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Washington Wild Things

Frontier League baseball team in Washington, Pennsylvania

Field	Value
name	Washington Wild Things
founded	1997
city	Washington, Pennsylvania
founding city	Canton, Ohio
based	2002
ballpark	EQT Park
logo	WildThings.png
uniformlogo	WildThingscap.png
league	Frontier League (1997–present)
class level	Independent (1997–present)
division	Central Division
conference	Midwest Conference
pastnames	{{plainlist
nickname	Washington Wild Things (2002–present)
colors	Black, red, periwinkle, white, tan

leaguechamps	1997
leaguenum	1
divisionchamps
divnum	10
owner	Stu and Francine Williams
gm	Tony Buccilli
manager	Tom Vaeth
media	Observer–Reporter
HomeTeam Network
website

Canton Crocodiles (1997–2001)

HomeTeam Network

The Washington Wild Things are a professional baseball team based in Washington, Pennsylvania. The Wild Things compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the Central Division in the Midwest Conference. The team is owned by Stu and Francine Williams, and initially played its home games at the Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton, Ohio, before moving to EQT Park in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 2002.

The franchise was founded in 1997 as an expansion team as the Canton Crocodiles, and have won their only Frontier Cup in history during their inaugural season. They have the most playoff appearances in all Frontier League teams, with 15 since their founding, including nine division championships.

Season-by-season record

Canton Crocodiles (Frontier League)	Year	W–L	Win %	Place	Postseason	Total	204–207
1997	45–35	.562	2nd in FL East	{{ubl	Frontier League Division Series: Defeated the Johnstown Steal 2–0.	Frontier League Championship Series: Defeated the Evansville Otters 2–0.
1998	41–38	.519	2nd in FL East	Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Chillicothe Paints 2–1.
1999	33–51	.393	5th in FL East	Did not qualify
2000	38–46	.452	5th in FL East	Did not qualify
2001	47–37	.560	3rd in FL East	Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Chillicothe Paints 2–1.
2002	56–28	.667	1st in FL East	{{ubl	Frontier League Division Series: Defeated the Kalamazoo Kings 2–0.	Frontier League Championship Series: Lost vs. Richmond Roosters 3–1.
2003	54–34	.614	2nd in FL East	Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Gateway Grizzlies 2–0.
2004	62–34	.646	1st in FL East	Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Evansville Otters 3–0.
2005	63–32	.663	1st in FL East	Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Chillicothe Paints 3–2.
2006	59–37	.615	1st in FL East	Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Chillicothe Paints 3–1.
2007	55–40	.579	1st in FL East	{{ubl	Frontier League Division Series: Defeated the Gateway Grizzlies 3–0.	Frontier League Championship Series: Lost vs. Windy City ThunderBolts 3–2.
2008	48–48	.500	3rd in FL East		Did not qualify
2009	43–53	.448	4th in FL East		Did not qualify
2010	38–57	.400	5th in FL East		Did not qualify
2011	42–52	.447	5th in FL East		Did not qualify
2012	44–52	.458	6th in FL East		Did not qualify
2013	41–55	.427	6th in FL East		Did not qualify
2014	57–39	.593	3rd in FL East		Frontier League Playoffs: Defeated Evansville Otters in wildcard game. Lost in 2nd round to River City Rascals 2–0.
2015	42–54	.437	T-9th in FL		Did not qualify
2016	46–49	.484	6th in FL		Did not qualify
2017	53–43	.552	3rd in FL		Frontier League Playoffs: Lost in 1st round to Florence Freedom 3–1.
2018	54–42	.563	1st in FL East	{{ubl	Frontier League Division Series: Defeated the Evansville Otters 3–0.	Frontier League Championship Series: Lost vs. Joliet Slammers 3–2.
2019	37–59	.385	5th in FL		Did not qualify
2020	--	--	--		Season not played due to COVID-19
2021	56–40	.583	1st in FL		{{ubl	Frontier League Division Series: Defeated Equipe Quebec 3–2.	Frontier League Championship Series: Lost vs. Schaumburg Boomers 3–2
2022	62–34	.646	1st in FL West	Frontier League Division Series: Lost to Schaumburg Boomers 2–0.
2023	47–49	.490	4th in FL		Did not qualify
2024	67–28	.705	1st in FL West	Frontier League Division Series: Defeated Lake Erie Crushers 2–0.
Frontier League Championship Series: Lost to Quebec Capitales 3–1.
2025	54–42	.563	1st in FL West	Lost Frontier League Division Wild Card Round to Gateway Grizzlies 2–0.

Current roster

(first base) (pitching)

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 – 23)
- 14 straight home wins (August 3 – 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)
2014–2015: Bob Bozzuto: (76–64)
2016–2020: Gregg Langbehn: (190–193)
2021– : Tom Vaeth: (238–154)

Following the 2003 season, Jeff Isom resigned as manager and moved to the Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League. 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 York Revolution. 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

Kalen DeBoer (1998)
Vidal Nuño (2011)
Chris Smith (2011–2012)
Zac Grotz (2016)
Pat McAfee (2018)
James Meeker (2018–2021)
Chris Kwitzer (2020)
Rob Whalen (2021–2022)
Isaac Mattson (2022)
Alex Carrillo (2024)
Brandon McIlwain (2024)

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
2024 Frontier League West Division Champions
2024 Caleb McNeely, Most Valuable Player

References

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