2008 Washington Wild Things Roster

Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 48-48
Finished 3rd in the FL's East Division
Manager: Greg Jelks (48-48)
Location: Washington, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Falconi Field
Attendance: 154,444, Avg. 2,970 in 52 home dates
2008 Washington Wild Things Statistics

The Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League ended the 2008 season with a record of 48 wins and 48 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The Wild Things scored 560 runs and conceded 548 runs. Jacob Dempsey led Washington with 17 home runs and drove in 88 runs. Chris Sidick paced hitters with significant playing time with a .311 average. Aaron Ledbetter and Mike Schellinger topped the team with 9 wins each, while Brooks Dunn recorded a 3.33 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Greg Jelks served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tim AlbertsRRSeptember 3, 19866'3"200
John AlonsoRRFebruary 19, 19866'0"220Orlando, FL US
Brad ArnettRRDecember 2, 19826'1"195
Richard AustinRRJanuary 16, 19856'3"210Greensburg, PA US
Corey BachmanRRMay 24, 19856'1"190Lexington, VA US
Burke BaldwinRLMay 28, 19856'5"215Blue Island, IL US
Jeff BeachumRRNovember 5, 19836'0"185Memphis, TN US
Phil ButchSRJune 4, 19855'7"160Warren, OH US
Mike ButiaLRNovember 29, 19826'2"215Pittsburgh, PA US
Chris CarraraRRMay 11, 19855'10"180Pittsburgh, PA US
Joe D'AlessandroRRFebruary 20, 19845'11"195Woodbury, NJ US
Jacob DempseyLRSeptember 24, 19836'1"225Virginia Beach, VA US
Kyle DempseyRRSeptember 12, 19846'0"180
Brooks DunnLLMay 6, 19846'2"205Birmingham, AL US
Josh EachuesSRMarch 20, 19856'2"200Newberry, SC US
Michael EisenbergLRFebruary 19, 19856'7"200Philadelphia, PA US
Josh GericSROctober 10, 19856'1"190Canfield, OH US
Brett GrandstrandRRNovember 13, 19826'0"175Renton, WA US
Zach GrohRRJuly 16, 19846'2"205
Gerard HaranRRSeptember 28, 19856'0"210Matawan, NJ US
Adam HeffronLRJanuary 25, 19846'1"195Laurel, MD US
Ian HeiselRROctober 19, 19816'3"225Pittsburgh, PA US
Drew HoisingtonRRFebruary 28, 19866'1"190
J. J. HollenbeckRRJanuary 7, 19846'0"215Vienna, VA US
Dan HorvathLLOctober 22, 19846'2"225
Robbie KnappRRFebruary 20, 19836'3"215Lakeland, FL US
Aaron LedbetterRRJune 28, 19816'5"210Fort Smith, AR US
John LeonardRRJanuary 23, 19846'3"200Washington, DC US
Sam MannRRJune 20, 19856'3"210
Matt MaradeoRRJune 30, 19836'5"210Allentown, PA US
Nathan MessnerRRNovember 21, 19856'3"210Olney, IL US
Pat O'BrienRRJanuary 17, 19816'1"200Cincinnati, OH US
Rene QuintanaLRMarch 1, 19846'0"175Mayaguez, PR
Christopher RaberLRJune 3, 19856'3"225Conway, SC US
Kevin ReeseRRJanuary 8, 19856'1"200East Stroudsburg, PA US
Matt RestivoLLJuly 24, 19846'3"210Hicksville, NY US
Chris RiveraRRMarch 4, 19846'4"200Richmond, VA US
Kris RochelleRRSeptember 22, 19846'2"190Richmond, VA US
Mike SchellingerRRDecember 2, 19826'2"190Syracuse, NY US
Chris SidickSRMarch 19, 19835'9"190Canonsburg, PA US
Alan StidfoleLLMarch 12, 19846'2"190Harrisburg, PA US
Matt SuttonLLSeptember 12, 19845'11"185Durham, NC US
Rob VernonRRApril 7, 19845'11"175Cleveland, OH US
Jim WladykaRRMay 15, 19836'1"190Belleville, NJ US
Matt YurishRL6'2"210Martinsburg, WV US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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