2012 Windy City ThunderBolts Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 54-42
Finished 2nd in the FL's West Division
Manager: Morgan Burkhart (54-42)
Location: Crestwood, Illinois
Ballpark: Hawkinson Ford Field
Attendance: 86,178, Avg. 1,873 in 46 home dates
2012 Windy City ThunderBolts Statistics

The Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League ended the 2012 season with a record of 54 wins and 42 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.

The ThunderBolts scored 445 runs and yielded 425 runs. Morgan Burkhart served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Zach AakhusRRJune 2, 19846'1"200
Bruce AlterRRJanuary 15, 19885'10"190
Greg BachmanRRNovember 23, 19885'9"215
Bryan BurkeLLSeptember 1, 19865'10"170
Ryan CarrRROctober 10, 19876'4"220
Andrew ChilcoatRRDecember 2, 19876'1"185
Andy ChriscadenRRJanuary 28, 19906'4"215Everett, WA US
Michael ClickRRAugust 1, 19886'3"209, AU
Tyson CorleyRRJanuary 26, 19866'6"200Enid, OK US
Matt CostelloLLDecember 17, 19866'1"190West Barnstable, MA US
Chad CregarLROctober 30, 19866'4"221Oxford, MS US
Ryan CuneoLROctober 10, 19886'3"200Freehold, NJ US
Rye DavisRRDecember 11, 19886'4"235Smiths Grove, KY US
Brandon DeckerLRMarch 22, 19886'3"235Holiday, FL US
Donovan DrakeRRSeptember 29, 19886'0"200Franklin, IN US
Duke DykemanRRMarch 7, 19885'11"190
C. J. GillmanSRApril 20, 19896'1"205
Bob GloverRLJanuary 15, 19906'1"185
Matt GrossoLLJune 22, 19885'11"170
Michael JahnsLROctober 27, 19906'1"190
Matt JernstadLLJune 10, 19886'2"245Oswego, IL US
Willy KeslerRRAugust 11, 19876'0"240Thornton, CO US
Mark KuzmaRLJanuary 20, 19906'3"220
T. J. McManusLRJuly 10, 19896'1"205
Andy MeeRRSeptember 15, 19886'0"193
Eric MeyerchickRRFebruary 13, 19906'1"200Harvey, IL US
Mike MobbsRROctober 2, 19886'3"210
Paul MontalbanoLLFebruary 15, 19896'1"180Galveston, TX US
Billy NowlinRRDecember 16, 19866'1"210Huntington Beach, CA US
Brandon PearlRRDecember 4, 19875'9"185
Mike RecchiaRRApril 2, 19896'1"215Crestwood, IL US
Stephen SauerRRAugust 13, 19866'2"185Las Vegas, NV US
Travis ShreveRRNovember 8, 19895'9"170Auburn, WA US
Ricky SzeligoRRMarch 22, 19876'1"180
Mike TorresRRJanuary 3, 19875'10"180
Chris WadeRRSeptember 25, 19876'0"170Lexington, KY US
Travis WeaverRRJuly 24, 19896'0"165
Blayne WellerRRJanuary 30, 19906'5"220Key West, FL US
Jareck WestRRApril 30, 19855'10"210Cleveland, MS US
Dustin WilliamsRRAugust 31, 19866'0"170Norman, OK US
Shane ZegaracLLAugust 15, 19856'3"225Lansing, 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.




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