B/T: S/R

Ht/Wt: 6'2"/220

Born: 4/4/2001

Hometown: Absecon, New Jersey

College: Barton College

2026 is AJ Campbell's first year with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional. He was acquired in a trade with the Milwaukee Milkmen in exchange for future considerations on April 20, 2026. In 2025, he pitched nine games (eight starts) for Williamsport in the MLB Draft League, going 4-2 with a 6.05 ERA.

Campbell played his last two years of college at NCAA Division II Barton College in North Carolina. He went a combined 9-6 with a 3.99 ERA and three saves over 36 total games (14 starts). As a senior in 2025, he led his team in innings (81.2) and strikeouts (69). Over his first three years of college, he played both ways at DII Frostburg State. In 14 games on the mound (nine starts), he went 3-3 with a 5.70 ERA, and in 64 games at the plate, he was a .270 hitter with 11 homers and 40 RBIs. He went to Ocean City High School in Ocean City, New Jersey.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'6"/240

Born: 1/12/2001

Hometown: Utica, New York

College: Purdue University

Avery Cook is in his second year with the ThunderBolts and second as a professional in 2026. He signed as a free agent on July 24, 2025. As a rookie with the Bolts, he appeared in seven games out of the bullpen. In his senior season at Purdue, Cook led the Big Ten with 28 appearances and went 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA and nine saves.

Overall, he spent four years with the Boilermakers and finished his career with the sixth most appearances (72) in school history. He also ranked fifth all-time at Purdue with 14 career saves. Overall, he was 5-4 with a 4.93 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 96.2 innings. Prior to Purdue, Avery spent one year at St. John's University but did not appear in a game for the Red Storm. He attended Whitesboro High School in Marcy, New York.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'6"/245

Born: 10/16/2002

Hometown: Waterford, Michigan

College: Tulane University

Blaise Wilcenski begins his professional career with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed with the team as a free agent on June 30, 2026.

Wilcenski had a standout senior season at Tulane University, where he posted a 3.59 ERA and a 2-2 record over 19 relief appearances. In 42.2 innings, he finished with 27 strikeouts and 16 walks. He spent three years at Tulane overall, going 9-6 with a 5.80 ERA in 60 games (ten starts). Prior to Tulane, he spent two years at Blinn College in Texas, where he pitched 13 games (12 starts). He went a combined 0-4 with a 5.95 ERA. He also attended Wharton County Community College in Texas. He graduated from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'4"/210

Born: 3/14/2004

Hometown: Sterling, Illinois

College: Augustana College

Blake Nettleton is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional in 2026. He signed as a free agent on May 28, 2026.

Prior to joining the ThunderBolts, Nettleton pitched two seasons at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. As a senior for the Vikings, he was named First Team All-CCIW when he finished 5-2 with a 2.92 ERA over 14 games (13 starts). He finished second in the nation at the Division III level with 116 strikeouts in 83.1 innings. Nettleton had a 3.55 ERA overall in his two years at Augusta and also spent two years at Sauk Valley Community College. He appeared in 20 total games for the Skyhawks, going 1-3 with an 11.48 ERA. He attended Sterling High School in Sterling, Illinois.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'6"/205

Born: 8/9/2001

Hometown: El Dorado Hills, California

College: University of California, Davis

Carter Delaney is in his first year with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional in 2026. He signed with the Bolts as a free agent on February 17, 2026.

Delaney spent three years at UC Davis, compiling a 7-10 record and 3.98 ERA over 59 games (eight starts) and 124.1 innings. He finished with a sub-3.00 ERA in each of his last two seasons, including a 2.28 mark in 2024. Prior to UC Davis, he pitched for one year at Folsom Lake College in California. In 13 starts, he went 8-2 with a 4.32 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 77 innings. He attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'2"/215

Born: 8/20/2002

Hometown: Berwyn, Illinois

College: Clarke University

Dante Maietta is in his second professional season and second with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed as a free agent on June 10, 2025 and threw 15 games (ten starts) as a rookie, going 4-4 with a 4.87 ERA.

Maietta graduated from Clarke University, where he was a Second Team All-Heartland Conference performer as a senior, finishing 7-1 with a 4.89 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 77.1 innings. He was also an all-conference performer as a junior, when he had a 7-3 record and 4.10 ERA. Overall, in two years with the Pride, he struck out 163 batters in 152 innings. He began his college career at Waubonsie Community College, where he went 7-6 with a 5.19 ERA over 25 total games (17 starts). He also batted .299 in 89 games for Waubonsie as a shortstop. Dante attended Morton West High School in Berwyn, Illinois.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'10"/180

Born: 01/04/2003

Hometown: Pingree Grove, Illinois

College: Southern Illinois University

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B/T: L/L

Ht/Wt: 5'10"/220

Born: 7/11/2001

Hometown: Holden, Massachusetts

College: Eastern Connecticut State University

Francis Ferguson is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and second as a pro in 2026. He was acquired in a trade with the Québec Capitales on June 5, 2026. As a rookie in 2025, he started 15 games for the New Jersey Jackals, going 2-8 with a 5.21 ERA. He struck out 59 hitters in 77.2 innings.

Ferguson completed his college career at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he spent one year and led the team with nine starts, going 4-4 with a 4.00 ERA. He had 61 strikeouts and just 18 walks in 45 innings. He also hit .308 in 26 at bats. For three years, Ferguson was a member of the aEastern Nazarene baseball program. He was named a Division III Second Team All-American as a junior, when he hit .400 with 33 RBIs and went 6-4 with a 2.82 ERA. In 28 career games on the mound (26 starts), he went 14-9 with a 3.41 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 158.1 innings. He attended Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts.

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B/T: L/L

Ht/Wt: 6'3"/235

Born: 8/24/2002

Hometown: Lake Worth, Florida

College: Palm Beach Atlantic University

Justin Lovell is playing his first professional season with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed as a free agent on February 12, 2026.

Lovell played four years at Palm Beach Atlantic University, appearing in 52 games (15 starts). He graduated with a 6-3 record overall, a 4.97 ERA, six saves and 119 strikeouts in 112.1 innings. In his best season with the Sailfish, as a junior in 2023, he posted a 4.28 ERA and struck out 40 over 40 innings. He attended high school at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he was coached by former major leaguer Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'11"/195

Born: 5/9/2003

Hometown: Castle Rock, Colorado

College: Colorado Mesa University

Liam Hohenstein is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional in 2026. He signed as a free agent on June 5, 2026 after graduating from Colorado Mesa University.

Hohenstein spent four years at Colorado Mesa and pitched his way to a 22-7 cumulative record over 57 games (39 starts) with a 5.47 ERA. In 197.1 career innings, he struck out 216 hitters. His best year came as a freshman in 2023, when he went 9-1 with a 3.06 ERA. He was named First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference as well as the RMAC Freshman of the Year for his efforts. He again achieved First Team All-RMAC as a junior when he struck out 51 over 41.1 innings. He attended Rock Canyon High School in Littleton, Colorado.

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B/T: L/L

Ht/Wt: 5'8"/180

Born: 11/20/2000

Hometown: Cave Creek, Arizona

College: Indiana University

Matthew Bohnert is in his first professional season with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed as a free agent on March 12, 2026.

Bohnert concluded his college career at Indiana, where he appeared in five games and totaled two innings as a senior in 2025. He had previously played two years at Lipscomb University. With the Bisons, he had a combined 4.37 ERA over 39 appearances and 59.2 innings. He struck 83 hitters. For two years, Bohnert pitched at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix. Over 17 games (six starts), he went 2-4 with 61 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. He attended Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'11"/190

Born: 4/30/2002

Hometown: Minooka, Illinois

College: Troy University

Noah Manning is in his first year with the ThunderBolts in 2026 and his second as a professional. He signed with the Bolts as a free agent on March 31, 2026. As an undrafted rookie, Manning played for the Rookie level affiliate of the Seattle Mariners in 2025, appearing in 16 games out of the bullpen. He went 0-2 with a 5.03 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched.

Manning spent his last two years of college at Troy University, where he pitched in 54 games, leading his team in appearances both years. In his career as a Trojan, he went 9-3 with a 3.81 ERA and 13 saves. Eleven of those saves came in his junior year (2023), when he was named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Prior to Troy, he played for two years at Iowa Western Community College, posting a 1-1 record and 5.67 ERA. As a freshman, he allowed only three earned runs over ten appearances and saved three games. He attended Minooka Community High School in Minooka, Illinois.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'10"/185

Born: 12/05/2002

Hometown: Newport, Oregon

College: Bushnell University

Tyler Biddinger is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional in 2026. He signed as a free agent on June 20, 2026.

Biddinger completed his college career with two years at Bushnell University, an NAIA school in Oregon. He went 0-3 with three saves in 19 career appearances there (four starts) with a cumulative 4.70 ERA. He struck out 32 and walked 14 in 38.1 innings. Prior to Bushnell, he spent two years at Chemeketa Community College, where he was a two-way player. He went 2-2 with an 8.61 ERA in 19 total relief appearances, and hit .169 with a home run and 15 RBIs in 78 games as a hitter. Biddinger also went to Colorado Northwestern Community College for a year and attended Newport High School in Newport, Oregon.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'3"/210

Born: 5/18/2000

Hometown: Bradner, Ohio

College: Tiffin University

2026 is Tyler Wehrle's second season with the ThunderBolts and fifth as a pro. He was acquired from the Washington Wild Things in exchange for pitcher Dylan Kirkeby on July 28, 2025 and posted a 3.20 ERA in seven games (six starts). His pro career began in 2022, when he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers. In three years with the Brewers, Wehrle rose as high as High-A Wisconsin. He appeared in 58 total games (four starts) and went 10-10 with a 4.13 ERA and three saves.

A graduate of Tiffin University in Ohio, Wehrle pitched in 41 games (33 starts) with the Dragons and went 23-10 with a 3.76 ERA. He was named All-GMAC in both his junior and senior seasons, capping his career in 2022 with a 6-1 record, 3.24 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 66.2 innings. Prior to Tiffin, he attended Lakota High School in Kansas, Ohio.

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B/T: L/R

Ht/Wt: 6'3"/190

Born: 1/25/2002

Hometown: Flowery Branch, Georgia

College: Georgia Southwestern State University

Carsen Plumadore is in his second season with the ThunderBolts and second as a professional in 2026. He signed as a free agent on June 10, 2025.

As a senior at Georgia Southwestern State in 2025, he appeared in 24 games, going 3-2 with a 3.24 ERA and a single season school record eight saves. He struck out 38 hitters and walked 11 over 41.2 innings. In his career with the Hurricanes, Plumadore appeared in 67 total games (nine starts) and went 8-3 with a 4.10 ERA and ten saves. He ranks second all-time in program history in saves and fourth in appearances. In two of his four seasons, he finished with an ERA under 4.00. He attended Cherokee Bluff High School in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'11"/200

Born: 11/16/2000

Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

College: Niagara University

Zach Cameron is in his first year with the ThunderBolts and second as a professional in 2025. He signed as a free agent on December 10, 2025 after pitching in 36 games as a rookie for the Ottawa Titans and going 1-2 with a 7.01 ERA. He struck out 37 hitters in 43.2 innings.

Zach spent five years pitching collegiately at Niagara University. In 77 total games for the Purple Eagles, he compiled a 16-4 record and 25 saves with a 3.65 ERA. As a senior in 2024, he went 8-1 with a 2.90 ERA and 11 saves. He graduated as Niagara’s all-time leader in saves, while finishing top five in wins and ERA. Prior to Niagara, he attended Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario.

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B/T: L/R

Ht/Wt: 6'2"/210

Born: 8/7/2000

Hometown: Corona, California

College: California State University, San Bernardino

2026 is Daryl Ruiz's second year with the ThunderBolts and secondt as a professional. He signed with the Bolts on June 17, 2025 and appeared in 57 games as a rookie, posting a .313 batting average, six home runs, 40 RBIs and an .830 OPS.

During an impressive senior season at Cal St. San Bernardino, Ruiz was named First Team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association, hitting .402 with a .515 on-base percentage, .765 slugging percentage, 16 home runs and 73 RBIs. He graduated from Cal St. San Bernardino as the program's all-time leader in hits (251), home runs (39), runs scored (188) and RBIs (204). In 230 career games, he had a .322 batting average and .977 OPS. He was a two-time All-CCAA selection. Ruiz attended Santiago High School in Fontana, California.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'1"/185

Born: 4/6/2001

Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma

College: Catawba College

James Dunlap is in his second professional season and second with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed as a free agent on June 3, 2025 and hit .317 with a .373 on-base percentage over 69 games as a rookie for the Bolts. He drove in 27 runs and stole 11 bases. He followed his rookie campaign by joining the coaching staff at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Dunlap completed his college career at Catawba College in North Carolina, where he played 60 games and hit .320 with a .397 on-base percentage, seven stolen bases and 37 RBIs. Prior to that, he spent two years at North Dakota State University. With the Bison, he was named Second Team All-Summit League in 2023. He led the team that year with a .320 batting average. In 2024, he repeated as an All-Summit performer, getting Honorable Mention in the conference as he batted .262 with 36 RBIs in 45 games. He also spent one year at Dodge City Community College, batting .372 with a 1.008 OPS. He started his college career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, where he appeared in 37 games over two years. He attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'1"/200

Born: 4/10/2003

Hometown: Atco, New Jersey

College: St. John's University

Jared Beebe is playing his first professional season with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed in Windy City as a free agent on January 15, 2026.

Beebe attended St. John's University, where he played one season, hitting .356 with 55 RBIs and a .981 OPS over 53 games on his way to a Second Team All-Big East selection. He previously played for three years at Division II Barton College, where he was a cumulative .316 hitter with 91 RBIs in 153 games. As a junior in 2024, he was named Second Team All-Conference Carolinas for hitting .317 with an .859 OPS. Beebe graduated from Hammonton High School in Hammonton, New Jersey.

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B/T: S/R

Ht/Wt: 5'8"/183

Born: 3/21/2000

Hometown: Maracaibo, Venezuela

College: Indiana State University

Josue Urdaneta is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and second as a professional in 2026. He was acquired in an offseason trade with the Tri-City ValleyCats in exchange for the Bolts' first round draft pick on December 24, 2025. As a rookie with the ValleyCats, he played 60 games and hit .262 with a .358 on-base percentage and 11 stolen bases.

As a collegian, Urdaneta played four years at Indiana State University. He was a career .277 hitter for the Sycamores over 219 games with nine homers, 98 runs scored and 29 stolen bases. He was a two-time All-Missouri Valley selection - Second Team in 2022 and Honorable Mention in 2023 - and was named an MVC All-Defensive performer as a junior and senior (2023-2024). Originally from Venezuela, Urdaneta attended high school at Avant Garde Academy in Hollywood, Florida.

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B/T: L/R

Ht/Wt: 6'0"/200

Born: 10/6/2001

Hometown: Yardley, Pennsylvania

College: University of Memphis

Justin Fogel is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and second as a pro in 2026. He was acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Titans on June 5, 2026. He hit .370 with 24 RBIs in 22 games prior to the trade and was a .338 hitter with 35 RBIs over 56 games as a rookie in 2025.

Fogel attended the University of Memphis for one year and hit .270 over 30 games. He hit three homers and slugged .406 in his lone season with teh Tigers. His other Division I stop was at Pittsburgh in 2024. There he was a .299 hitter over 54 games with 24 walks to only 22 strikeouts. His first three collegiate seasons were spent at Division III Penn St. Abington. He was a career .470 hitter there, batting better than .400 all three seasons, including .497 in 34 games as a junior, when he led the nation in batting average. He was a Division III First Team All-American that season and was named United East Player of the Year. He attended Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'0"/195

Born: 6/20/2002

Hometown: Moorpark, California

College: Loyola Marymount University

Robbie Ayers is in his first year with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional in 2026. He signed as a rookie free agent on January 21, 2026.

Ayers played for four years collegiately at Loyola Marymount University. In his career as a Lion, he hit .291 with 11 homers, 68 RBIs and a .407 on-base percentage over 136 games. In his senior season (2025), he batted .321 and led the team with 14 doubles and a .455 on-base percentage on his way to a First Team All-WCC selection. He attended Moorpark High School in Moorpark, California.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'11"/185

Born: 10/22/2001

Hometown: South Holland, Illinois

College: University of Indianapolis

Trè Hondras is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and first as a professional in 2026. He was acquired in a trade with the RedPocket Mobiles of the Pioneer League in exchange for Spence Coffman on May 26, 2026. He appeared in three games for RedPocket before the trade and had one hit.

Hondras finished his college career in 2025 at the University of Indianapolis, where he hit .277 with a .429 on-base percentage over 52 games. He had previously spent one year at Marshall Unioversity, appearing in 55 games and posting a .193 batting average and 12 stolen bases. He was a national gold glove award winner at John A. Logan College, where he played his first two college campaigns. He was a career .309 hitter there with 17 homers and a .979 OPS over 117 total games. Prior to Logan, he attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'0"/215

Born: 1/5/1999

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

College: California State University, Northridge

2026 is Victor Cerny's fourth year in professional baseball and first with the ThunderBolts. He was acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Titans in exchange for a player to be named later on November 5, 2026. Cerny was a Frontier League all-star for Ottawa in 2025, when he hit .309 with 53 RBIs over 79 games. Entering 2026, in three Frontier League seasons, including one with Trois-Riviéres and two with Ottawa, he has a career .291 batting average and .732 OPS.

Cerny attended Cal State Northridge and played in 44 games there across three seasons, hitting .197 with three career home runs. He went to Vauxhall High School in Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada.

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B/T: L/R

Ht/Wt: 6'2"/225

Born: 7/13/2003

Hometown: Queens, New York

College: Indiana State University

Carlos Pena begins his second professional season and second with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed as a free agent on August 11, 2025 and made an impact in limited action as a rookie. In 15 games, he clubbed three homers and drove in ten runs.

Pena signed in Windy City after his senior season at Indiana State University. With the Sycamores in 2025, he was named First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference after hitting .327 with 15 homers and 50 RBIs in 56 games. He ranked eighth in the Valley with a 1.068 OPS. He appeared in five games for Indiana State in his junior season of 2024 and also spent two years at the University of Missouri, appearing in 52 total games as a Tiger and batting .221 with three home runs and 24 RBIs. As a sophomore in 2023, he finished with a .372 on-base percentage in 18 games. He attended high school at the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut.

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B/T: L/L

Ht/Wt: 5'8"/165

Born: 7/4/1996

Hometown: Basking Ridge, New Jersey

College: Lock Haven University

Liam McArthur is in his first season with the ThunderBolts and seventh as a professional in 2026. He was acquired in a trade with the Joliet Slammers on June 12, 2026. In parts of four seasons with Joliet, he was a .285 hitter with 172 runs scored and 43 stolen bases. He had at least 100 hits in all three of his full seasons there. As a rookie in 2022, he split the season between the traveling Empire State Greys and the Ottawa Titans, appearing in 85 games total and batting .326 with a .415 on-base percentage. He also played one year in the Empire League, hitting .284 for the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds in 2021.

McArthur attended Division II Lock Haven University where he hit .396 over two years, including .408 as a senior in 2019. He was named First Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference both years. He also played for two seasons at Seton Hall University, appearing in 27 total games and hitting .189. He attended Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 5'10"/200

Born: 9/21/1998

Hometown: Navarre, Florida

College: University of South Alabama

Michael Sandle is in his second year with the Windy City ThunderBolts and sixth as a professional in 2026. He signed with the Bolts on November 19, 2024 and was named a Frontier League All-Star in his first year with the team, hitting .275 with 16 homers, 58 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. His pro career began in 2021, when he was selected by the Houston Astros in the tenth round of the June Amateur Draft. He spent three seasons in the Astros' system, rising as high as Triple-A Sugar Land. In 255 career games, he hit .246 with 26 homers and 112 RBIs. In his best season, 2022, he hit .268 and stole 23 bases for High-A Asheville.

Sandle attended the University of South Alabama for four years and compiled a .289 batting average and .819 OPS over 177 games. He hit over .300 in each of his final three seasons. As a senior in 2021, he hit 11 home runs and stole 15 bases while leading the team with 48 RBIs. Prior to South Alabama, he attended Navarre High School in Navarre, Florida.

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B/T: R/R

Ht/Wt: 6'3"/210

Born: 9/24/1999

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

College: Biola University

Oscar Serratos begins his third professional campaign and second with the ThunderBolts in 2026. He signed as a free agent on December 5, 2024 and played 80 games for the Bolts, batting .206 with five home runs and 25 stolen bases. Prior to his time in Windy City, he appeared in 59 games as a rookie for the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League in 2024, hitting .325 with an .868 OPS and 32 steals.

Serratos played his college ball at Biola University, where he hit .356 over two years and clubbed 25 homers in 73 total games. As a senior in 2023, he hit .395 with an .872 slugging percentage. Prior to Biola, he spent an abbreviated season at Division II Young Harris College, where he batted .259 with a .436 on-base percentage in 18 games. His first two years of college were spent at Georgia Tech University. As a Yellow Jacket, he hit .277, including .311 as a freshman, and drove in 34 runs in 78 games. He attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia.

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