Wild Things Add Two to Front Office
WASHINGTON, Pa. (October 13) – After some end-of-season turnover in the Wild Things’ front office, the team has added two its staff roster with the addition of Jacob Pettiford and Traelynn Alton.
Pettiford was a ticketing intern this past summer during the 2026 season and has come on in a hybrid role as Marketing Project Director. Jacob is also currently in the midst of an internship with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a Guest Experience Intern and Stadium Events Assistant, while he’s served as an accounts payable intern with The Wilson Group, LLC KW23, as a lead line cook with Meltd, a membership chair with the Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association and as a finance and marketing intern with Birdwell Solutions. A native of Louisiana, he graduated from Isidore Newman School.
Jacob is finishing up his degree at the University of Pittsburgh. He will be working on marketing efforts with the team and corporate partnerships, helping to forge new relationships with businesses that want to have a Wild experience at EQT Park and maintaining current partnerships.
Alton takes over as Community Relations Manager for the team in a temporarily part-time role while she finishes her degree at West Liberty University before she will join the office full time after graduation in December. She was with the organization during the 2026 season assisting in the fan gameday experience and at community events with the promotions team. Traelynn is a graduate of Bentworth High School and has been active in extra-curriculars at West Liberty University. This role will be her first full-time role in sports.
Traelynn will be a big piece of the Wild Things’ promotions team on gamedays during the season while helping to coordinate community efforts with appearances and assist in growing the Wild Things brand. She’s also set to take over the team’s donation requests and fulfillment and will assist in sales efforts for the ticketing staff.
The current front office is as follows after the additions:
- Christine Blaine – CEO, Sports Facility, LLC
- Travis Pettit – CFO, Sports Facility, LLC; Senior Vice President of Operations
- Kyle Dawson – Vice President, Baseball Operations; Broadcaster
- John DePellegrini – Business Operations Assistant
- Caleb Padgett, Lauren Burke and Craig Koot – Account Executive
- Traelynn Alton – Community Relations Manager
- Jacob Pettiford – Marketing Project Director
Don’t wait! Secure your membership now and be there for every pitch, every cheer and every moment in between. Memberships are available at https://www.washingtonwildthings.com/tickets/season-tickets/ or by calling the box office at 866-456-WILD (9453) or 724-250-9555. Fans can also swing by the Ticket Return Box Office at EQT Park to speak with an account executive.
Fans can view the full schedule in printable form here or head to www.washingtonwildthings.com/schedule to see the full slate in calendar format. Games times will be announced later, at which point any special start times will also be revealed. The promotional schedule as well as stadium upgrades and other exciting projects are also in the works and will be announced later.
The 25th season of Wild Things baseball in the MLB-partnered National Association of Professional Baseball (formerly known as the Frontier League) is coming right up! updates, other information and more, visit washingtonwildthings.com or follow the team on social media at facebook.com/WashingtonWildThings or @WashWildThings on other platforms.
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