2021 Windy City ThunderBolts Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 43-49
Finished 2nd in the FL's Central Division
Manager: Brian Smith (43-53)
Location: Crestwood, Illinois
Ballpark: Hawkinson Ford Field
Attendance: 65,022, Avg. 1,414 in 46 home dates
2021 Windy City ThunderBolts Statistics

The Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League ended the 2021 season with a record of 43 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the league's Central Division.

The ThunderBolts plated 458 runs and yielded 465 runs. Rob Calabrese drove in 45 runs. Zach Racusin led batters with significant playing time with a .269 average. Miguel Ausua topped the team with 9 wins, while Logan Wiley recorded a 3.21 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers. Brian Smith served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Neil AbbatielloLLMay 23, 19976'0"185
Miguel AusuaLLJuly 15, 19966'0"190Penuelas, PR
Cole BellairRRApril 8, 19976'1"230Lockport, IL US
Brayden BonnerRRNovember 20, 19976'4"215Salt Lake City, UT US
Cam BrownLRMay 12, 19986'2"190Pontiac, MI US
Rob CalabreseRROctober 3, 19956'1"205, US
Garrett ChristmanLRJanuary 6, 19966'2"195Noblesville, IN US
Cal DjuraskovicLLFebruary 17, 19966'4"225Chicago, IL US
Jake FisherLLSeptember 16, 19905'11"180Tahlequah, OK US
Ryan HareRRDecember 31, 19966'2"195
Jake HirabayashiRRSeptember 28, 19965'11"188Los Angeles, CA US
Peyton IsaacsonLRMay 18, 19975'10"195Galesburg, IL US
Tom JagerRRApril 7, 19985'10"175
Kyle JohnsonRRSeptember 19, 19936'4"220San Diego, CA US
Bobby KametasRRSeptember 8, 19946'0"205
Bryan KetchieLLMarch 20, 19986'1"190
Jose LayerRRMay 28, 19976'0"160San Juan, PR
Brynn MartinezSRMarch 26, 19965'7"165
Kenny MathewsLLAugust 6, 19936'3"205Glendora, CA US
Jace MercerSRJune 13, 19985'10"170Austell, GA US
Justin MillerRRMay 17, 19986'4"183Fresno, CA US
Dylan ProhoroffRRNovember 29, 19946'3"215Placentia, CA US
Zach RacusinRRJune 24, 19936'0"184Morristown, NJ US
Joseph ReyesSRJanuary 24, 19986'3"195New York, NY US
Jairus RichardsLRJanuary 30, 19976'0"175Seattle, WA US
Anthony RiosRRJuly 20, 19985'10"190
Payton RobertsonRRJune 29, 19985'7"164Orange, TX US
Dan RobinsonLLOctober 30, 19966'2"215Detroit, MI US
Layne Schnitz-PaxtonRRSeptember 18, 19976'3"215
John SechenRRSeptember 20, 19965'10"190
Jamey SmartLLMay 9, 19966'4"235
Jack StruncRRJune 26, 19966'0"190Littleton, CO US
Zac TaylorRROctober 1, 19956'1"185Downers Grove, IL US
Tyler ThorntonLRAugust 13, 19956'4"240
Nikola VasicRRJune 17, 19975'8"150
Rob WeissheierRRJune 2, 19986'4"225
Hunter WellsSROctober 10, 19965'10"180
Logan WileyRRNovember 11, 19965'11"175
Donivan WilliamsRRJuly 25, 19996'0"190Oak Lawn, IL US
Stetson WoodsRRJanuary 15, 19956'8"200Madera, CA US
Danny ZardonRRSeptember 30, 19946'0"200Pembroke Pines, 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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