With the summer air settling in in western Pennsylvania, the Wild Things were able to pull out a slim victory. The Wild Things, behind Shawn Blackwell's seven strong innings of shutout ball, rode a one to nothing lead into the winner's circle. Blackwell didn't allow a single hit until the top of the fourth inning. In the first inning, he hit a batter, watched his catcher drop a third strike, and allowed a base runner to reach third base on a wild pitch, but was still able to get out of the ... Read More
Wild Things lack offense, drop fifth straight
After being one of the hottest teams in the Frontier League, the Wild Things have quickly seen their success take a turn for the worst. Just a couple of weeks ago, the Wild Things were atop the Frontier League's East Division. After a 5-3 loss tonight, they find themselves in fifth place and just one game over .500. When the game started, it seemed like the Wild Things would be able to get into a groove against Beach Bums' pitcher Michael Devine. After Shawn Smith held the Bums hitless in the ... Read More
Wild Things Lose First Game of Series vs. Traverse City 6-2
** The following is an official game recap from WashingtonWildThings.com ** Washington, PA--Its not every day you can take your dog to a ball game; 0n Tuesday, the Washington Wild Things (15-12), presented by Washington Financial, invited fans to bring their canine companions to the annual Bark in the Park baseball game at CONSOL ENERGY Park as the Things’ fell 6-2 to the Traverse City Beach Bums (17-11). The Beach Bums tacked on their first run of the evening when third baseman Jose ... Read More
Sanford struggles, Wild Things drop second straight
The Wild Things starter Shawn Sanford has been great all season. Today brought some unfortunate turn of events as Sanford saw his ERA double on the mound and was tagged with his first loss of the season. The eventual outcome of the game was the Evansville Otters extending their first place lead and the Wild Things dropping their second straight, 7-5. Wild Things designated hitter Mark Samuelson put his team on top in the bottom of the first with an RBI double. They would never lead ... Read More
Wild Things fall short in battle for first place
Despite a strong start for Wild Things pitcher Shawn Blackwell, the first place Evansville Otters were able to knock the ball around a little bit in the fourth inning en route to a 3-0 victory over the Wild Things, securing first place in the Eastern Division for now. It seemed that Blackwell was getting into a groove, pitching 3.1 innings of no-hit baseball before finally surrendering a double to CJ Henry, who would be driven in by the next batter Nick Schwaner to start the downfall for the ... Read More
Wild Things use home runs to overcome Otters
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 Comeback Falls Short in 10-9 Loss
** The following is an official recap from WashingtonWildThings.com ** WASHINGTON, Pa.---With the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, down 9-6 in the top of the ninth, second baseman CJ Beatty hit a bases load double to tie it at nine, but the Normal Cornbelters won it in the bottom of ninth, 10-9, at the Corn Crib on Thursday. Normal (16-8) opened the bottom of the ninth with two straight singles by third baseman T.J. Galvitz and first baseman Mike Schwartz off ... Read More
Wild Things’ Four Run Ninth Fuel Washington to 7-2 Victory
** The following is an official game recap from the site of the Washington Wild Things ** A one-run pitcher’s duel on a windy Wednesday evening between two of the top teams in the Frontier League featured the Wild Things’ coming out victorious in a 7-2 shucking of the Normal Cornbelters at The Corn Crib. First baseman Stewart Ijames cracked the scoreboard in the top of the fifth as the rookie from Louisville University drove an opposite field solo shot for his second homerun on the year, ... 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
Late game hits derail Wild Things
The Washington Wild Things let the hits pile up and eventually fell to the Lake Erie Crushers, 9-1. Starting pitcher and pitching coach Gary Lee has been spectacular on the mound this season. It'd be nothing less than an understatement to see he didn't live up to that standard on the mound for the Wild Things tonight. The woes started early for Lee and the Wild Things. On the very first pitch of the game, Lee nailed Crushers right fielder Kevin Berard right in the back to send him to ... Read More