On a night where Shawn Smith had a stellar performance on the mound, the Wild Things offense came alive with three home runs to propel one of the league's hottest teams to a 6-1 victory. The Wild Things started the night out early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first. After a groundout to start the inning, CJ Beatty reached on a single. Two pitches later Jovan Rosa drove him in on a two-run home run to give Washington a two-run lead. Later in the inning, Stewart Ijames drove in ... Read More
Wild Things pick up easy road win over Corn Belters
The Washington Wild Things showed why they are near the top of the Frontier League's East Division when they went into Normal, Illinois and easily defeated the number one team in the West Division, the Normal Corn Belters. Again, on a spectacular pitching performance, the Wild Things were able to show why they belong atop the leader boards. Wild Things starter Shawn Sanford pitched an excellent game, only facing thirty batters along the way. On the hill, Sanford only gave up five hits and one ... Read More
Wild Things avoid sweep, down Crushers 6-1
The Washington Wild Things offense just need a warm Sunday afternoon to get their juices flowing. With two home runs and two doubles, the Wild Things were able to muster up six runs and pull out a 6-1 victory over the Lake Erie Crushers to avoid the weekend sweep. Strong pitching has been key for the Wild Things all season and, finally, a starting pitcher was able to keep the Crushers offense in check. Shawn Smith pitched a complete game and only allowed one run off of eight hits, while ... Read More
Wild Things win 5th straight behind Blackwell, Stoner
When the Wild Things stepped on the field against the Windy City ThunderBolts, they were riding a four-game winning streak. They left the field with a five-game winning streak behind another solid pitching performance. Shawn Blackwell, who was acquired earlier this season from the Spokane Indians, has struggled early on in the season but he seemed to put all of that behind him tonight when he stepped onto the rubber. After giving up a combined nine runs in his first two games, Blackwell ... Read More