2025 Frontier League News

Right-hander Kevin “Buddie” Pindel carried the Windy City ThunderBolts to victory over the Washington Wild Things on Wednesday evening. During his August 6 star, he allowed only one unearned run while striking out four across eight full innings. Pindel’s efforts earned Windy City the series victory over the reigning West Division champions and gave him his sixth win of the 2025 campaign. Pindel has been a diamond in the rough for the ThunderBolts over the past two seasons. He was the ERA champion of the Frontier League in 2024 and is the current wins leader for the Bolts. This award will be the first weekly award for Buddie in his Frontier League career. He is the second Windy City pitcher to win a weekly award this season and the third ThunderBolt award winner overall.

Oscar Campos is enjoying another successful season behind the dish for the Tri-City ValleyCats. This past week exemplified his all-star level consistency. In five games, he went 11-for-18 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs; he also walked five times and did not record a strikeout. Campos started off the week hot, hitting two home runs against the New Jersey Jackals on Tuesday and driving in five. His splits for the week ended at .611 AVG/.708 OBP/1.222 SLG. Campos was named a Frontier League All-Star for the second time this season. His batting average with the ValleyCats is over .300 for the third consecutive year, and Tri-City is currently in a playoff position at the time of this release. Campos was previously named Player of the Week in 2024 during the week ending June 10. He is the second weekly award winner for the ValleyCats this season and is the first position player to bring home the honor.