Windy City ThunderBolts
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| Class | Independent | ||||
| League | Frontier League (1999–present) | ||||
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| Wild card berths | 2009 | ||||
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| Colors | Black, Electric Blue, Workman Brown | ||||
| Ballpark | Ozinga Field (1999–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Brennan Field (1995–1997) Howie Minas Field (1998) | ||||
Owner/ Operator | Franchise Sports LLC | ||||
| General manager | Mike VerSchave | ||||
| Manager | Toby Hall | ||||
| Media | Daily Southtown WXAV HomeTeam Network | ||||
| Website | wcthunderbolts.com | ||||
The Windy City ThunderBolts are a professional baseball team based in Crestwood, Illinois. The ThunderBolts compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West Division in the Midwest Conference. The team is owned by Franchise Sports LLC, playing its home games at Ozinga Field.
The franchise was established as the Will County Claws on February 21, 1994, and began play in the 1995 season. Franchise Sports LLC then bought the team in May 1998, and relocated the team to Windy City prior to the 1999 season, making them the first baseball franchise to play at Ozinga Field. The team was renamed the ThunderBolts in 2003.