Rookie Cody Herald came to the plate with a different mental approach on Saturday evening and it paid off as his two-double, 4 RBI performance helped the Washington Wild Things cruise by the Evansville Otters 7-2 at CONSOL Energy Park. Herald paced the Wild Things (39-50) with a bases-clearing double in the second and another RBI double in the third. It was a welcome change for the designated hitter, who changed his mental approach after a chat with his father. "I've been struggling some ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things scored twice in the ninth inning, but their comeback fell short to the Gateway Grizzlies 3-2 on Saturday night at CONSOL Energy Park. Washington (36-47) didn't produce much offense prior to the final inning totaling three hits through eight innings as Grizzlies starter Vince Molesky (4-6) kept them off balance through 7.2 innings. The Wild Things did have a chance to break onto the scoreboard in the fifth with runners on the corners and one out, but Maxx Garrett ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things have what it takes to be a contender. They just didn't find that out until it was too late. There may still be 15 games left in the 2015 regular season, but it may be time to look towards next season as the Wild Things currently sit nine games out of the final Wild Card spot in the Frontier League. The team has started to move pieces of this year's squad trading third basemen Carter Bell to the Joliet Slammers in exchange for a player-to-be-named later, starter ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things completed a three-game sweep of the Windy City Thunderbolts with a 6-5 victory in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off walk by Matt Ford. The game-ending free pass completed an unusual bottom of the tenth for the Wild Things as Austin Wobrock singled with one out and Maxx Garrett followed with a walk on a full count. The Thunderbolts then intentionally walked Andrew Heck to load the bases after Joel Lima (3-4) threw a wild pitch during the at bat advancing the runners to ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things jumped out to a large first inning lead and never looked back as they defeated the Windy City Thunderbolts 12-4 on Wednesday night at CONSOL Energy Park. Washington (34-46) recorded six runs on six hits in the first inning against Thunderbolts starter Zak Wasserman (4-5), who left after recording only one out. Scott Kalamar, David Popkins, Jimmy Yezzo Daniel Poma and Austin Wobrock all recorded RBI in the inning allowing Wild Things starter Luke Wilkins (7-3) ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things used three early home runs and another strong pitching performance by Rookie Matt Fraudin to power past Windy City 4-2 on Tuesday night at CONSOL Energy Park. In his two home starts for the Wild Things (33-46) Fraudin has allowed an early run before settling down. Coco Johnson led off the game with a double and scored on an Austin Gallagher one-out RBI double. Gallagher tried to stretch the play into a triple, but was thrown out on a bang-bang play at the ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things were well on their way to a series victory over the Frontier Greys until two eighth inning errors cost them dearly as they fell 3-2 on Thursday night at CONSOL Energy Park. Washington starter Luke Wilkins was perfect through five innings and held a no hitter through six before encountering trouble in the seventh. Wilkins started the inning allowing his first hit of the game. He then allowed a walk and a fielders choice setting up runners at the corners and one ... Read More

Matt Fraudin looked like a seasoned veteran in his third professional start for the Washington Wild Things as the right hander threw eight innings of a 3-hit, one-run ball on Wednesday evening in a 10-1 victory over the Frontier Greys at CONSOL Energy Park. Fraudin (1-1), who was pitching for Gardner Webb University this spring, kept the Greys (35-39) to two hits through six innings. His only blemish in the game came in the seventh when Dillon Haupt led off the inning with a towering home run ... Read More

The Washington Wild Things forced extras thanks to a Jimmy Yezzo three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn't complete the comeback as they fell 8-7 in twelve innings to the Frontier Greys at CONSOL Energy Park. The Yezzo home run redeemed Washington (31-42), who left seven runners in scoring position through eight innings, as they trailed 5-2 heading to the ninth. "We have to get quality at bats with runners in scoring position and that didn't happen tonight," ... Read More