2019 Windy City ThunderBolts Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 42-54
Finished 3rd in the FL's East Division
Manager: Brian Smith (42-54)
Location: Crestwood, Illinois
Ballpark: Hawkinson Ford Field
Attendance: 79,171, Avg. 1,684 in 47 home dates
2019 Windy City ThunderBolts Statistics

The Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League ended the 2019 season with a record of 42 wins and 54 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The ThunderBolts scored 343 runs and surrendered 414 runs.

Adam Oller played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Windy City ThunderBolts to do so.

Brian Smith served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tyler AlamoRRMay 2, 19956'4"200Cypress, CA US
Cal AldridgeRRMay 24, 19976'0"220
Eddie AvilaRRMay 17, 19966'0"205
Derek BangertRRJuly 5, 19956'3"225
Joe BechtLRJanuary 4, 19965'11"180
Blair BeckRRSeptember 19, 19926'0"195Midland, TX US
Cole BellairRRApril 8, 19976'1"230Lockport, IL US
Colby BluebergRRMay 11, 19936'0"185Carson City, NV US
Shane CarrierRRJune 3, 19966'2"215Anaheim, CA US
Chase CockrellRRMarch 26, 19976'4"225
Brett CoffelRRMay 24, 19966'0"195
Micah CoffeyLRJuly 22, 19956'1"200Batavia, IL US
Taisei FukuharaLROctober 17, 19975'11"205
Trey FultonRRJune 26, 19965'10"210
Christian FunkLRDecember 30, 19956'2"200
Tanner GardnerLRSeptember 28, 19956'0"210Carrollton, TX US
Blake HickmanRROctober 29, 19936'5"225Chicago, IL US
Austin JonesRRNovember 26, 19946'1"195
Bobby KametasRRSeptember 8, 19946'0"205
Sean LelandRRJune 23, 19966'4"215
Joe LytleLRJanuary 29, 19966'0"200
Brynn MartinezSRMarch 26, 19965'7"165
Michael MatejaRRJanuary 25, 19975'11"190Kankakee, IL US
Kenny MathewsLLAugust 6, 19936'3"205Glendora, CA US
Patrick MathisLLMarch 23, 19966'1"190Venus, TX US
Connor MayesRRMay 23, 19966'2"205Austin, TX US
General McArthurRRFebruary 17, 19976'1"175
Manuel MesaSROctober 27, 19925'10"205
Justin MillerRRMay 17, 19986'4"183Fresno, CA US
Nate MontgomeryRROctober 18, 19966'1"220
Christian MorrisRRJanuary 23, 19946'4"195Williston, FL US
Omar ObregonSRApril 18, 19945'10"150La Trinidad, NI
Adam OllerRROctober 17, 19946'4"225Conroe, TX US
David OppenheimLRSeptember 27, 19936'0"195Mercer Island, WA US
Niko PachecoRRApril 18, 19956'1"205Fresno, CA US
Randy PerezRRFebruary 25, 19956'2"208
Dylan ProhoroffRRNovember 29, 19946'3"215Placentia, CA US
Zach RheamsLLJuly 5, 19966'0"225Plano, TX US
Hayden ShenefieldRRMay 6, 19956'1"190Santa Monica, CA US
Justin SmithRRFebruary 29, 19966'2"205St. Johns, FL US
Tyler StraubRRJuly 8, 19936'4"205Albuquerqe, NM US
Jordan SwissRRJune 22, 19976'0"195
Zach TaylorRROctober 29, 19956'1"220Scottsdale, AZ US
Tyler ThorntonLRAugust 13, 19956'4"240
Joel ToribioRRJune 11, 19946'6"180, US
Chris WashingtonLLApril 5, 19935'10"160
Dash WinninghamLLOctober 11, 19956'2"225Ocala, FL 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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