With a second consecutive series sweep in mind, the Washington Wild Things were on a mission. Unfortunately after winning five straight games, though, the Wild Things flames were extinguished with an 8-5 loss to Rockford Sunday at CONSOLE Energy Park. Washington (5-4) fell behind early in the second inning when the Aviators scored two runs on four hits. The Wild Things would fall even further behind when Kyle Dhanani drove in his second run of the game and later came around to score in the ... Read More
Wild Things earn first sweep of 2014 season
WASHINGTON, PA— The offense continued to light up the scoreboard in left field at CONSOL Energy Park, as the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, belted out 11 hits en route to a 5-2 victory, sweeping the visiting Frontier Greys in the three-game series. Starting pitcher Tim Flight earned his first victory of the season for the Wild Things, striking out six and allowing only one run. Justin Jackson took the loss for the Greys. The Wild Things wasted no time in gaining ... Read More
Home run leads Wild Things past Greys, 4-1
Washington, PA-The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, recorded a 4-1 victory over the Frontier Greys in the second game of the series at CONSOL Energy Park Wednesday. Washington's offense ignited when first baseman William Beckwith, knocked in outfielder Stewart Ijames on a line drive single in the second inning. Catcher Jim Vahalik brought fans to their feet again when he sent a two-run homerun over the left field fence for a 3-0 advantage. Infielder Ryan Kresky ... Read More
Wild Things defeat Greys, 10-1 in home opener
WASHINGTON, PA – The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, started off their 2014 home season with a bang at CONSOL Energy Park as they defeated the visiting Frontier Greys 10-1 in their home opener on Tuesday night. The offense erupted producing 15 hits and 10 runs in their fourth game of the season. With two outs in the bottom of the first, the middle of Washington's lineup gave the home team a 3-0 advantage as corner infielders Carter Bell and William Beckwith each ... Read More
Wild Things drop season opener to Freedom
Courtesy of Washington Wild Things The Washington Wild Things (0-1), presented by Washington Financial, dropped its first game of the 2014 season 6-5 to the Florence Freedom (1-0) on a walk-off walk at UC Health Stadium on Thursday. Florence struck first in the home half of the third as Jacob Tanis, the reigning Frontier League MVP and teammate catcher Joe Staley delivered back-to-back homers for a 3-0 Freedom lead. Freedom outfielder Nick Stein hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth ... Read More
New faces ready to lead Wild Things in 2014
When the Washington Wild Things take the field tonight for their season opener against the Florence Freedom on the road at 7:05 p.m., some things will be different. Overall, though, skipper Bart Zeller is optimistic about the upcoming season. "Everyone is cautiously optoimistic. There's not a manager in the Frontier League that doesn’t feel good when they start," Zeller said. "The thing about baseball is that your team changes every year. On paper we have we have a solid ballclub." The ... Read More
Wild Things win behind Beatty’s 5 RBI night
The Washington Wild Things, combined with a strong start by Dayne Quist and a 5 RBI performance by CJ Beatty, picked up a 7-1 win over the Gateway Grizzlies Wednesday night from CONSOLE Energy Park. Quist pitched 8.0 strong innings, only giving up 1 run on 6 scattered hits. Allowing just two base runners through the first 5. 0 innings, Quist was able to keep the Grizzlies at bay for most of the game. The only run that the Grizzlies picked up was in the 6th after Alex Guthrie singled to start ... Read More
Samuelson’s record tying 6 RBI night leads Washington over Florence
When the Washington Wild Things saw themselves down 5-1 going into the bottom of the third inning in front of a home crowd of 1,504 fans Sunday evening, Mark Samuelson considered it a challenge. That challenge was one that he accepted as he drove in 6 RBI's, tying Ernie Banks (no, not that Ernie Banks) for the single-game record for RBI's in a game. The final result turned out to be a 10-8 victory for the Washington Wild Things over the Florence Freedom. Going into the 3rd inning, the Wild ... Read More
Washington smacks 14 hits, beat Freedom 5-1
The Washington Wild Things have been slumping lately, but tonight's lineup sang a different tune. Every player that stepped to the plate for the Wild Things registered at least one hit as the Wild Things poured on an onslaught of offense and picked up a 5-1 win as a result. The Wild Things played smart all game and it showed right from the beginning. In the bottom of the first, three straight sacrifice flies resulted in the first run of the game. The last belonged to CJ Beatty and scored ... Read More
Washington falls to Windy City 7-5
** The following is an official recap from the Washington Wild Things ** Washington, PA-For the second time in this series, the Windy City Thunderbolts scored the winning runs in the ninth inning to steal a 7-5 victory from the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, on Sunday evening at CONSOL Energy Park. In a similar situation to last night’s contest, Windy City scored their first two runs via a two-run homerun. This time in the first inning, after a hit by pitch to ... Read More