The Frontier League is back at an even number of teams.
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Washington's new manager spent 17 years as a hitting coach in independent baseball.
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The Washington Wild Things wasted no time finding a manager for the 2021 Frontier League season.
Gregg Langbehn has decided to retire as manager of the Washington Wild Things, ending a stay with the independent league team that began in 2016.
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Manager won't return for 2021 season
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The Washington Wild Things expect to be playing Frontier League baseball again in 2021. The teams that will be joining them, and who will be the opponents in their division, remain mysteries as the independent league currently has 15 franchises, which is an unworkable number.
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the Frontier League has become a “Partner League” of MLB. The Frontier League, along with the American Association, join the Atlantic League as independent circuits that will now operate under the umbrella of Major League Baseball.
The four-team baseball league at Wild Things park will end Aug. 23 instead of Sept. 13 as originally planned.
After three week of play, the Wild Things' four-team "pod" is getting some favorable reviews.
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Former Peters Township standout and Houston Astros pitcher now making pitches to sell homes, and throwing for the Steel City Slammin' Sammies.
Today’s “When Sports Were Played” is from June 30, 2015, when Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader and one of the game’s most controversial figures, was the special guest at a Wild Things game.
Has the recent string of 90-degree days left you feeling run down and worn out? Did the soaring temperatures turn your lawn from a sparkling shade of green to something that resembles dry straw?
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Burgetsttown native takes next step in baseball career playing in league that debuts Thursday at Wild Things Park.
Apparently, there will be professional baseball played at Wild Things Park this summer after all.
Today’s “When Sports Were Played” goes back exactly 17 years, to July 1, 2003, when the Washington Wild Things overcame a dreadful first inning and an eight-run deficit to beat the Kalamazoo Kings.
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The 28th Frontier League season, which would have included an all-star game next month at Wild Things Park, has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today’s “When Sports Were Played” takes a look back at the Frontier League game between the Washington Wild Things and Kalamazoo Kings that was played Sept. 3, 2009, and ended with the rarest play in baseball: a triple play.
The Frontier League, which includes the Washington Wild Things as one of its members, is expected to announce this week whether it will be playing a shortened 2020 schedule or cancel the entire season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
This is another Comeback Week – those unlikely come-from-behind wins that leave you shaking your head in disbelief – for “When Sports Were Played.” Today we go back to June 15, 2004, when the Washington Wild Things, trailing by two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, defeated Chillicothe…
Pro sports teams in Pennsylvania are getting a green light to resume training and even competition — without fans.
Gregg Langbehn planned to be in Washington on Tuesday to fill out his lineup card, throw batting practice to hitters and watch the Wild Things’ home opener against the Quebec Capitales, one of the Frontier League’s new teams, from his familiar spot in the first-base dugout.
Today was supposed to the Washington Wild Things’ season opener, but the Frontier League has delayed the start of its season. So for today’s “When Sports Were Played” we go back to Aug. 24, 2014, when the Wild Things’ Matt Sergey pitched the only perfect game in Frontier League history.
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Tony Buccilli was supposed to be watching the Washington Wild Things today in their first practice for the Frontier League season. Instead, Buccilli, the Wild Things’ president and general manager, will be watching for Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement about which counties will be allowed to reop…
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The start of the Washington Wild Things' 19th season in the Frontier League has been put on hold.
For the Frontier League, it’s still business as usual – for now.
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After adding five teams, the Frontier League has made several changes and is hopeful those tweaks produce better baseball.
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Washington's Wild Things Park will serve as the newly expanded Frontier League's all-star game in July.
The Washington Wild Things announced Friday that they have re-signed right fielder Hector Roa for the 2020 Frontier League season.
The Washington Wild Things continue with their roster building as they today sign experienced third baseman Randy Cesar.
When the Frontier League season begins in May, the independent baseball league will have a very different look. With the addition of five former Can-Am League teams, and the disbanding of the 2019 champion River City Rascals, the league has expanded to 14 teams in two countries.
The Frontier League released its 2020 schedule Monday, complete 14 teams, the result of a merger last week with the Can-Am League.
CANONSBURG — Bill Lee, who has been commissioner of the Frontier League since 1994, used to have a favorite line to describe Washington. Because of it being the Eastern-most franchise and within a three-hour drive of only one other league member, Lee liked to say that a trip to Washington is…
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The Wild Things' fall from first place last year to worst in the Frontier League this summer was the result of many variables.
SAUGET, Ill. – Michael Austin won for the first time in four weeks, Stephen Lohr belted a grand slam and the Wild Things routed the Gateway Grizzlies 15-1 in the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday night.
John Havird pitched seven strong innings to help the Washington Wild Things shut down the River City Rascals, 1-0, in a Frontier League game on Thursday night.
River City cracked three consecutive home runs in the third inning to spark the Rascals to a 9-6 victory over the Washington Wild Things Wednesday in a Frontier League game.
Chase Cunningham allowed just two hits and struck out 10 in seven innings as the Southern Illinois Miners defeated the Washington Wild Things, 2-0, Sunday at Wild Things Park.
Kyle Davis hit a pair of groundouts, including one in the eighth inning to score the game-winning run, as Southern Illinois edged Washington, 2-1, at Wild Things Park Saturday night.
Ryan McAuliffe threw a five-hit shutout, Gianfranco Wawoe had four hits and the Southern Illinois Miners boosted their Frontier League playoff hopes with a 5-0 victory over the Wild Things on Friday night.
FLORENCE, Ky. – Stephen Lohr’s two-out, two-strike single in the bottom of the 11th inning drove in Shaine Hughes from second base and gave Washington a 3-2 victory over Florence on Thursday night.
FLORENCE, Ky. – Florence scored all of its runs during a four-batter stretch of the fifth inning and defeated the free-falling Wild Things 6-2 Wednesday night.
For the first time in three years, there will be no playoff baseball at Wild Things Park in September.
Washington hitters continue to like Windy City pitching as Wild Things end losing streak.
Mired in the bottom half of the standings in mid-August can be dreary terrain for a Frontier League team.
JOLIET, Ill. – Keegan Long and two relievers combined on a two-hitter as the Joliet Slammers defeated the Wild Things 4-1 Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep.
For the second day in a row, the Joliet Slammers held off a late rally and came away with a one-run victory, 3-2, over the Washington Wild Things Wednesday night in a Frontier League game.
The Joliet Slammers held off an eighth-inning rally and came away with a 5-4 victory over the Washington Wild Things Tuesday night in a Frontier League game.
Elijah MacNamee homered, tripled and drove in four runs, leading Evansville to a 9-2 win over Washington in a Frontier League game Sunday evening before a sellout crowd of 3,291 at Wild Things Park.
It was less than two months ago when the Wild Things were leading the Frontier League in hitting with a team batting average in the .260s, and some people in the league were saying Washington had the most dangerous lineup in the 10-team circuit.
The Evansville Otters, who entered the game holding one of the Frontier League’s wild-card playoff spots, spent Friday night trying to overcome what Washington right fielder Hector Roa did with one innocent swing of the bat in the first inning.
The promotion at Wild Things Park on Thursday was called “Wrestling Night,” so the performance by Washington center fielder J.R. Davis in the bottom of the 11th inning deserved a resounding “Wooooo!”
If a book were to be written about the Wild Things’ season, the first, middle and final chapters could be about Washington’s struggles in one-run games. It was been the story of the season.
After leaving 11 runners on base through eight innings, the Wild Things score the game-winner in the ninth.
Johnathon Tripp allowed only one hit in six scoreless innings to help the Florence Freedom shut out the Washington Wild Things, 2-0, in a Frontier League game.
Washington splits a day-night doubleheader against the Florence Freedom.
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