Washington Wild Things

• Location: Washington, PA
• League: Yinzer Baseball Confederacy 2020; Frontier League 2002-2019, 2021-present
• Affiliation: Independent
• Stadium: Consol Energy Park

Team History

The Washington Wild Things began play in the independent Frontier League in 2002. Previously the Canton Crocodiles, the team was bought and relocated to Washington, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. The Wild Things play their home games at Consol Energy Park (formerly Falconi Field). The Wild Things played their inaugural game on May 29, 2002 at Falconi Field against the Canton Coyotes. The Wild Things won the division title, but fell to the Richmond Roosters in the championship series.

By the conclusion of the 2006 season, the Washington wild things had won 294 games in just five short seasons (The Frontier League season begins in the last week of May and concludes at the end of September). The success of the Wild Things makes them the winningest team in Frontier League history. The 2007 Eastern Division championship marked the fifth time in six years that the Wild Things had won their division, and the sixth consecutive advance to the Frontier League playoffs. The Wild Things swept the Gateway Grizzlies in three games in the first round. The final game of the series was emotional and climactic, with several Gateway players and coaches, as well as the team's manager being ejected from the game. After two days rest, Washington won the first two games in the best-of-five finals against the Windy City ThunderBolts only to drop the last three to again finish without a title.

All Games are broadcast on WJPA 95.3 FM

Year by Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2002	56-28	1st	Jeff Isom	Lost League Finals
2003	54-34	2nd	Jeff Isom	Lost in 1st Round
2004	62-34	1st	John Massarelli	Lost in 1st Round
2005	63-32	1st	John Massarelli	Lost in 1st Round
2006	59-37	1st	John Massarelli	Lost in 1st Round
2007	55-40	3rd	John Massarelli	Lost League Finals
2008	48-48	6th (t)	Greg Jelks
2009	43-53	8th	Mark Mason
2010	38-57	9th	Darin Everson
2011	42-53	8th	Darin Everson
2012	44-52	10th	Chris Bando
2013	41-55	12th	Bart Zeller
2014	57-39	5th	Bart Zeller / Bob Bozzuto	Lost in 2nd Round
2015	42-54	9th (t)	Bob Bozzuto
2016	46-49	6th	Gregg Langbehn
2017	53-43	3rd	Gregg Langbehn	Lost in 1st Round
2018	54-42	1st (t)	Gregg Langbehn	Lost League Finals
2019	37-59	10th	Gregg Langbehn
2020	Season cancelled
2021	56-40	3rd	Tom Vaeth	Lost League Finals
2022	62-34	1st (t)	Tom Vaeth	Lost in 2nd round
2023	47-49	10th	Tom Vaeth

Championships and Honors

• 2002 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions
• 2002 Frontier League Organization of the Year
• 2004 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions
• 2004 Frontier League Organization of the Year
• 2005 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions
• 2005 Frontier League Organization of the Year
• 2006 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions
• 2007 Frontier League Eastern Division Champions

Related Links

• Wild Things Home Page