The Windy City ThunderBolts (23-36) refused to relinquish the lead after grabbing it early against the Joliet Slammers (24-36), recording a 14-5 victory on Sunday at Silver Cross Field.
With eight runs in the first three innings, the Windy City ThunderBolts left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
An RBI single by Mike Torres and a home run by Ransom LaLonde in the first inning fueled the Windy City ThunderBolts' offense early.Cody Keefer racked up four RBIs on three hits for the Windy City ThunderBolts. He singled in the third and fourth innings and homered in the sixth inning.
Nate Roberts led the Joliet Slammers' offensive threat, as he got on base four times in the game. He scored one run and had one RBI. He singled in the first inning and homered in the third inning.
Zak Wasserman improved to 2-3 on the year by picking up the win for the Windy City ThunderBolts. He allowed three runs over five innings. He struck out one, walked two and surrendered seven hits.
Adam Panayotovich (0-2) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed eight runs in 2 1/3 innings, walked one and struck out none.
The Windy City ThunderBolts hammered the Joliet Slammers pitching as six hitters had a field day, combining for 13 hits, 13 RBIs and 10 runs scored.