The 2025 Prospect League season was the 16th season of collegiate summer baseball in the Prospect League, a collegiate summer baseball league in the Midwestern United States, since its creation in June 2009. There are 18 Prospect League teams, split evenly between Eastern and Western Conferences. These conferences are then split up between the Northeast, Central, Northwest, and South divisions.
The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Terre Haute Rex, two games to zero, in the league's 2024 championship series.
Season schedule It was announced during the offseason that the city of Quincy, Illinois would once again have a team in the league after previously being the host city for the Quincy Gems from 2009 to 2023. After months of anticipation it was announced that the team had been given the name the Doggy Paddlers.
The Full Count Rhythm departed the league during the offseason to join the Ohio Valley League.
The 18 teams in the league are split evenly between two conferences Eastern and Western. These two conferences are then split up into four divisions, Northeast, Central, Northwest, and South.
The season will be played with a 60-game schedule, which is split between two halves, with the first half ending on June 30 and the second half ending on July 31. The first-half winners in each division will host the second-half winners in a one-game divisional championship round. (If the same team wins both halves, the team with the next-best second-half record makes the playoffs).
Regular season standings
First half standings
Eastern Conference
+ Northeast Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Johnstown Mill Rats26179--2 y – Lafayette Aviators2515101.53 Chillicothe Paints2613134.04 Champion City Kings2732414.5
+ Central Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Terre Haute Rex 27189--2 y – Normal CornBelters2612145.53 Dubois County Bombers2611156.54 Danville Dans229136.55 Springfield Lucky Horseshoes268189.5
Western Conference
+ Northwest Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Clinton LumberKings25187--2 y – Burlington Bees2612146.53 Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp2511147.04 Quincy Doggy Paddlers239148.0
+ South Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Cape Catfish27189--2 Thrillville Thrillbillies251691.03 y – O'Fallon Hoots2615112.54 Jackson Rockabillys2815133.55 Alton River Dragons2611156.5
Second half standings
Eastern Conference
+ Northeast Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Lafayette Aviators312011--2 Champion City Kings2817111.53 Chillicothe Paints2612145.54 x – Johnstown Mill Rats2992010.0
+ Central Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Terre Haute Rex 26179--2 y – Normal CornBelters2912176.53 Dubois County Bombers2510156.54 Danville Dans299209.55 Springfield Lucky Horseshoes2552011.5
Western Conference
+ Northwest Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Burlington Bees28217--2 Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp292091.53 x – Clinton LumberKings2816125.04 Quincy Doggy Paddlers3172415.5
+ South Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – O'Fallon Hoots30264--2 x – Cape Catfish2918117.53 Alton River Dragons29141511.54 Thrillville Thrillbillies28111714.05 Jackson Rockabillys2481615.0
Full season standings
Eastern Conference
+ Northeast Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Lafayette Aviators563521--2 Chillicothe Paints5225278.03 x – Johnstown Mill Rats5526298.54 Champion City Kings55203514.5
+ Central Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Terre Haute Rex 533518--2 y – Normal CornBelters55243112.03 Dubois County Bombers51213013.04 Danville Dans51183316.05 Springfield Lucky Horseshoes51133821.0
Western Conference
+ Northwest Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 x – Clinton LumberKings533419--2 y – Burlington Bees5433211.53 Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp5431233.54 Quincy Doggy Paddlers54163818.5
+ South Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – O'Fallon Hoots564115--2 x – Cape Catfish5636205.03 Thrillville Thrillbillies53272612.54 Alton River Dragons55253015.55 Jackson Rockabillys52232916.0
x – First Half Winner, clinched playoff spot y – Second Half Winner, clinched playoff spot
Statistical leaders
Hitting Stat Player Team Total HR Wally Diaz Terre Haute Rex 14 AVG Cole Yearsley Burlington Bees .421 RBIs Felix Polanco Terre Haute Rex 51 SB Nomar Garcia Terre Haute Rex 44
Pitching Stat Player Team Total W Samuel Guadamuz Terre Haute Rex 8 ERA Samuel Guadamuz Terre Haute Rex 2.16 SO Samuel Guadamuz Terre Haute Rex 63 SV Jaxson Lucas Jackson Rockabillys 11
Awards
All-star selections
Eastern Conference +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Keifer Wilson Aviators C Nate Hill Paints IF Jackson Stanek CornBelters IF Wally Diaz Rex IF Cole Nathan Bombers IF Tyler Thompson CornBelters IF Felix Polanco Rex IF Al Ramos Mill Rats IF Jackson Smith CornBelters IF Cam Gravelle Paints IF Jorge Santana II Dans OF Gabe Wright Rex OF Houston Markham Bombers OF Louie Bartletti Lucky Horseshoes OF Brady Lester Kings OF Hunter Snow Aviators OF Alex Bemis Paints OF Jarrett Chapman Lucky Horseshoes
+Pitchers PositionPlayerTeam SP Jack Gleason Dans SP Samuel Guadamuz Rex SP John Hojnowski Mill Rats SP Deron Swanson Rex SP Wesley Culley Aviators SP Zach Cabell Kings SP Joe Tootle Mill Rats RP Zach O'Donnell CornBelters RP Breyllin Suriel Rex RP Mick Uebelhor Bombers RP Jake Stuteville Bombers RP Aiden Cline Aviators
Western Conference +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Jake Merda Doggy Paddlers C Mason Schwalbach Bees IF Cole Cahill Thrillbillies IF Sam Wiese LumberKings IF Cooper Newsom Catfish IF Kooper Schulte Bees IF James Love Pistol Shrimp IF Caleb Seibers Bees IF Drew Terpins LumberKings IF Charlie Isom-McCall Thrillbillies IF Wandel Campana Doggy Paddlers IF Caleb Clealand River Dragons OF Joe Connolly River Dragons OF Jimmy Koza Doggy Paddlers OF Baden Hackworth Hoots OF Nathan Bowie Catfish OF Caleb Champion Catfish OF Mitchell Bonczkowski Hoots
+Pitchers PositionPlayerTeam SP Jackson Parrill River Dragons SP Nick Baffa LumberKings SP Kaelen Clarkson Bees SP Chase Chamberlain Rockabillys SP JC Dermody LumberKings SP Cooper Casteel Rockabillys RP Braeden Sunken Bees RP Walker Brodt Catfish RP Joey Funk Hoots RP Tyler Deleskiewicz Pistol Shrimp RP Jaxson Lucas Rockabillys RP Payton Hodges LumberKings
End of year awards Award Player Team Most Valuable Player Wally Diaz Terre Haute Rex Pro Prospect of the Year Wally Diaz Terre Haute Rex Pitcher of the Year Samuel Guadamuz Terre Haute Rex Relief Pitcher of the Year Parker Primeaux Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp Manager of the Year Jack Dahm Clinton LumberKings Social Media of the Year N/A Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp Broadcaster of the Year Jacob Wise Chillicothe Paints Ballpark Experience of the Year League Stadium Dubois County Bombers General Manager of the Year Sarah Rex Johnstown Mill Rats Organization of the Year N/A Cape Catfish Staff of the Year N/A O'Fallon Hoots
Playoffs
Format The playoffs will begin with four winner-take-all division championships followed by two winner-take-all conference championships and will conclude with a best-of-three league championship series. The playoffs are tentatively slated to begin on August 1 and conclude on August 8.
Playoff bracket
See also 2025 FCBL season 2025 Major League Baseball season
References