2009 Windy City Thunderbolts Roster
Team Record: 56-40
Finished 3rd in the FL's West Division
Manager: Tommy Thompson (56-40)
Location: Crestwood, Illinois
Ballpark: Hawkinson Ford Field
Attendance: 103,129, Avg. 2,242 in 46 home dates
Playoffs - River City Rascals 3 games, Windy City Thunderbolts 0
The Windy City Thunderbolts of the Frontier League ended the 2009 season with a record of 56 wins and 40 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The ThunderBolts scored 540 runs and gave up 469 runs. J. T. Restko led Windy City with 18 home runs, while Bryan Cook and Vinnie Scarduzio walloped 15 or more, too. J. T. Restko drove in 76 runs and topped all regular batters with a .334 average. Ross Stout paced the squad with 13 wins, and Matt Jernstad recorded a 2.31 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Dylan Axelrod and Billy Petrick both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tommy Thompson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Aakhus | R | R | June 2, 1984 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dylan Axelrod | R | R | July 30, 1985 | 5'10" | 195 | Santa Barbara, CA US |
| Kraig Binick | R | L | February 10, 1985 | 5'10" | 180 | Old Westbury, NY US |
| Carson Bryant | R | R | June 6, 1986 | 6'2" | 180 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Doug Coe | R | R | October 15, 1984 | 6'6" | 235 | |
| Bryan Cook | L | L | February 3, 1986 | 6'5" | 230 | |
| Tim Dennehy | L | L | September 22, 1986 | 6'1" | 195 | Oak Park, IL US |
| Adam Dominick | R | R | March 30, 1986 | 6'5" | 235 | Wheaton, IL US |
| Tyler Farrar | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Stephen Flake | R | R | November 13, 1983 | 5'10" | 170 | Marietta, GA US |
| Justin Fry | R | R | September 28, 1986 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Brandon Garner | R | R | August 27, 1986 | 6'0" | 165 | Port Huron, MI US |
| Tony Gonzalez | R | R | April 22, 1984 | 6'5" | 230 | |
| Nate Hall | R | R | December 28, 1985 | 6'0" | 188 | Coalfield, TN US |
| Nick Hall | R | R | January 10, 1984 | 6'5" | 225 | Framingham, MI US |
| Kurt Hayer | R | R | September 4, 1984 | 5'8" | 178 | Greenfield, MA US |
| Sean Heimpel | R | R | May 27, 1986 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| Matt Jernstad | L | L | June 10, 1988 | 6'2" | 245 | Oswego, IL US |
| Danny Jordan | R | R | May 9, 1986 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami, FL US |
| Matt Kamine | L | L | March 4, 1985 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Tyler Kelsey | L | L | July 17, 1985 | 6'5" | 220 | , US |
| Brandon Kloess | R | R | December 9, 1984 | 6'2" | 195 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Wade Lamont | L | R | June 25, 1984 | 6'2" | 230 | St. Augustine, FL US |
| Justin Lilly | L | R | August 20, 1986 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Matt Marc-Aurele | L | L | August 27, 1985 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Guillermo Martinez | R | R | October 5, 1984 | 6'0" | 180 | Miami, FL US |
| Wilson Matos | R | R | February 6, 1985 | 5'9" | 160 | Larchmont, NY US |
| Ricky Meinhold | L | L | March 8, 1986 | 6'1" | 184 | |
| Gilberto Mejia | S | R | September 1, 1982 | 5'9" | 160 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Pete Paris | L | R | September 20, 1986 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Dustin Pease | S | L | October 4, 1985 | 5'11" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Robert Perry | L | L | October 3, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Billy Petrick | R | R | April 29, 1984 | 6'6" | 240 | Kankakee, IL US |
| Zach Piccola | R | L | March 27, 1985 | 6'3" | 225 | Nashua, NH US |
| Ty Pryor | R | R | July 5, 1985 | 6'2" | 230 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| J. T. Restko | R | R | December 15, 1984 | 6'5" | 190 | Oak Lawn, IL US |
| Vinnie Scarduzio | L | L | September 28, 1985 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Marcus Spencer | R | R | April 14, 1986 | 6'1" | 205 | Blue Island, IL US |
| Ross Stout | R | R | February 15, 1984 | 6'0" | 195 | Palm Springs, CA US |
| Mike Sullivan | L | R | December 16, 1983 | 6'2" | 190 | Munster, IN US |
| Sean Thompson | L | L | October 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 170 | La Junta, CO US |
| Mike Thomsen | R | R | September 13, 1984 | 6'5" | 250 | |
| David Triplet | R | R | January 28, 1987 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Damian Walcott | R | R | September 24, 1986 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Gil Zayas | R | R | November 16, 1985 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Shane Zegarac | L | L | August 15, 1985 | 6'3" | 225 | Lansing, IL US |
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.
