2023 Pioneer League season
LeaguePioneer League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 23 – September 9
Number of games96 (480 games in total)
Number of teams10
North Division
League championsBillings Mustangs
South Division
League championsOgden Raptors
Pioneer League Championship
ChampionsOgden Raptors
  Runners-upBillings Mustangs

The 2023 Pioneer League season is the 80th season of professional baseball in the Pioneer League, an independent baseball league in the Western United States, since its creation in 1939. There are 10 Pioneer League teams, split evenly between North and South divisions.

The Grand Junction Rockies (now named Grand Junction Jackalopes) entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Missoula PaddleHeads, two games to zero, in the league's 2022 championship series.[1]

Season schedule

The 10 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, North and South. The Grand Junction Rockies changed their name to the Grand Junction Jackalopes.[2]

Over the course of the season, each team will play 96 games in a split schedule between the North Division (Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Glacier, and Idaho Falls) and the South Division (NoCo, Rocky Mountain, Grand Junction, Boise, and Ogden) with the first half ending on July 16 and the second half ending on September 9.[3] In the playoffs, first-half division winners will play second-half division winners in a best-of-three playoff. The division playoff winners will meet for a final best-of-three championship series.[4]

Regular season standings

Legend:

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

First half standings

North Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Missoula PaddleHeads 483513.729--
2 e – Glacier Range Riders 463115.6743.0
3 e – Billings Mustangs 481929.39616.0
4 e – Great Falls Voyagers 461531.32619.0
5 e – Idaho Falls Chukars 481533.31320.0
South Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Ogden Raptors 483117.646--
2 e – Boise Hawks 482820.5833.0
3 e – Northern Colorado Owlz 472324.4897.5
4 e – Rocky Mountain Vibes 472027.42610.5
5 e – Grand Junction Jackalopes 482028.41711.0

Second half standings

North Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Billings Mustangs 483216.667--
2 e – Missoula PaddleHeads 473116.6600.5
3 e – Glacier Range Riders 502327.46010.0
4 e – Great Falls Voyagers 502129.42012.0
5 e – Idaho Falls Chukars 471829.38313.5
South Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Rocky Mountain Vibes 482820.583--
2 e – Grand Junction Jackalopes 482523.5213.0
3 e – Northern Colorado Owlz 482325.4795.0
4 e – Boise Hawks 482127.4387.0
5 e – Ogden Raptors 481929.3969.0

Full season standings

North Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 x – Missoula PaddleHeads 956629.695--
2 e – Glacier Range Riders 965442.56312.5
3 x – Billings Mustangs 965145.53115.5
4 e – Great Falls Voyagers 963561.36531.5
5 e – Idaho Falls Chukars 953461.35832.0
South Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 x – Ogden Raptors 965046.521--
2 e – Boise Hawks 964947.5371.0
3 x – Rocky Mountain Vibes 954847.5051.5
4 e – Northern Colorado Owlz 954649.4843.5
5 e – Grand Junction Jackalopes 964551.4695.0

Statistical leaders

Hitting

2023 Pioneer League season hitting records[6]
Stat Player Team Total
HR Reese AlexiadesOgden Raptors29
AVG Dondrei HubbardMissoula PaddleHeads.395
RBIs Jaylen HubbardGrand Junction Jackalopes117
SB Payton RobertsonNorthern Colorado Owlz62

Pitching

2023 Pioneer League season pitching records[6]
Stat Player Team Total
W Alfredo VillaMissoula PaddleHeads13
ERA Alfredo VillaMissoula PaddleHeads2.82
SO Alfredo VillaMissoula PaddleHeads129
SV Dan KubiukOgden Raptors15

Awards

End of year awards

2023 Pioneer League season end of year awards
Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Reese AlexiadesOgden Raptors
Pitcher of the Year Alfredo VillaMissoula PaddleHeads
Reliever of the Year Dan KubiukOgden Raptors
Rookie of the Year John Michael Faile / Ron Washington Jr.Billings Mustangs / Grand Junction Jackalopes
International Player of the Year Abdel GuadalupeNorthern Colorado Owlz
Manager of the Year Billy HortonBillings Mustangs

All-star selections

Playoffs

Format

In the playoffs, first-half division winners will play second-half division winners in a best-of-three playoff. The division playoff winners will meet for a final best-of-three championship series.[8]

Playoff bracket

Division Series
(best-of-three)		Championship Series
(best-of-three)
North Division
Missoula PaddleHeads5137
Billings Mustangs838
Billings Mustangs45X
South Division
Ogden Raptors77X
Ogden Raptors093
Rocky Mountain Vibes1141

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GJ Rockies Win Their First PBL Championship". 2022-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Grand Junction Jackalopes". November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "THE PIONEER BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2023 SCHEDULE". pioneerleague.com.
  4. ↑ "About the PBL - Pioneer League". pioneerleague.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2023 Pioneer League Standings". pioneerleague.com.
  6. 1 2 "2023 League Leaders - Pioneer League". pioneerleague.com.
  7. 1 2 "PIONEER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2023 SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM". pioneerleague.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "About the PBL - Pioneer League". pioneerleague.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.