2023 Pecos League season

The 2023 Pecos League season was the 13th 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 and Texas, since its creation in August 2010. There are 16 Pecos League teams, split evenly between Mountain and Pacific divisions.

The Roswell Invaders entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Tucson Saguaros, two games to one, in the league's 2022 championship series.

Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2023 season.

Season schedule The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, Mountain and Pacific.

For the 2023 season, the league announced three expansion franchises: the Lancaster Sound Breakers, Marysville Drakes, and the Blackwell FlyCatchers.

After competing in 2022, the Weimar Hormigas, Colorado Springs Snow Sox, and Wasco Reserve were not included as a member club in 2023. The Santa Cruz Seaweed moved to Vallejo, California.

The season was played with a 50-game schedule with opening day in the Pacific Division on May 25, and opening day in the Mountain Division on May 31. The Regular season in both divisions will conclude on July 30.

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

The top four teams in their respective divisions will qualify for the playoffs. The Playoffs will consist of three rounds, ending with the Champion of the Mountain Division facing the winner of the Pacific Division.

Regular season standings

+ Mountain Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1y – Tucson Saguaros473413.723--2x – Alpine Cowboys523616.6920.53x – Trinidad Triggers493019.6125.04x – Garden City Wind503020.6005.55e – Roswell Invaders522923.5587.56e – Blackwell FlyCatchers421725.40514.57e – Santa Fe Fuego481731.35417.58e – Austin Weirdos48147.02133.5

+ Pacific Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1y – San Rafael Pacifics47398.830--2x – Monterey Amberjacks493118.6339.03x – Bakersfield Train Robbers472918.61710.04x – Lancaster Sound Breakers502822.56012.55e – Marysville Drakes502723.54013.56e – Martinez Sturgeon492524.51015.07e – Vallejo Seaweed491237.24528.08e – Dublin Leprechauns49445.08236.0

y – Clinched division x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

+General StatPlayerTeam TotalGamesKyle Jenkins, Lyndon Weaver, Zachary Elias, Colton Adams, Seth SchroederLancaster Sound Breakers, Marysville Drakes, Garden City Wind, Roswell Invaders, Roswell Invaders50

Hitting Stat Player Team Total Hitter Score Jason Rooks Trinidad Triggers 363 AB Kyle Jenkins Lancaster Sound Breakers 214 AVG Evan Antonellis Lancaster Sound Breakers .500 OPS Robert Perez Martinez Sturgeon 3.000 Runs Lyndon Weaver Marysville Drakes 88 H Seth Schroeder Roswell Invaders 97 2B Rick Phillips Bakersfield Train Robbers 20 3B Evan Antonellis, Christian Jones Lancaster Sound Breakers, Bakersfield Train Robbers 7 HR Jason Rooks Trinidad Triggers 22 BB Colton Adams Roswell invaders 65 RBIs Evan Antonellis Lancaster Sound Breakers 87 SB Robert Malone Monterey Amberjacks 72 CS Anthony Ward Monterey Amberjacks 9

Pitching Stat Player Team Total Pitcher Score Bryson Spagnuolo Alpine Cowboys 92 W Humberto Vela, Matthew Hess, Greg Salazar, Kohto Hasegawa, Austin Toerner, Joe Riddle, Eric Parnow, Ben Kowalski Roswell Invaders, Alpine Cowboys, Monterey Amberjacks, San Rafael Pacifics, Bakersfield Train Robbers, Bakersfield Train Robbers, San Rafael Pacifics, Trinidad Triggers 7 L Christian Zellner, Wyatt Rowland Dublin Leprechauns, Dublin Leprechauns 7 SV Dominic Scotti, Jonathan Fleckenstein, Gavin Peterson Monterey Amberjacks, Roswell Invaders, Garden City Wind 8 ERA *min.2IP Alex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics 1.68 IP Harrison Aiken Martinez Sturgeon 86.2 Hits allowed Jared Chapman Austin Weirdos 167 SO Alex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics 94 BB Allowed Meltavis Robertson Dublin Leprechauns 71

Awards

All-star selections

Mountain Division +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Dominic Embody Wind C Colin Johnson SaguarosC Peter Pena Triggers C Jake Sisto Cowboys 1B Ben Osborne Fuego 1B Gabe Ramos Saguaros 2B Colton Adams Invaders 2B Zachary Campbell Saguaros 2B Alex Canty Cowboys 3B James Prockish Cowboys 3B Dillan Smith Invaders 3B Jake Urena TriggersSS Manny Garcia CowboysIF David Arza TriggersIF Peter Bocchino TriggersIF Leo Gallegos WindIF Devon Zielke WindOF Jordan Anderson TriggersOF Maurice La Fon FuegoOF Cole Lee WindOF BJ Minarcin SaguarosOF Robert Morosetti InvadersOF Jason Rooks TriggersOF Madison Santos SaguarosOF Seth Schroeder InvadersOF Kirkland Trahan SaguarosOF Mark Traylor Cowboys

+PitchersPlayerTeam Kyle Adkins Wind Alec Aleywine Triggers Garrett Brown Triggers Jaymon Cervantes Saguaros Travis Cole Saguaros Ian Concevitch Invaders Spenser Dexter Triggers Jonathan Fleckenstein Invaders Jordan Harris Wind Matthew Hess Cowboys Connor Kelly Cowboys Ben Kowalski Triggers Daulton Montagna Saguaros Jackson Smith Saguaros Bryson Spagnuolo Cowboys Josh Walker Weirdos

Pacific Division +Hitters PositionPlayerTeamC Sean Bennett AmberjacksC Evan Blum DrakesC Nate Duarte Sound BreakersC Nick Smith PacificsC Paul Von Zboray Train Robbers1B Joseph Starick Drakes3B Evan Antonellis Sound Breakers3B Chaison Miklich Amberjacks3B Luke Smith Sound BreakersSS Cain Agis SturgeonSS Jacob Jablonski Sound BreakersSS Declan Peterson DrakesSS Joshua Rodriguez AmberjacksSS Grant Victor PacificsSS Anthony Ward AmberjacksIF Ike Brown SeaweedIF Tevin Brown Train RobbersIF Braxton King SeaweedIF Kyle Montebon LeprechaunsIF Mickey Nunes SeaweedIF Josue Rivera LeprechaunsIF Eric Whitfield SturgeonOF Nick Adgar SturgeonOF Sam Freedman SturgeonOF Dandre Gaines SeaweedOF Kyle Guerra PacificsOF Sean Jackson SeaweedOF Kyle Jenkins Sound BreakersOF Kevin Johnson PacificsOF Luke Johnson SturgeonOF Christian Jones Train RobbersOF Robert Malone AmberjacksOF Rick Phillips Train RobbersOF Christian Quezada Sound BreakersOF Joe Riddle Train RobbersOF Max Tracey Train RobbersOF Lyndon Weaver Drakes

+PitchersPlayerTeam Harrison Aiken Sturgeon Craig Broadman Sturgeon Tristan Cavazos Amberjacks AJ Chacon Sound Breakers Tyler Hopper Sound Breakers Simon Martinez Pacifics Evan Nakagawa Drakes Ruben Portillo Train Robbers Quentin Oexner Seaweed Gilberto Rosario Sound Breakers Rodrigo Sanchez Drakes Dominic Scotti Amberjacks Alex Valasek Pacifics

End of year awards

+ Mountain Division Award Player Team MVP James Prockish Alpine CowboysOffensive Player Of The Year Jason Rooks Trinidad TriggersPitcher Of The Year Jaymon Cervantes Tucson Saguaros

+Pacific DivisionAwardPlayerTeamMVPTristan Cavazos Monterey AmberjacksOffensive Player Of The YearEvan Antonellis Lancaster Sound BreakersPitcher of The YearAlex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics

Playoffs Format 1. Eight 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. Each Division, Mountain and Pacific, will have the top four teams make the playoffs.

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. First Round will feature (4) seed vs. (1) seed and (2) seed vs. (3) seed in a Best of 3 series

6. Second Round will feature Winners of each first-round series in the division finals Best of 3 series

7. Finals Round will feature Winners of the Mountain Division vs Winners of the Pacific Division at location TBD.

Playoff bracket

2023 Pecos League season

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