Sports Facility, LLC and energy giant EQT recently announced an agreement that will change the area’s entertainment landscape. The home of the Washington Wild Things baseball team will now be known as EQT Park. Specific financial terms about the three-year naming rights deal were not released. The 24-year-old entertainment complex is home to the reigning Frontier League West Division Champion Wild Things.
According to a release by Stuart Williams, managing partner of the Wild Things, “EQT Park will be a community asset like no other. We are delighted to partner with such a community minded organization. Their commitment to this area is evident in many ways, including the partnership they’ve formed with us”.
In addition to Frontier League baseball, this year EQT Park will host the Taco and Tequila Festival, the Céad Míle Fáite (Irish National Baseball Team vs the Washington Whiskey Runners), the Pride Festival, the WPIAL Baseball Playoffs, Penn West California Vulcan Baseball, McGuffey and Washington High School games, PONY League events, plus concerts.
“The Washington Wild Things have brought a vibrancy to the community, including the hundreds of EQT employees who reside here, for more than two decades. The park serves as not only home to the team, but to countless other high school and college games as well as community events,” said Toby Z Rice, President & CEO of EQT Corporation. “By establishing EQT Park, we are reaffirming our commitment to the local communities we have been part of for over a century. We look forward to welcoming our friends, family and neighbors to the park.”
EQT Corporation is a premier American natural gas company with production and midstream operations focused in the Appalachian Basin
The complex debuted in 2002 and was originally named Falconi Field, to honor the Washington entrepreneur, Angelo Falconi. From 2007–2016 the complex was known as CONSOL Energy Park. From 2017 until the most recent change, the facility was simply Wild Things Park.
The Wild Things compete in the Frontier League, an 18-team independent professional league founded in 1993. Last season, they set a franchise record for wins with 67, winning a West Division crown before advancing to the Frontier League Championship Series. The home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 when the Wild Things host the Ottawa Titans.
