2007 Windy City Thunderbolts Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
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
2007 Windy City Thunderbolts Statistics

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 BalsterLLSeptember 8, 19816'0"170
Scott BillakRRAugust 27, 19845'11"180
Danny BorneLLMay 5, 19836'3"185Dearborn Heights, MI US
Mike CauseyRROctober 22, 19816'5"225Simi Valley, CA US
Travis CheckRRAugust 13, 19846'1"205
Josh ClousnerRRAugust 3, 1981
Mike ColesRRSeptember 25, 19826'1"220Little Rock, AR US
Gavin ConcepcionRRJanuary 5, 19835'10"210
Eric FussellRRMarch 1, 19836'4"195Mokena, IL US
John GraggLLMay 9, 19815'8"170Prince George's County, MD US
Ryan GrahamRRMay 19, 19826'1"180Danville, IL US
Phil HawkeLLAugust 22, 19836'3"240Pensacola, FL US
Isaac HessLLAugust 8, 19855'10"175Tucson, AZ US
Josh HornRRJanuary 24, 19846'0"180
Brock HuntonRRAugust 30, 19836'2"180
Wes LongRRJune 12, 19825'11"195Opelika, AL US
J. P. LowenLRMarch 27, 19846'3"215Atlanta, GA US
Ronald MadejLLMay 23, 19836'2"210Omaha, NE US
Rob MarconiRRSeptember 14, 19826'1"200La Grange, IL US
Jeff MaultRRDecember 11, 19806'1"175Goshen, IN US
Nick MazzoneL
John McCarthyLLJune 1, 19846'0"195
Gilberto MejiaSRSeptember 1, 19825'9"160Bani, Peravia DO
Matt PettyRRJune 11, 19846'2"230Emporia, KS US
Billy PhillipsRRAugust 23, 19826'3"177Independence, KS US
Shawn PhillipsRRDecember 19, 19826'1"195Laurel, DE US
Amos RamonRRJune 19, 19835'8"185Corpus Christi, TX US
Anthony RebyanskiRRJuly 23, 19836'3"200Indiana, PA US
Jordan SmolarRFebruary 25, 19836'3"215
Brody TaylorRLJanuary 12, 19836'2"215
Scott TaylorRRFebruary 18, 19816'2"195
Josiah ZieglerRRApril 17, 19856'3"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.




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