FL Washington Wild Things

Wild Things Fall 6-1, But Take Series 2-1

Published on July 27, 2010 under Frontier League (FL)
Washington Wild Things News Release


Washington, Pa. - The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, fell 6-1 to the Oakland County Cruisers Tuesday night. The Wild Things took the series 2-1.

With the win, the Cruisers avoided the sweep. The scoring started early with a lead-off double by Pace followed by a sacrifice and RBI groundout. They added two two-run homeruns in the fourth by Maunus and Fernandez. After giving up a triple by the next batter, starting pitcher Tim Smith got out of the jam with a strikeout and a fly out.

Smith pitched four innings, allowing eight hits and five runs. The Wild Things' bullpen had a strong performance with Matt Viera and Chris Bennett combining for five innings pitched and only allowing one unearned run in the seventh and striking out seven.

Oakland County starting pitcher Nolan Shaffer pitched two and two-thirds innings of no hit ball before he was taken out due to an injury. The Wild Things bats woke up after that, getting seven hits during the rest of the game, but were unable to get more than one run on the board. A walk followed by two singles in the sixth inning left the bases loaded for Jacob Dempsey. He walked, bringing in the Wild Things lone run of the game.

New catcher Jared Dyer pinch-hit in the ninth inning, singling for his first professional hit.

The Wild Things welcome the Lake Erie Crushers to town for the first time this season Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. Pre-game coverage starts at 6:55 p.m. on WJPA 95.3 FM. All kids 12 and under eat free at CONSOL Energy Park, receiving a voucher for a free hot dog, soft drink and chips as they enter the ballpark courtesy of Chesapeake Energy. Tickets are available at the box office, on the team Web site or by calling 866-456-WILD.

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