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Inside Boomer: The Life and Times of the ThunderBolts' Most Enduring Star

Inside Boomer: The Life and Times of the Thunde...

By Nicole Bacoyanis If you’ve been to a Windy City ThunderBolts game, chances are you’ve seen him before you’ve even found your seat. Big smile, endless energy, and a larger-than-life...

Inside Boomer: The Life and Times of the Thunde...

By Nicole Bacoyanis If you’ve been to a Windy City ThunderBolts game, chances are you’ve seen him before you’ve even found your seat. Big smile, endless energy, and a larger-than-life...

'They're not just a baseball player, they're my...

By Emma Cho In their 32 years of marriage, Judy and David Sweas have lived together with no more than one additional person — it has always just been the...

'They're not just a baseball player, they're my...

By Emma Cho In their 32 years of marriage, Judy and David Sweas have lived together with no more than one additional person — it has always just been the...

A Day at Ozinga Field: Inside the Operations of...

By Nicole Bacoyanis On a warm summer evening that felt lifted straight from a song lyric, the Windy City ThunderBolts welcomed one of their largest and most spirited crowds of...

A Day at Ozinga Field: Inside the Operations of...

By Nicole Bacoyanis On a warm summer evening that felt lifted straight from a song lyric, the Windy City ThunderBolts welcomed one of their largest and most spirited crowds of...

From Purdue to the Pros: College Teammates Milb...

By Emma Cho The familiar, buzzing Saturday-night baseball atmosphere had taken over Ozinga Field. Over two thousand fans filled the stands, adorned in colorful Hawaiian leis from the Jimmy Buffett-themed...

From Purdue to the Pros: College Teammates Milb...

By Emma Cho The familiar, buzzing Saturday-night baseball atmosphere had taken over Ozinga Field. Over two thousand fans filled the stands, adorned in colorful Hawaiian leis from the Jimmy Buffett-themed...

Bolts finally back home with 11 games in 13 day...

Our biggest homestand of the season includes two family Sundays, two value Tuesdays, three splash days, one wrestling Thursday and three fireworks nights!  The fun starts Saturday, July 19 and...

Bolts finally back home with 11 games in 13 day...

Our biggest homestand of the season includes two family Sundays, two value Tuesdays, three splash days, one wrestling Thursday and three fireworks nights!  The fun starts Saturday, July 19 and...

ThunderBolts two-time champion slugger Phil Haw...

In a pregame ceremony at Ozinga Field, former ThunderBolt Phil Hawke will be inducted to the Frontier League Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 20. Hawke was a two-year member...

ThunderBolts two-time champion slugger Phil Haw...

In a pregame ceremony at Ozinga Field, former ThunderBolt Phil Hawke will be inducted to the Frontier League Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 20. Hawke was a two-year member...