2024 Pecos League season

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2024 Pecos League season
LeaguePecos League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 22 – July 28
(Playoffs: TBD – TBD)
Number of games54 (432 games in total)
Number of teams16
Mountain Division
Pacific Division
Pecos League Championship
Seasons
2025 →

The 2024 Pecos League season is the 14th season of professional baseball in the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which operates in cities in desert mountain regions throughout California, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, since its creation in August 2010. There are 16 Pecos League teams, split between the Mountain and Pacific divisions.

The San Rafael Pacifics entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Tucson Saguaros, two games to one, in the league's 2023 championship series.[1][2]

Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2024 season.

Season schedule[edit]

The 16 teams in the league are split between two divisions, Mountain and Pacific. The Mountain Division contains 10 teams, while the Pacific Division contains 6 teams.

For the 2024 season, the Lancaster Sound Breakers and Monterey Amberjacks did not return. The Sound Breakers folded due to the city of Lancaster entering into a lease with a soccer organization to use The Hangar, leaving the Sound Breakers without a stadium.[3] The City of Monterey reportedly did not renew its contract with the league, but the Amberjacks plan to return in 2025.[4]

To replace the Sound Breakers and Amberjacks, the league brought in two new teams for the season, the North Platte 80's and the Pecos Bills. Both of which are the first time that each city has had a team in the league.[5][6]

The season was played with a 54-game schedule with opening day in the Pacific Division on May 22, and opening day in the Mountain Division on May 27. The Regular season in both divisions will conclude on July 28.[7][8]

The Pecos League remains split into the Mountain Division and Pacific Division.

The top four teams in the Pacific Division and the top six teams in the Mountain Division will qualify for the playoffs. The Playoffs will consist of four rounds, ending with the Champion of the Mountain Division facing the winner of the Pacific Division.[9][10]

Regular season standings[edit]

as of June 4, 2024

Mountain Division South Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 Alpine Cowboys 8 8 0 1.000 --
2 Tucson Saguaros 6 4 2 .667 3.0
3 Roswell Invaders 5 2 3 .400 4.5
4 Austin Weirdos 6 2 4 .333 5.0
5 Pecos Bills 7 1 6 .143 6.5
Mountain Division North Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 Garden City Wind 6 6 0 1.000 --
2 Trinidad Triggers 7 4 3 .571 2.5
3 Blackwell Fly Catchers 6 3 3 .500 3.0
4 Sante Fe Fuego 6 2 4 .333 4.0
5 North Platte 80's 6 0 6 .000 6.0
Pacific Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 Bakersfield Train Robbers 7 7 0 1.000 --
2 San Rafael Pacifics 10 8 2 .800 0.5
3 Martinez Sturgeon 10 4 6 .400 4.5
4 Vallejo Seaweed 10 4 6 .400 4.5
5 Marysville Drakes 12 4 8 .333 5.5
6 Dublin Leprechauns 9 2 7 .222 6.0
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

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Statistical leaders[edit]

as of June 4, 2024

General
Stat Player Team Total
Games Joe Starrick, Thomas Latham, John Smith Marysville Drakes 11

Hitting[edit]

Stat Player Team Total
Hitter Score Mickey Nunes Vallejo Seaweed 65
AB John Smith Marysville Drakes 48
AVG Aric Vasquez Garden City Wind .571
OPS Adrian Morales, Braeden Levandowski Vallejo Seaweed, Blackwell Fly Catchers 3.000
Runs Mickey Nunes Vallejo Seaweed 18
H Joe Starrick Marysville Drakes 21
2B Jeremy DiBartolomeo Santa Fe Fuego 5
3B Xavier Selway, Dustin Chartrand San Rafael Pacifics, Trinidad Triggers 2
HR Austin Michelli, Henry Paulino Martinez Sturgeon, Vallejo Seaweed 4
BB Mickey Nunes Vallejo Seaweed, 14
RBIs James Prockish Alpine Cowboys 16
SB Joey Dice Blackwell Fly Catchers 11
CS Several 2

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Pitching[edit]

Stat Player Team Total
Pitcher Score Austin Toerner Bakersfield Train Robbers 29
W Gavin Peterson, Joe Riddle, Jayson Summers, Jacob Perez Garden City Wind, San Rafael Pacifics, Bakersfield Train Robbers(Riddle+Perez) 2
L Several 2
SV Jayden Metz Bakersfield Train Robbers 3
ERA *min.2IP Alex Valasek, Austin Toerner, Joe Burch, Jake Norris, Zachary Malone San Rafael Pacifics, Bakersfield Train Robbers, Tucson Saguaros, Garden City Wind, Austin Weirdos 0.00
IP Christian Zellner Vallejo Seaweed 21.1
Hits allowed Christian Zellner Vallejo Seaweed 41
SO Alex Valasex, Earl Johnson San Rafael Pacifics, Marysville Drakes 20
BB Allowed Dean Streich Austin Weirdos 16

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Awards[edit]

All-star selections[edit]

End of year awards[edit]

Mountain Division
Award Player Team
MVP TBD TBD
Offensive Player Of The Year TBD TBD
Pitcher Of The Year TBD TBD
Pacific Division
Award Player Team
MVP TBD TBD
Offensive Player Of The Year TBD TBD
Pitcher of The Year TBD TBD

Playoffs[edit]

Format[edit]

1. Ten teams will qualify for the playoffs

2. The team with the best record in each division will qualify as the division winner and be the number 1 seed. (Mountain and Pacific)

3. The Mountain Division will have its top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs. While the Pacific Division will have its top 4 teams qualify.

4. Playoff Location will be determined by ballpark availability, the proximity of travel, and standings. Both teams will host a playoff game when possible in the first round.

5. The (1) and (2) seed in the Mountain division will earn byes into the second round.

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Playoff bracket[edit]

First Round
(best-of-three) 		Second Round
(best-of-three) 		Division Championship Series
(best-of-three) 		Pecos League Championship Series
(best-of-three)
1  
4    
5   Mountain 
 
2  
3    
6    
 
1  
N/A X X X 4  
N/A X X X Pacific 
 
2  
N/A X X X 3  
N/A X X X

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "San Rafael Pacifics Win 2023 Pecos League Championship". independentbaseball.net. August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tucson Saguaros come up short in quest for Pecos League championship". allsportstucson.com. August 12, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Lancaster Sound Breakers are one and done in the Hangar". pecosleague.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Amberjacks say Monterey will not renew contract, city says otherwise". kion546.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "About the Pecos Bills". pecosbills.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Independent Pecos League announces North Platte 80s franchise for 2024 season". nptelegraph.com. November 17, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pecos League unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". pecosleague.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". oursportscentral.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bakersfield Train Robbers release their 2024 schedule". pecosleague.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Alpine Cowboys release their 2024 schedule". pecosleague.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Pecos League - Standings". pointstreak.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Pecos League Batting Stats". pointstreak.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Pecos League Pitching Stats". pointstreak.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "Playoff Format". pecosleague.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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