The Washington Wild Things are a professional baseball team based in Washington, Pennsylvania The team competes in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the Central Division in the Midwest Conference, and is owned by Stu and Francine Williams. They play their home games at Wild Things Park , a 3,200-seat stadium built 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh .
15-620: The Wild Things franchise won the Frontier Cup in their inaugural season in 1997 (as the Canton Crocodiles), defeating the Evansville Otters 2 games to 0. Pitchers Utility players Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list updated July 16, 2024 Transactions Following
30-662: A 2013 league best with 3,200 fans per game. The first Evansville Otters game was played on June 15, 1995. The Otters were awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year Award in 1997, and the Commissioner's Award of Excellence in 2004. They earned their 689th win, a league record, on August 18, 2011. The team hosted the largest crowd ever at Bosse Field on July 24, 2013, with 8,253 fans in attendance. The Otters welcomed their 2,000,000th fan to
45-414: A 5–4 record and 3.08 ERA with 55 strikeouts across 61 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of work. The following year, Wynne made 16 appearances (15 starts) and registered an 8–4 record and 3.30 ERA with 90 strikeouts in 95 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. On January 29, 2018, Wynne signed with the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League . In 23 games (19 starts) for Evansville, Wynne pitched to
60-491: A 9–9 record and 3.55 ERA with 114 strikeouts across 134 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of work. He made 7 starts for the team in 2019, going 5–2 with a 3.42 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 50.0 innings pitched. On June 18, 2019, Wynne signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization. In his second game for the rookie–level Greeneville Reds , he recorded 17 strikeouts . He made 16 appearances split between
75-697: A success on the field and off since their first season of play in Evansville. On the field the Otters have reached the playoffs in 9 seasons, including six Frontier League Championship series with FLCS wins in 2006 and 2016. Off the field, the Otters set numerous league attendance records in their early seasons. The Otters drew 90,000 fans in their first season, more than the entire Frontier League had in its inaugural season two years earlier. The Otters have averaged over 2,500 fans per game since they started playing at Bosse Field in Evansville, most recently setting
90-689: Is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2023. Wynne played college baseball for Grossmont College and Missouri Baptist University . He was not selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft . Wynne made his professional debut in 2016 with the Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers of the United Shore Professional Baseball League , an independent baseball league . In 17 games (10 starts), he logged
105-683: 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
120-818: 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. Evansville Otters The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana . They compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the Central Division in the Midwest Conference. Since their establishment in 1995,
135-560: The Otters have played at historic Bosse Field , which originally opened in 1915. The Otters are the oldest current team in the Frontier League and have won two championships (2006 and 2016). When the Otters began play in 1995, they returned baseball to Evansville for the first time in a decade. The city had been without a team since the Evansville Triplets relocated following the 1984 season. The Otters have been
150-590: 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
165-573: 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,
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#1732772656056180-429: The ballpark on August 18, 2013. The Otters have promoted over 50 of their players to Major League Baseball franchises. Four Otters have gone on to careers at the major league level including George Sherrill , Andrew Werner , Brandyn Sittinger , and Randy Wynne . The success of the Otters in Evansville led to the move of more Frontier League teams to larger cities, many of which have built new ballparks, leading to
195-796: The increased stability and success of the league in recent years. On May 27, 2014, the Otters became the first team in the Frontier League to reach 800 wins. The Otters reached the Frontier League Championship Series in 2023 for the first time since 2016 but lost in five games to the Quebec Capitales . Pitchers Utility players Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list updated July 16, 2024 Transactions Randy Wynne Randall Garrett Wynne (born March 9, 1993)
210-678: The rookie–level Arizona League Reds , rookie–level Greeneville, and Single–A Dayton Dragons , logging a combined 5–3 record and 3.34 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 67 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of work. Wynne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021, Wynne spent the season with the Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts . In 25 games (14 starts), he worked to an 8–4 record and 4.94 ERA with 67 strikeouts and 1 save across 89 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of work. He
225-556: Was promoted to the Triple–A Louisville Bats , pitching in 26 games (22 starts) and posting a 6–11 record and 4.75 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 132 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. He returned to Triple–A Louisville to begin the 2023 season. On June 25, 2023, Wynne was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Wynne lost his major league debut that same day, pitching 2 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings with three hits and one walk allowed in
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