The Washington Wild Things are a professional baseball team based in

Washington, Pennsylvania Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania. A part of the Greater Pittsburgh area in the southwestern part of the state, the city is home to Washington & Jefferson College and Pony League baseball. The populat ...

, in the United States. The Wild Things are a member of the

Frontier League The Frontier League is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada. Formed in 1993, it is the oldest currently running independent league in the United States. The le ...

, an

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league which, as of 2020, is an official Partner League of

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. From the 2002 season to the present, the Wild Things have played their home games at

Wild Things Park Wild Things Park is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township, a suburb of Washington, Pennsylvania. It hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 29, 2002, as the primary tenants of the facility, the W ...

Seasons

Current Roster

Highlights

* First ever perfect game in Frontier League history, (Matt Sergey, August 24, 2014) * Frontier League Organization of the Year Award (2002, 2004, 2005) * Second team in Frontier League history to make playoffs four straight years (Evansville, 1997–2000) * Led Frontier League in wins four straight seasons ** 2002 (56–28) ** 2003 (54–34) ** 2004 (62–34) ** 2005 (63–32) * In 2005: ** 35–12 second half of season (Since July 18) ** 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) * Hosted the Frontier League All-Star Game in 2005 and 2013

New Frontier League records up to 2005

* Only perfect game in Frontier League history (August 24, 2014, thrown by Matt Sergey) * 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) * Individual saves by a closer, Jonathan Kountis

Managers

* 2002–2003: Jeff Isom (110–62) * 2004–2007: John Massarelli (239–143) * 2008: Greg Jelks (48–48) * 2009: Mark Mason (43–53) * 2010–2011: Darin Everson (80–110) * 2012: Chris Bando (44–52) * 2013–2014: Bart Zeller (72–74) * 2014: Bob Bozzuto: (36–18) Following the 2003 season, Jeff Isom resigned as manager and moved to the

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of the

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. After the 2007 season, Massarelli and the Wild Things parted ways. He took 2008 off and was named the first manager in Lake Erie Crushers history. In 2008, Greg Jelks was named the new manager of the Wild Things, but failed to lead them to the playoffs and finished the season at 48–48. Mark Mason returned to the Wild Things in 2009 as manager after coaching the Paints for two seasons. In November 2009, Mason left the Wild Things to become pitching coach of the Atlantic League's

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. On February 16, 2010, they announced Darin Everson as their new manager. After the 2011 season, Darin Everson and the Wild Things parted ways following an 80–110 record over two seasons. On October 18, 2011, the Wild Things hired former MLB catcher and Triple-A coach Chris Bando as the 6th manager in Wild things history. In March 2013, Bando announced that due to complications from hip surgery in January he would resign as manager. Recently hired Bench coach Bart Zeller, who had managed the Joliet Slammers the last two seasons and won a championship, was promoted to manager. During the 2014 season at 31–19 headed into the All-Star break, manager Bart Zeller resigned due to health concerns. He was scheduled to manage the Eastern All-Stars. After the break, Bob Bozzuto took over as manager.

Notable alumni

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(1998) *

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(2011) * Chris Smith (2011–2012) *

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(2016) * Pat McAfee (2018) *

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(2021–

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) * Isaac Mattson (

)

Championships and awards

* 2002 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2002 Frontier League Organization of the Year * 2002 Jared Howton, Most Valuable Pitcher * 2002 Jeff Isom, Manager Of the Year * 2003 Josh Loggins, Most Valuable Player * 2004 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2004 Frontier League Organization of the Year * 2004 John Massarelli, Manager Of the Year * 2005 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2005 Frontier League Organization of the Year * 2006 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2006 John Massarelli, Manager Of the Year * 2007 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2018 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2021 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions * 2022 Frontier League West Division Champions

References

External links

* {{Washington, Pennsylvania Frontier League teams Professional baseball teams in Pennsylvania Washington, Pennsylvania