Consol Energy Park
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| Former names | Falconi Field (2002–2006) CONSOL Energy Park (2007–2017) |
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| Location | 1 Washington Federal Way, Washington, PA 15301 |
| Coordinates | 40°9′15″N 80°17′1″W / 40.15417°N 80.28361°W |
| Owner | Ballpark Scholarships Inc. (2002-2012) WashCo Ballpark Holdings (2012-present) |
| Capacity | 3,200 (Baseball) 5,000 (Concert) |
| Field size | Left Field — 320 ft Center Field — 410 ft Right Field — 320 ft |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Opened | May 29, 2002 |
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Washington Wild Things (FL) (2002–present) California Vulcans (NCAA) (2002–present) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) (2005–2006) Washington BlueSox (2006–2008) Pennsylvania Rebellion (NPF) (2014–present) |
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Wild Things Park is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township, a suburb of Washington, Pennsylvania. It hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 29, 2002, as the primary tenants of the facility, the Washington Wild Things, lost to the Canton Coyotes, 3-0. The ballpark also hosts the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans baseball team. It is the home of the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch, a women's professional softball league. It also hosts Trinity High School's baseball team and the WPIAL Baseball Championships. It was briefly the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club (who now play at Highmark Stadium) during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Wild Things Park is located near Interstate 70 and is notable for including a hot tub in the viewing stands. ProGrass Synthetic Turf was installed in the fall of 2010.
The stadium was known as Falconi Field until April 12, 2007, when Consol Energy and Washington County Family Entertainment entered a naming rights partnership to rename the complex CONSOL Energy Park. Consol Energy has let the naming rights deal expire as of January 2017.
In 2001, a 16-member "baseball exploratory committee" led by Leo Trich, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, helped form a nonprofit group named Ballpark Scholarships Inc. to build a $5.8 million ($7.8 million today) stadium in Washington County. $2 million of the cost of the stadium came in form of taxpayer assistance, while the rest was funded privately. A large amount of the private financing needed to build the stadium came from a local businessman, Angelo F. Falconi. The Wild Things made their debut on May 25, 2002 at Falconi Field for an exhibition game against the Johnstown Johnnies.
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