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The ThunderBolts ended the season in style, scoring 11 runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 17-1 win over Florence. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo grand slam and a Christian Funk three-run double.
The ThunderBolts claimed an early lead but Florence fought back and scored three runs in the ninth to complete an 8-5 comeback. Highlights include an RBI double for Zach Rheams, an RBI single for Taisei Fukuhara and a big late scoring chance for the Bolts.
The ThunderBolts scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to overcome a three-run deficit and beat the Boomers 6-5. Highlights include homers for Tylers Straub and Alamo, Taisei Fukuhara's game-tying single and Christian Funk's game-winning hit.
Chris Washington pitched a gem over 8.1 innings and the ThunderBolts came up with key hits throughout the game to knock off Schaumburg 4-2. Highlights include a Taisei Fukuhara RBI single, an RBI double for Tyler Straub and a Tanner Gardner home run.
The ThunderBolts fought back from two four-run deficits but fell just short in a 6-5 loss to the Schaumburg Boomers. Highlights include a Taisei Fukuhara RBI double, a double for Tyler Thornton and a Michael Mateja triple.
The ThunderBolts scored three runs in the first inning and led the rest of the way as the pitchers' held their own again in a 5-2 win over Joliet. Highlights include RBI doubles for Tyler Alamo and Tanner Gardner and a Tyler Straub RBI single.
The ThunderBolts pitched well and carried an early lead all the way to a 4-1 win over Joliet. highlights include an RBI single and double for Tyler Alamo and a Michael Mateja RBI single.
The ThunderBolts fell behind early and weren't able to pick themselves up in a 4-1 loss to the Joliet Slammers. Highlights include a Tanner Gardner RBI double and a great catch by Hayden Shenefield.
The ThunderBolts erased a 2-0 deficit to force extra innings but fell to Lake Erie in the 12th, 3-2. Highlights include RBI singles for Zach Rheams and Nate Montgomery and Lake Erie's winning run.
The Lake Erie Crushers ended the game by scoring five unanswered runs to defeat the ThunderBolts 7-2. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo home run.
The ThunderBolts took a 3-0 win in the opener of a doubleheader but surrendered a late lead in a 3-2 game two loss. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo RBI double and Lake Erie's game-winning game two hit.
The ThunderBolts fought back from a three-run deficit to tie the score in the ninth inning and won in the tenth. Highlights include a Michael Mateja home run, Zach Rheams's game-tying single and Tyler Alamo's go ahead homer.
The Wild Things scored six runs between the second and third innings and beat the ThunderBolts 7-2. Highlights include a Tyler Straub RBI double and a Zach Rheams home run.
The ThunderBolts scored three runs in the first and held on for a 5-3 win over Washington. Highlights include a Chase Cockrell triple, Michael Mateja's go-ahead double and a Tyler Straub home run.
The ThunderBolts finished off back-to-back shutouts with a 3-0 win over Schaumburg behind seven innings from Cole Bellair. Highlights include a Michael Mateja home run, a nifty double play and the game's last out.
Tyler Alamo's home run backed up Tyler Thornton's two-hit complete game shutout as the ThunderBolts beat the Schaumburg Boomers 1-0. Highlights include a good defensive play by Brynn Martinez, Alamo's homer and the game's final out.
The ThunderBolts gave up six late runs to Schaumburg to break an eighth inning tie as they fell 10-4. Highlights include RBI singles for Tanner Gardner and Micah Coffey.
The ThunderBolts hit three home runs but it wasn't enough to overcome a five-run second inning for Gateway as the Grizzlies won 6-4. Highlights include homers for Brynn Martinez, Tanner Gardner and Michael Mateja.
The ThunderBolts overcame a four-run deficit and won a wild back-and-forth game over the Gateway Grizzlies 10-8. Highlights include home runs for Michael Mateja and Tyler Alamo and Micah Coffey's game-winning single.
The ThunderBolts jumped out to a 3-0 lead but Gateway scored eight unanswered runs and went on to an 8-4 win. Highlights include RBI doubles for Brynn Martinez and Tanner Gardner and a Micah Coffey home run.
The ThunderBolts clubbed five homers and got a strong performance from Tyler Thornton to knock off the Rascals 8-3. Highlights include home runs for Tanner Gardner, Brynn Martinez and Tanner Gardner again.
The ThunderBolts dropped a pair of narrow contests with the River City Rascals, 2-1 in both ends of a doubleheader. Highlights include the Rascals' game one winner and a Jordan Swiss RBI single in game two.
The ThunderBolts managed only three hit, but scored three runs and beat the Grizzlies 3-2 in 11 innings. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo home run and Alamo's walk-off double.
Despite a well-pitched game, the ThunderBolts couldn't find a clutch hit as they dropped their second straight game to Gateway, 5-0. Highlights include a diving catch by Micah Coffey.
The ThunderBolts fell behind early before responding with four straight runs, but Gateway scored the last three to beat the Bolts 7-4. Highlights include an RBI single for Christian Funk and a Tanner Gardner RBI double.
The ThunderBolts scored two early runs but saw Washington plate three in the fifth to take the game 3-2. Highlights include a Chase Cockrell RBI triple and a Micah Coffey RBI single.
The ThunderBolts scored two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to knock off the Washington Wild Things 4-3. Highlights include a Jordan Swiss RBI single, a Tyler Alamo RBI double and the walk-off fielder's choice.
The ThunderBolts fell behind early and Washington ran away to a 12-0 victory. Highlights include a double for Chase Cockrell.
The Otters broke open a tight game with eight late runs to beat the ThunderBolts 11-4. Highlights include an RBI double for Chase Cockrell and a Tyler Alamo home run.
The Otters scored seven unanswered runs in the middle innings to pull away from the ThunderBolts and win 8-3. Highlights include RBI singles from Tyler Alamo and Taisei Fukuhara and an Evansville grand slam.
The Evansville Otters took an early lead and pulled away to beat the ThunderBolts 7-0. highlights include a run saving catch made by Evansville.
The ThunderBolts bounced back from a game one loss with a well pitched 3-1 win over Florence. Highlights include a Chase Cockrell homer, a great catch from Taisei Fukuhara and the last out of the game.
The ThunderBolts jumped out to an early lead before Florence came from behind to capture a 6-5 decision. Highlights include two-run home runs for Chase Cockrell and Tyler Alamo.
The ThunderBolts erased a 3-0 deficit but could not put across the winning run as they fell to the Florence Freedom 4-3. Highlights include RBI singles for Chase Cockrell and Taisei Fukuhara.
Taisei Fukuhara's solo home run was enough to support Chris Washington, who threw a complete game shutout to lead the ThunderBolts to a 1-0 win over Florence. Highlights include Fukuhara's homer and Washington's final out.
The ThunderBolts narrowly fell in a pitchers' duel to the Schaumburg Boomers, 2-1. Highlights include a Brynn Martinez RBI single and a controversial play at the plate.
Five runs in the eighth inning helped the ThunderBolts pull away from Schaumburg after pitchers dominated early in a 7-1 ThunderBolt win. Highlights include a Brynn Martinez RBI single and a Chase Cockrell RBI double.
The ThunderBolts scored five runs in the ninth inning but they were too late to make a difference in an 8-5 loss to the Schaumburg Boomers. Highlights include a Brett Coffel RBI walk to break up the shutout.
A two-run homer in the ninth inning helped the ThunderBolts come out on top in a pitchers' duel over the Washington Wild Things, 3-2. Highlights include a Randy Perez RBI double and Christian Funk's game-winning home run.
Washington scored six runs in the third inning to knock the ThunderBolts out early. The bolts went on to lose by an 8-0 final. Highlights include Washington's first home run.
The ThunderBolts took an early lead but Washington scored five times in the second inning and took control of the game, beating the Bolts 9-4. Highlights include a Micah Coffey RBI double and a Tyler Straub home run.
The ThunderBolts rode a strong outing from Kenny Mathews and put together some late offense for a 5-1 win over River City. Highlights include two run-scoring errors and a Justin Smith RBI single.
The ThunderBolts scored seven runs in the seventh inning and came from three runs down to beat the River City Rascals 9-6. Highlights include a Randy Perez home run, Cal Aldridge's go-ahead hit and a Micah Coffey RBI double.
The ThunderBolts and Rascals traded the lead back and forth but River City came out ahead 4-3. Highlights include RBI singles for Tyler Straub and Tyler Alamo.
The ThunderBolts saw a late lead disappear for the second straight day as the Slammers tied the game in the seventh and beat the Bolts 3-2 in ten innings. Highlights include a Chase Cockrell RBI double and the game-ending play.
The ThunderBolts saw a late lead disappear as the Joliet Slammers won in 11 innings, 5-4. Highlights include a Brynn Martinez RBI triple and the game-winning hit for Joliet.
Tyler Thornton pitched effectively for seven innings and Brynn Martinez backed him up with a few big hits to knock out the Joliet Slammers 3-1. Highlights include a Martinez inside-the-park home run and Martinez's game-winning double.
The ThunderBolts fell behind by four runs int he first inning and, despite a few offensive runs, weren't able to get back into the game in a 13-5 loss to Schaumburg. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo RBI single and a Chase Cockrell RBI double.
Down 3-0 in the ninth inning, the ThunderBolts scored three runs to force extra innings and beat the Boomers 4-3 in ten innings. Highlights include a Patrick Mathis RBI triple, Chase Cockrell's game-tying single and Tyler Alamo's game-winning double.
The ThunderBolts took a quick lead but saw Schaumburg score six of the game's last seven runs in a 6-2 defeat. Highlights include an Omar Obregon RBI single and a Tyler Straub RBI double.
Windy City fought back to win a 2-1 contest against Lake Erie. Highlights include a Shane Carrier RBI single, a Brynn Martinez triple and a Tyler Alamo go-ahead RBI groundout.
Windy City fell behind early and could not climb back into the game, as the Crushers took game one of a weekend series 6-1. Patrick Mathis has the lone ThunderBolts highlight.
The ThunderBolts came from behind to win game one of a doubleheader 6-5 and nearly threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 game two win over Southern Illinois. Highlights include RBI extra base hits for Shane Carrier, Tyler Alamo and Brynn Martinez and the Miners' only hit of game two.
The ThunderBolts fell behind the Southern Illinois Miners 4-0 in the first inning and were unable to get up off the mat in an eventual 11-0 loss. There are no highlights.
The ThunderBolts fell behind early, fought back, but ultimately came up short in a 6-4 loss to the Washington Wild Things. Highlights include an RBI double and a home run for Tyler Alamo.
The ThunderBolts managed just three hits in a shutout loss to the Washington Wild Things. Highlights include a Shane Carrier double to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning.
The ThunderBolts fell behind 7-0 in the first four innings and their late charge fell short in a 10-5 loss to the Wild Things. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo RBI double and an Omar Obregon RBI single.
The ThunderBolts fell in both ends of a doubleheader to the Southern Illinois Miners, 4-2 and 10-4. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo game one home run and a Brynn Martinez game two RBI single.
The ThunderBolts fell behind Southern Illinois early and, despite a late comeback, fell just short in a 3-2 loss. Highlights include a Shane Carrier home run and a Patrick Mathis RBI double.
The ThunderBolts fell behind early but scored five straight runs to beat the Gateway Grizzlies 5-2, completing a three-game sweep. Highlights include a Tyler Alamo homer and a Patrick Mathis RBI double.
The ThunderBolts got strong efforts on the mound from Cole Bellair, Connor Mayes and Colby Blueberg as they kept Gateway in check in a 5-1 win. Highlights include a Brynn Martinez diving catch, a Tyler Straub RBI single and a sacrifice fly for Martinez.
The ThunderBolts scored six runs on seven hits in the first inning and cruised to a10-2 win over the Gateway Grizzlies. Highlights include RBI doubles for Shane Carrier and Tyler Alamo and a Brett Coffel RBI triple.
The ThunderBolts stumbled early and couldn't overcome the deficit as they fell to the Evansville Otters 6-1. Highlights include a Dash Winningham RBI single.
The ThunderBolts got a strong outing from Chris Washington and scored two runs in the seventh to break a tie and beat Evansville 3-1. Highlights include a Shane Carrier home run and Trey Fulton's game-winning hit.
The ThunderBolts wasted a great effort from Austin Jones and lost a 1-0 lead in the eighth inning as they fell to Evansville 3-1. Highlights include Trey Fulton's RBI double and Evansville's winning hit.
The ThunderBolts saw a 0-0 tie slip away when Gateway scored two in the ninth inning but the Bolts scored three in the bottom of the ninth. Highlights include Gateway's two-run error, a ThunderBolts' run-scoring error and Dash Winningham's game-ending hit.
Lucas Lanphere pitched into the ninth inning without allowing. The ThunderBolts snapped the no-hitter but could not get on the scoreboard as they fell to the Gateway Grizzlies 5-0. Highlights include the ThunderBolts' only hit.
The ThunderBolts' offense was shutout for the fourth time of the season and they fell to the Gateway Grizzlies 3-0. Highlights include a big strikeouts for Kenny Mathews.
The ThunderBolts scored the winning run in the eighth inning to finish off a see-saw 3-2 victory over Florence. Highlights include a Randy Perez home run and a Tyler Alamo RBI double.
The ThunderBolts and Florence Freedom split a pair of lopsided games in a doubleheader with the Freedom taking the opener 8-2 and the Bolts following with an 11-4 win. Highlights include home runs for Randy Perez and Patrick Mathis and a Dash Winningham RBI single.
The ThunderBolts were unable to get their offense going in a 3-0 loss to the River City Rascals. Highlights include an unconventional RBI single for River City.
The ThunderBolts wrapped up a back-and-forth ballgame with a 4-3 walk-off win over the River City Rascals in the bottom of the 11th inning. Highlights include a Patrick Mathis RBI double, a game-saving throw from Shane Carrier and Blair Beck's walk-off hit.
The ThunderBolts were not able to capitalize on strong starting pitching as they fell to the Rascals 4-2. Highlights include home runs for Brynn Martinez and Tyler Alamo and a Randy Perez defensive play.
The ThunderBolts got a great starting performance from Tyler Thornton and shipped away at Joliet for a 3-0 victory. Highlights include RBI hits for Dash Winningham and David Oppenheim.
The ThunderBolts carried a 1-0 lead into the eighth inning but the Joliet Slammers scored four runs on four straight two-out hits to capture the game 4-1. Highlights include a Brynn Martinez RBI single, a Dash Winningham catch and Joliet's game-winning hit.
The ThunderBolts fell behind 2-0 and 8-5 but overcame the deficits to beat Lake Erie 11-8. Highlights include a Dash Winningham grand slam, General McArthur's first professional hit and Blair Beck's game-winning single.
The ThunderBolts scored early in support of Adam Oller, who struck out 15 over eight innings to beat the Lake Erie Crushers 4-2. Highlights include a Dash Winningham home run and RBI singles for David Oppenheim and Winningham.
The Crushers scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie and beat the ThunderBolts 6-1. Highlights include a game-tying home run for Shane Carrier and Lake Erie's game-winning homer.
The ThunderBolts scored five runs in the sixth inning and four more in the seventh to pull away from the Slammers as they finished a sweep with an 11-1 win. Highlights include home runs for Dash Winningham and Patrick Mathis, an RBI double for Blair Beck and a Winningham defensive play.
The ThunderBolts erased a 5-0 deficit, tying the score in the eighth, and they picked up a win with a run in the bottom of the 11th inning, beating Joliet 6-5. Highlights include a Blair Beck RBI double, home runs for Tyler Alamo and Dash Winningham and Shane Carrier's walk-off hit.
Kenny Mathews threw seven shutout innings and the ThunderBolts finally got the offensive support they needed with a run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 1-0 win over Joliet. Highlights include a big Mathews strikeout, a near run and Randy Perez's game-winning hit.
The ThunderBolts carried a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning but five late runs for Southern Illinois helped them to a 5-2 win. Highlights include a Tyler Straub RBI single and the Miners' game-winning hit.
The ThunderBolts fell behind early and couldn't cash in on some run-scoring opportunities as they fell to the Southern Illinois Miners 5-0. Highlights include a big Southern Illinois home run.
The ThunderBolts carried a 2-0 lead into the eighth inning but couldn't hold on as the Southern Illinois Miners came back to win 3-2 in 11 innings.
The ThunderBolts took a big early deficit and the Otters continued to pile on as they beat the Bolts 12-2, avoiding the sweep. Highlights include solo home runs for Dash Winningham and Shane Carrier.
Kenny Mathews threw seven shutout innings and the ThunderBolts put up three crooked numbers on their way to a 7-0 win over the Evansville Otters. Highlights include home runs for Patrick Mathis and Tyler Alamo and a Brynn Martinez RBI double.
The ThunderBolts jumped on Evansville early and let starting pitcher Adam Oller do the rest in a 7-3 win over the Evansville Otters. Highlights include a Dash Winningham home run and two RBI hits from David Oppenheim.
The ThunderBolts came out on the short end of a 12-inning pitchers' duel as Lake Erie scored the only run in the bottom of the 12th inning. Highlights include the passed ball that scored the winning run.
Three ThunderBolt pitchers combined to throw a shutout as the Bolts beat the Lake Erie Crushers 3-0. Highlights include a David Oppenheim catch, a Patrick Mathis RBI single and the game's last out.
The ThunderBolts fell behind 6-1 before a late rally came up just short in a 6-4 loss to the Lake Erie Crushers. Highlights include RBI singles from Joe Becht and Brynn Martinez.
The Joliet Slammers hit two home runs to knock off the ThunderBolts 2-1 on opening night. Highlights include Joliet's first homer and a Tyler Straub RBI double.
The ThunderBolts scored five runs in the second inning but it wasn't enough as the Beach Bums scored eight over the first two in an 8-5 final. Highlights include an RBI single for Terrance Robertson and a Tyler Straub RBI double.
The ThunderBolts took an early lead with three runs in the third inning and piled on late, beating Traverse City 9-2. Highlights include a Tyler Straub RBI single, a Larry Balkwill triple and an Axel Johnson home run.
The ThunderBolts split a doubleheader with the Lake Erie Crushers with an extra inning 3-2 win followed by a 3-0 loss. Highlights include an Omar Obregon RBI single, the go-ahead wild pitch and a Blair Beck RBI single.
The ThunderBolts posted two innings of five runs or more and defeated the Lake Erie Crushers 15-9. Highlights include RBI singles for Terrance Robertson and Omar Obregon, a Larry Balkwill home run and Axel Johnson's two-run double.
The ThunderBolts scored early and piled on late as they shutout Joliet 7-0. Highlights include a Joe Becht RBI double, an Omar Obregon RBI single and a Riley Krane RBI triple.
The Joliet Slammers scored seven runs in the fifth inning and five more in the eighth as they knocked out the ThunderBolts 13-5.Highlights include an Omar Obregon RBI single and a Derek Bangert home run.
The ThunderBolts scored six runs in the first two innings on their way to a 7-1 win over the Traverse City Beach Bums. Highlights include an AxelJohnson home run and RBI singles for Tim Zier and Derek Bangert.
The ThunderBolts took a late lead but Traverse City scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning to knock out the Bolts 3-2. Highlights include a Derek Bangert RBI single, a Matt Brown RBI walk and Traverse City's game-winning hit.