2017 Windy City ThunderBolts Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 51-45
Finished 3rd in the FL's East Division
Manager: Ron Biga (51-45)
Location: Crestwood, Illinois
Ballpark: Hawkinson Ford Field
Attendance: 78,585, Avg. 1,672 in 47 home dates
2017 Windy City ThunderBolts Statistics

The Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League ended the 2017 season with a record of 51 wins and 45 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The ThunderBolts scored 434 runs and conceded 448 runs. Ron Biga served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Larry BalkwillRRJune 28, 19916'4"190Chatham, ON CA
Corey BassRRApril 27, 19915'9"200Orlando, FL US
Blair BeckRRSeptember 19, 19926'0"195Midland, TX US
Danny BrittRRJanuary 27, 19926'5"225
Ryan BudnickRRJuly 15, 19946'2"220
Clay ChapmanRRMay 14, 19926'1"205
Chris ChigasLLAugust 21, 19926'2"195
Austin DarbyLROctober 7, 19926'3"205Colorado Springs, CO US
Chris DeBooRRAugust 20, 19906'3"195
Andrew DundonRRSeptember 26, 19935'10"185
Jake FisherLLSeptember 16, 19905'11"180Tahlequah, OK US
Josh GlickRRJune 8, 19945'11"185Coral Springs, FL US
Nick HornbakerLLNovember 8, 19946'2"195
John JaegerRRSeptember 9, 19946'1"195
Coco JohnsonRRMay 3, 19915'11"205Berrien Springs, MI US
Zack JonesRRJuly 4, 19946'0"200Chicago, IL US
David KerianSRFebruary 9, 19936'3"200Dakota Dunes, SD US
Riley KraneLRJune 28, 19946'2"215
Will KrugRRJuly 23, 19925'8"160
Scott KuzminskyRRNovember 1, 19916'2"195Tacoma, WA US
Ransom LaLondeRRMarch 4, 19916'3"210
Will LandsheftRRJuly 27, 19926'1"205Bixby, OK US
Patrick LedetLLFebruary 5, 19956'0"185Nacogdoches, TX US
Kevin LenikRRAugust 1, 19916'5"225Mission Hills, CA US
Brian LoconsoleRRAugust 10, 19906'2"215Geneva, IL US
Andrew LoweRRJanuary 26, 19926'3"235
Cody MinceyRRApril 23, 19925'11"175Hartsville, SC US
Brady MullerLLJuly 3, 19926'1"185Billings, MT US
Tyler MurphyRRApril 9, 19926'4"210
Drake RobisonRRJuly 9, 19946'1"170
TJ SantiagoSRMay 3, 19955'11"190
Matt SilbermanLLNovember 16, 19925'10"175
Jake StolleyLLSeptember 22, 19936'5"210
Conor SullivanLRMay 24, 19936'2"215
Robert TroianoRRApril 16, 19925'11"187
Kyle Von RudenRRMay 21, 19946'0"195Sacramento, CA US
Keenyn WalkerSRAugust 12, 19906'3"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Zac WestcottSROctober 10, 19916'1"180Weston, FL US
Kyle WoodLLApril 17, 19936'0"220
Tim ZierRRAugust 6, 19915'9"195San Marcos, CA 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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