Washington Wild Things outfielder C.J. Beatty has been through one wild ride over the past year. The slugger helped lead the Wild Things to a Wild Card spot before having his contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox prior to the Frontier League playoffs, where he would finish the year in his hometown with their High-A Winston-Salem club. Beatty started the 2015 season in Winston-Salem, but only played in two of the club's games over the first month of the season. He then asked for his ... Read More
Otters shock Wild Things 5-3
Down to their final out, the Evansville Otters scored four times to shock the Wild Things 5-3 to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday night at Consol Energy Park. The comeback erased a solid start by Australian Luke Wilkins, who threw five innings of one-run ball while allowing five hits and walking two. He experienced trouble in the first and second innings allowing four hits, but he settled down both times to allow only the one run. "Wilkins did a great job," said Wild Things manager, ... Read More
Wild Things bats silent in 5-2 defeat
The Washington Wild Things fell victim to a hot arm as Evansville starter Efrain Nieves threw six shutout innings while allowing only one hit in an Otters 5-2 victory at Consol Energy Park on Wednesday night. That lone hit came in the third inning on a Sam Mende leadoff double and error sending the Washington third basemen to third. He would not score, however, as Nieves (1-0) induced two ground outs to third and a fly out to center to end the threat. Nieves then retired nine of the final ... Read More
Wild Things drop another in extras
The Washington Wild Things, once again, fell victim to a late-inning comeback as the Evansville Otters overcame a two-run deficit twice to take the first game of a three-game set 7-6 in 10 innings at Consol Energy Park. Leading 5-3 in the seventh inning, reliever Matt Purnell allowed a lead-off single and then threw wide of second on a bunt attempt setting up first and second with no out. Evansville lead-off hitter Ronnie Richardson then lined a double down the right field line to tie things ... Read More
Wild Things split twin-bill for first victory of 2015
The Washington Wild Things got into the win column for the first time in 2015 with a 2-0 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers in the second game of a doubleheader at Consol Energy Park. The Wild Things were paced by a solid start by lefty Kyle Helisek, who threw 5.2 innings of three-hit, no run ball while striking out five and walking five. "We cornered up the ball real well," said catcher John Fidanza, "Helisek threw a lot of strikes. They were giving us the inside corner, so he kept going ... Read More
Wild Things fall on opening night
One couldn't ask for a better night to kick off the 2015 Frontier League campaign, but the Washington Wild Things couldn't find the big hit when they needed it as they fell to the Schaumburg Boomers 1-0 on opening night. Wild Things starter Matthew Sergey started his season off with a 25-pitch first inning allowing a walk and a single, but got out of the inning with a strikeout and a groundout to first. His counterpart, Boomers starter Eddie Cody, had the same first inning 25-pitch jitters ... Read More
Wild Things’ C.J. Beatty signed by White Sox
The first place Washington Wild Things suffered a big hit on Tuesday when they lost one of their best players. Twenty-five year old outfielder C.J. Beatty had his contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox, and is expected to be assigned to High-A Winston Salem -- Beatty's hometown. Beatty was originally drafted in the 26th round by the St. Louis Cardinals back in 2009, but struggled with the bat and his lack of production caused the Cardinals to release him in March of 2011. In just two ... Read More
Washington Wild Things name Bob Bozzuto manager
It's not very common when a baseball team that is having a successful season such as the Washington Wild Things goes a portion of their season without a manager in place. But that is what the first place Wild Things have been dealing with for the past couple of weeks. Washington filled that void on Saturday by naming Bob Bozzuto as the teams’ manager. If Bozzuto's name sounds familiar, it should. The Greensburg native has been with the Wild Things organization since 2006, serving the ... Read More
Six Washington Wild Things named to Frontier League All-Star Game
Washington, PA-The Frontier League announced Monday that the first-place Washington Wild Things will have outfielders Stewart Ijames, CJ Beatty and Daniel Poma alongside infielder Carter Bell and pitchers Shawn Blackwell and Jonathan Kountis represent the team at this years’ Frontier League All-Star Game at GCS Ballpark, the home of the Gateway Grizzlies, in Sauget, IL on Wednesday, July 16th. This is the second straight season that Ijames and Beatty will represent Washington at an All-Star ... Read More
Wild Things sweep doubleheader and series against Greys
The Washington Wild Things used a late game one rally to produce a walk-off win and ignite a fire under their bats in game two to sweep the doubleheader against the Frontier Greys at CONSOLE Energy Park, 6-5 and 7-2. In game one, CJ Beatty would pick up right where he left off Saturday night and Quincy Latimore would produce a three-run walk-off blast. The two combined for all six runs that the Wild Things put up on the scoreboard, each knocking in three runs. Greys' starter Jonathan ... Read More