | 6'1" | 195 | Laurel, DE US |
| Amos Ramon | R | R | June 19, 1983 | 5'8" | 185 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Anthony Rebyanski | R | R | July 23, 1983 | 6'3" | 200 | Indiana, PA US |
| Jordan Smolar | R | February 25, 1983 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Brody Taylor | R | L | January 12, 1983 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Scott Taylor | R | R | February 18, 1981 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Josiah Ziegler | R | R | April 17, 1985 | 6'3" | 195 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
