With the Wild Things season well under way, they find themselves teetering back and forth with the top spot in the East Division of the Frontier League. Lately, strong pitching has been the key for Washington, but there's been one guy on the offensive side of things that has been a huge part of that success. Third baseman Jovan Rosa has been on a hot streak lately. The Wild Things played five games this week and during that stretch, Rosa has picked up twelve hits including three doubles and a ... Read More
Wild Things fall short in barn burner battle with Crushers
The Washington Wild Things weren’t able to bounce back after big innings from the Lake Erie Crushers, as they fell 6-5 at Console Energy Park. On Country Night at the stadium, the Wild Things and Crushers were sure to make the game a back and forth battle. Wild Things starting pitcher Shawn Blackwell struggled in the first inning. He gave up a single to the leadoff hitter and then on the very next pitch gave up a two-run shot to Russell Moldenhauer. Remember that name, by the way. Two batters ... Read More
Strong pitching propels Wild Things to shutout
After their offense struggled last night, Jovan Rosa and Maxx Garrett made sure the Wild Things had some offensive fire power tonight, as Washington got a 8-0 victory at Console Energy Park. Everything started with a strong pitching performance from Shawn Sanford. Sanford had a no hitter going until the last out in the top of the fifth inning. After that, he only gave up two more hits the rest of the game before coming out after the eighth inning. CJ Beatty started off the 4th inning with ... 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
Wild Things lose 19 inning thriller, rebound in game two
When the Washington Wild Things were rained out on Saturday night, I don't think they planned on playing a true double-header the next day. But that's exactly what they did. After losing 4-3 in a long fought battle in 19 innings to the Windy City ThunderBolts, the Wild Things managed to win the second game of the day, winning 5-3 over the ThunderBolts. The Wild Things took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first with two of those runs coming off a Jovan Rosa double. The next at-bat, Rick ... 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
Washington Wild Things start strong, hope to turn it around in 2013
After going below .500 for the past four seasons, the Washington Wild Things baseball team are looking to turn things around this season. They won their division back in 2007, and have been falling ever since. Now, head coach Bart Zeller and the Wild Things are aiming to win their 6th division title. After being swept in their first series against the Schaumburg Boomers by a collective score of 11-8, the Wild Things have since won seven of their last eight contests. Washington is now tied atop ... Read More
Washington Wildthings Drop Rockford Riverhawks 9-1
LOVES PARK, Il – Gary Lee pitched eight innings of one-run ball, and the offense exploded for nine runs as the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, dropped the Rockford Riverhawks 9-1 to earn the series victory on Wednesday night. Lee allowed one run on five hits, while striking out five to earn his sixth win of the season. The Riverhawks had no answer for Lee who worked FIVE straight scoreless innings after giving up an RBI single in the second. Washington gave up ... Read More