Washington Wild Things

Washington Wild Things

Independent baseball team
name = Washington Wild Things
founded = 1997
city = Washington, Pennsylvania

cap
current league = Frontier League
current division = East
past league =
currentname = Washington Wild Things (2002-present)
* Canton Crocodiles (1997–2001)
colors = Black, Red, White, Purple
color box|black color box|red color box|white color box|purple
ballpark = CONSOL Energy Park
pastparks =
leaguechamps = 1 (1997)
divisionchamps = 4 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006)
owner = John Swaitek
manager = Greg Jelks
gm = Ross Vecchio
media = [http://observer-reporter.com Washington Observer-Reporter]
website = http://www.washingtonwildthings.com washingtonwildthings.com

The Washington Wild Things are a professional baseball team based in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Wild Things are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to the present, the Wild Things have played their home games at CONSOL Energy Park.

History

From 1997 to 2001, the franchise played in Canton, Ohio, and was known as the Canton Crocodiles. The Crocodiles won the Frontier League championship in their inaugural year of 1997, defeating the Evansville Otters in the Championship Series. Canton broadcaster Tom Delamater authored a book about the championship season titled "Crocodiles Rock!"

The Wild Things reached the playoffs in each of their first six seasons, setting the Frontier League single-season win mark twice. The team's success has also gained them somewhat of a strong following in the area due to the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates in nearby Pittsburgh having struggled for several years.

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

easons

Official websites

* [http://www.washingtonwildthings.com/ Washington Wild Things]
* [http://www.frontierleague.com/ Frontier League]

Official websites

* [http://www.oursportscentral.com/sports/?t_id=964 Wild Things page at OurSports Central]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wild Things 2 — Infobox Film name= Wild Things 2 caption = Wild Things 2 promotional advertisement imdb id=0365270 writer=Ross Helford Andy Hurst starring=Susan Ward Leila Arcieri Isaiah Washington director=Jack Perez music=Andrew Feltenstein John Nau |… …   Wikipedia

  • Wild Things 2 — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Wild Things 2 Produktionsland Vereinigte Staaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wild Thing — or Wild Things can refer to:In entertainment: * Wild Thing (Chip Taylor song), a 1965 song that was a massive hit for the Troggs * Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song), a 1989 song by rapper Tone Lōc * Wild Thing (roller coaster), a roller coaster at… …   Wikipedia

  • Washington (Pennsylvania) — Washington Das Rathaus von Washington Lage in Pennsylvania …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Washington, Pennsylvania — Geobox|City name = Washington official name = City of Washington category = City image size = image caption = The county courthouse in downtown Washington on a snowy, winter day. flag size = symbol = symbol type = etymology type = Named for… …   Wikipedia

  • Wild Thing — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Les homonymies recencées 1.1 Musique 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wild Is the Wind — «Wild Is the Wind»  композиция написанная Дмитрием Тёмкиным и Нэдом Вашингтоном. Оригинальная композиция была записана Джонни Мэтисом (англ. Johnny Mathis) для фильма «Дикий ветер», в 1957 году. Песня имела большой успех и была одной из …   Википедия

  • Wild Is the Wind (chanson) — Wild Is the Wind Single par David Bowie extrait de l’album Station to Station Face B Golden Years Sortie 23 janvier 1976 (album) novembre 1981 (single) Enregistrement octobre–novembre 1975 Cherokee Studios ( …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Washington Park, Portland — Washington Park is a public urban park in Portland, Oregon. Its features include a zoo, forestry center, arboretum, children s museum, amphitheatre, archery range, tennis courts, and many acres of wild forest with miles of trails. The park has… …   Wikipedia

  • Wild at Heart (film) — Infobox Film name = Wild at Heart image size = caption = Theatrical release film poster director = David Lynch producer = Steve Golin Monty Montgomery Sigurjon Sighvatsson writer = Barry Gifford (novel) David Lynch (screenplay) narrator =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”