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Encyclopedia > Washington Wild Things
Washington Wild Things
Founded 2002
Ballpark Falconi Field
Based in Washington, Pennsylvania
Team Colors black, red, white, purple
League Frontier League
Local Media

FSN Pittsburgh Image File history File links WashingtonWildThings. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Falconi Field is the home to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club and the Washington Wild Things Frontier League baseball club. ... Washington is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... The Frontier League is a minor league baseball Independent league which operates in the Midwest. ...

Team Manager John Massarelli
Pitching Coach Mark Mason
Third Base Coach
Athletic Trainer
General Manager Ross Vecchio
Owner

The Washington Wild Things are a minor league baseball team which plays in Washington, Pennsylvania. The team is a member of the Independent Frontier League, and is associated with no Major League Baseball team. They are known for their impotant play in the post season, making the play-offs in all five years of existance, setting the league single season win mark twice, yet failing to win a championship. A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... Washington is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... The Frontier League is a minor league baseball Independent league which operates in the Midwest. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The team plays at Falconi Field. Falconi Field is the home to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club and the Washington Wild Things Frontier League baseball club. ...

Contents

Roster

Pitchers

  • Tom Cochran
  • Jon Grijalva
  • Cory Hahn
  • Pat Kohorst
  • Walt Novosel
  • Corey Ohalek
  • Jim Popp
  • Patrick Sadler
  • Justin Schrader (Rookie)
  • Stephen Spragg
  • Matt Squires
  • Patrick Stanley

Catchers

  • Matt Bok
  • Brandon Ketron
  • Lance Koenig

Infielders

  • Jason Bucholtz
  • Brett Grandstrand
  • Andy Hudak
  • Pat Peavey
  • Kyle Werman

Outfielders

  • Mike Arbinger
  • Jason Boyd
  • Chris Carter
  • Chris Sidick

2005 Highlights

  • Frontier League Organization of the Year for third time in four years (02, 04, 05)
  • Second team in Frontier League history to make playoffs four straight years (Evansville 1997-2000)
  • 35-12 second half of season (Since July 18th)
  • 23-5 the month of August
  • 13 game winning streak (July 27 – August 9)
  • 11 game winning streak (August 12 – August 23)
  • 14 straight home wins (August 3 – August 23)
  • Led Frontier League in wins four straight seasons
    • 2002 (56 – 28)
    • 2003 (54 – 34)
    • 2004 (62 – 34)
    • 2005 (63 – 32)
  • Set Frontier League record for wins in a season.
  • Hosted the League All Star Game

2005 Set New Frontier League Records in the Following:

  • Wins in a season 63 (old record; Washington Wild Things 2004)
  • Triples 46 (old record 33; Springfield 1999)
  • Runs 645 (old record 612; London 1999)
  • At Bats 3,357 (old record 3329; Rockford 2004)
  • Hits 999 (old record 962; Rockford 2004)
  • RBI 567 (old record 550; London 1999)
  • Base on Balls 433 (old record 427, Dubois County 2002)
  • Saves 34 (old record; Washington Wild Things 2004)
  • Total Chances 3740 (old record 3,687; S/O 2004)
  • Wild Things pitchers led league in saves each of four seasons
    • 2002 Robert Garvin 18 Saves
    • 2003 Anthony Kozol 16 Saves
    • 2004 B.J. Borsa 19 Saves
    • 2005 Jim Popp 17 Saves

External links

Frontier League
2006 Teams: Chillicothe Paints | Evansville Otters | Florence Freedom | Gateway Grizzlies | Kalamazoo Kings
River City Rascals | Rockford RiverHawks | Traverse City Beach Bums | Washington Wild Things | Windy City ThunderBolts

Suspended Teams: Mid-Missouri Mavericks | Ohio Valley Redcoats The Frontier League is a minor league baseball Independent league which operates in the Midwest. ... The Chillicothe Paints are a minor league baseball team which plays in Chillicothe, Ohio. ... The Evansville Otters are a minor league baseball team which plays in Evansville, Indiana. ... The Florence Freedom is a minor league baseball team which plays in Florence, Kentucky, in Cincinnatis Northern Kentucky suburbs. ... The Gateway Grizzlies are a minor league baseball team which plays in Sauget, Illinois. ... The Kalamazoo Kings are a minor league baseball team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ... The River City Rascals are a minor league baseball team and members of the independent Frontier League. ... The Rockford RiverHawks are a minor league baseball team which plays in Loves Park, Illinois, a suburb of Rockford. ... The Traverse City Beach Bums is a minor league baseball team located in Traverse City, Michigan. ... The Windy City ThunderBolts are a minor league baseball team which plays in Crestwood, Illinois. ... The Mid-Missouri Mavericks are a minor league baseball team which plays in Columbia, Missouri, in the United States. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Wild pitch for the Wild Things (1499 words)
The owners of the Washington Wild Things dream of similar success for their 5-month-old Frontier League team, scheduled to play its first regular season game Wednesday at the new 3,200-seat Falconi Field in North Franklin.
The Wild Things are a reincarnation of the Canton Crocodiles, which played in a city four times larger than Washington for five years but posted some of the league's worst attendance figures.
Washington may be smaller than Canton, he said, but the Wild Things have a healthy market area that includes Pittsburgh.
Wild Things fall short - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (831 words)
However, for the fourth consecutive year the Wild Things were eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs after reaching the league championship series in 2002.
This fall, the Wild Things were eliminated from the best-of-five series in five games after losing two straight games in Ohio after evening the series with a home victory in the second game.
Washington was recognized as the Frontier League's Organization of the Year in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
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