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 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 fall in first of six-game homestand
The game started out smoothly for Shawn Smith and the Wild Things, but as Smith started to make mistakes, the Frontier Greys capitalized on those mistakes. The Greys hit two timely home runs en route to a 5-2 victory over the Wild Things at Console Energy Park. Smith started out the game with seven straight outs and took a 2-0 lead into the top of the third inning. In the bottom of the second, designated hitter Mark Samuelson walked, stole a baseand was later driven in by Nick Akins. Jim ... Read More