The 2024 Pecos League season was 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.
Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2024 season.
The season concluded with the Alpine Cowboys defeating the San Rafael Pacifics two games to zero to capture their third title in franchise history.
Season schedule 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. The City of Monterey reportedly did not renew its contract with the league, but the Amberjacks plan to return in 2025.
To replace the Sound Breakers and Amberjacks, the league brought in two new teams for the season, the North Platte 80s and the Pecos Bills. Both of which are the first time that each city has had a team in the league.
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.
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.
Record vs. opponents 2024 Pacific Division Record vs. opponentsTeamBAKDUBMTZMRYSRFVAL Bakersfield — 5–6 9–3 6–4 7–3 6–5 Dublin 6–5 — 8–3 4–7 3–8 3–7 Martinez 3–9 3–8 — 5–5 4–7 5–5 Marysville 4–6 7–4 5–5 — 5–6 8–4 San Rafael 3–7 8–3 7–4 6–5 — 7–4 Vallejo 5–6 7–3 5–5 4–8 4–7 —
2024 Mountain Division Record vs. opponentsTeamALPAUSBLAGCWNPLPECROSSAFTRITUC Alpine — 6–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 17–0 9–1 4–0 0–0 7–2 Austin 0–6 — 0–6 0–6 1–4 1–5 4–2 1–4 0–6 1–4 Blackwell 0–0 6–0 — 1–8 8–3 2–0 1–2 4–2 5–5 0–2 Garden City 1–2 6–0 8–1 — 11–3 5–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–0 North Platte 0–0 4–1 3–8 3–11 — 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–8 0–2 Pecos 0–17 5–1 0–2 1–5 0–0 — 3–2 2–3 0–0 3–8 Roswell 1–9 2–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 — 4–2 4–2 3–6 Sante Fe 0–4 4–1 2–4 0–5 2–2 3–2 2–4 — 1–12 2–1 Trinidad 0–0 6–0 5–5 1–3 8–2 0–0 2–4 12–1 — 0–2 Tucson 2–7 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 8–3 6–3 1–2 2–0 —
Regular season standings
+ Mountain Division South Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Alpine Cowboys49454--2 x – Tucson Saguaros45271816.03 x – Roswell Invaders50203025.54 e – Pecos Bills52143832.55 e – Austin Weirdos5184338.0
+ Mountain Division North Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Garden City Wind51429--2 x – Trinidad Triggers5134178.03 x – Blackwell FlyCatchers49272214.04 e – North Platte 80s49163325.05 e – Santa Fe Fuego51163526.0
+ Mountain Division Wild Card Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Blackwell FlyCatchers492722--2 x – Roswell Invaders5020307.53 e – North Platte 80s49163311.04 e – Santa Fe Fuego51163512.05 e – Pecos Bills52143814.56 e – Austin Weirdos5184320.0
+ Pacific Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Bakersfield Train Robbers543321--2 x – San Rafael Pacifics5431232.03 x – Marysville Drakes5429254.04 x – Vallejo Seaweed5425298.05 e – Dublin Leprechauns5424309.06 e – Martinez Sturgeon54203413.0
y – Clinched division x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
+General StatPlayerTeam Total Games Jalyn Lee, Joe Starick Bakersfield Train Robbers, Marysville Drakes 54
Hitting Stat Player Team Total Hitter Score Noah McCreary Bakersfield Train Robbers 326 AB Mark Hernandez San Rafael Pacifics 231 AVG Josh Rego Alpine Cowboys .453 OPS Dalton Brousseau Marysville Drakes 4.000 Runs Mickey Nunes Vallejo Seaweed 78 H Noah McCreary Bakersfield Train Robbers 92 2B Jacob Mitchell Trinidad Triggers 20 3B Zac Rice, Gavy Perez-Torres, AJ Folds Tucson Saguaros, Tucson Saguaros, Alpine Cowboys 5 HR Joey Dice Blackwell FlyCatchers 16 BB Joey Dice Blackwell FlyCatchers 69 RBIs Donnie Gardiner Dublin Leprechauns 71 SB Drake Angeron Alpine Cowboys 53 CS Joey Dice Blackwell FlyCatchers 11
Pitching Stat Player Team Total Pitcher Score Alex Valasek, Brendan Beard San Rafael Pacifics, Garden City Wind 133 W Brendan Beard, Brayde Hirai Garden City Wind, Alpine Cowboys 8 L Alex Bolton, Makano Fo Roswell Invaders, Dublin Leprechauns 8 SV Adam Wibert Garden City Wind 11 ERA *min.2IP Brayde Hirai Alpine Cowboys 1.96 IP Christian Zellner Vallejo Seaweed Hits allowed Christian Zellner Vallejo Seaweed 131 SO Alex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics 102 BB Allowed Jacob Strobel Austin Weirdos 68
Awards
All-star selections
South +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Peyten Kennard Cowboys C Cedric Reynaud Saguaros 1B Josh Rego Cowboys 1B Lucas Scott Invaders 2B Zach Campbell Saguaros 2B Oscar Galvez Weirdos 2B David Jeffers Bills 3B James Prockish Cowboys 3B Luke Smith Bills SS Marcos Cabrera Weirdos SS Taylor Darden Cowboys SS Luis Moreno Invaders SS Gavy Perez-Torres Saguaros OF Drake Angeron Cowboys OF Andrew Baker Saguaros OF AJ Folds Cowboys
+PitchersPlayerTeam Saul Arias Bills Jorge Canez Invaders Jay Cervantes Saguaros Travis Cole Saguaros Alec Cruz Cowboys Kyle Dalton Saguaros Jonathan Fleckenstein Cowboys Brayde Hirai Cowboys Wilbur Rodriguez Invaders Dom Spinoso Cowboys Humberto Vela Cowboys Jacob Young Invaders
North +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Dominic Enbody Wind C Jakobe Smith Triggers 1B Damon Burroughs FlyCatchers 1B Coby Tweten 80s 2B Humberto Maldonado Triggers 2B Aric Vasquez Wind 3B Jeremy DiBartolomeo Fuego 3B Jacob Mitchell Triggers SS Joey Dice FlyCatchers OF Jordan Anderson Triggers OF Rob Morosetti Wind OF Ramifer Salinas FlyCatchers OF Rodney Scarver Fuego OF Jack Skantze FlyCatchers OF Jacob Talamante Wind OF Jordan Williams Wind
+PitchersPlayerTeam Brendan Beard Wind Marty Carnahan FlyCatchers Tristan Cavazos Fuego Eli Davis FlyCatchers Will Hahnfeld Wind Kaden Kneip FlyCatchers Ben Kowlaski Triggers Paul Mendoza Triggers Jake Norris Wind Nico O'Donnell Wind Adam Wibert Wind Kerry Wright 80s
East +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Isaiah Clark Sturgeon 1B Andrew Curran Sturgeon 1B Jalyn Lee Train Robbers 1B Caleb Natov Sturgeon 2B Noah McCreary Train Robbers SS Tyler Best Sturgeon SS Josh Leslie Drakes INF Jumpei Ohashi Drakes OF Alex Miller Train Robbers OF Tony Riley Sturgeon OF Ashanti Ross Train Robbers OF Joe Starick Drakes
+PitchersPlayerTeam Earl Johnson Drakes Bryan Krolikowski Drakes Kyle Langston Train Robbers Jayden Metz Train Robbers Garrett Mos Drakes Jacob Perez Train Robbers Joe Riddle Train Robbers Gabriel Rojas Sturgeon Mike Vochelli Drakes
West +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Beau Dorman Pacifics C Chase Evans Leprechauns C Donnie Gardiner Leprechauns 1B Blake Diggle Pacifics 3B Chris Blyskal Pacifics SS Esai Santos Pacifics INF Ike Brown Seaweed INF Thomas Latham Seaweed INF Mickey Nunes Seaweed OF John Bicos Pacifics OF Theodore Bridges Leprechauns OF Aki Buckson Pacifics OF Trey Fletcher Seaweed OF Mark Hernandez Pacifics OF Angus Stayte Leprechauns OF Jonathan Williams Leprechauns
+PitchersPlayerTeam Karon Casey Pacifics Tanner Fonoti Leprechauns David Gustafson Seaweed Antonio Straughter Seaweed Alex Valasek Pacifics Owen Cuffe Pacifics
End of year awards
+ Mountain Division Award Player Team MVP Taylor Darden Alpine CowboysOffensive Player Of The Year Josh Rego Alpine CowboysPitcher Of The Year Brendan Beard Garden City Wind
+Pacific DivisionAwardPlayerTeamMVPJoe Riddle Bakersfield Train RobbersOffensive Player Of The YearNoah McCreary Bakersfield Train RobbersPitcher of The YearAlex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics Staff Awards:
Broadcaster Of The Year (Pacific): Todd Kuhen, Drakes
Broadcaster Of The Year (Mountain): Joey Dean, Wind
Attendance Leader: Bakersfield Train Robbers
Photographer Of The Year: Brad Kirby, Triggers
Mascot Of The Year: Zozobra, Fuego
Musician Of The Year: Keith Lokey, Fuego
General Manager Of The Year: Eric Halverson, Sturgeon
Playoffs Format 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.
Playoff bracket
See also 2024 American Association season 2024 Frontier League season 2024 Major League Baseball season
References