# 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. | GB |
| 1 | y – Tucson Saguaros | 47 | 34 | 13 | .723 | -- |
| 2 | x – Alpine Cowboys | 52 | 36 | 16 | .692 | 0.5 |
| 3 | x – Trinidad Triggers | 49 | 30 | 19 | .612 | 5.0 |
| 4 | x – Garden City Wind | 50 | 30 | 20 | .600 | 5.5 |
| 5 | e – Roswell Invaders | 52 | 29 | 23 | .558 | 7.5 |
| 6 | e – Blackwell FlyCatchers | 42 | 17 | 25 | .405 | 14.5 |
| 7 | e – Santa Fe Fuego | 48 | 17 | 31 | .354 | 17.5 |
| 8 | e – Austin Weirdos | 48 | 1 | 47 | .021 | 33.5 |
Pacific Division Regular Season Standings :
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – San Rafael Pacifics | 47 | 39 | 8 | .830 | -- |
| 2 | x – Monterey Amberjacks | 49 | 31 | 18 | .633 | 9.0 |
| 3 | x – Bakersfield Train Robbers | 47 | 29 | 18 | .617 | 10.0 |
| 4 | x – Lancaster Sound Breakers | 50 | 28 | 22 | .560 | 12.5 |
| 5 | e – Marysville Drakes | 50 | 27 | 23 | .540 | 13.5 |
| 6 | e – Martinez Sturgeon | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 | 15.0 |
| 7 | e – Vallejo Seaweed | 49 | 12 | 37 | .245 | 28.0 |
| 8 | e – Dublin Leprechauns | 49 | 4 | 45 | .082 | 36.0 |
* y – Clinched division
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* e – Eliminated from playoff contention

## Statistical leaders

General :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Games | Kyle Jenkins, Lyndon Weaver, Zachary Elias, Colton Adams, Seth Schroeder | Lancaster Sound Breakers, Marysville Drakes, Garden City Wind, Roswell Invaders, Roswell Invaders | 50 |

### 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
### End of year awards

Mountain Division :
| Award | Player | Team |
| MVP | James Prockish | Alpine Cowboys |
| Offensive Player Of The Year | Jason Rooks | Trinidad Triggers |
| Pitcher Of The Year | Jaymon Cervantes | Tucson Saguaros |
Pacific Division :
| Award | Player | Team |
| MVP | Tristan Cavazos | Monterey Amberjacks |
| Offensive Player Of The Year | Evan Antonellis | Lancaster Sound Breakers |
| Pitcher of The Year | Alex 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

| First Round (best-of-three) | First Round (best-of-three) | First Round (best-of-three) | First Round (best-of-three) | First Round (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) |
| 1 | Tucson Saguaros | 12 | 19 | X | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Garden City Wind | 1 | 5 | X | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Garden City Wind | 1 | 5 | X | 1 | Tucson Saguaros | 8 | 12 | X | | | | | |
| Mountain | Mountain | Mountain | Mountain | Mountain | 1 | Tucson Saguaros | 8 | 12 | X | | | | | |
| Mountain | Mountain | Mountain | Mountain | Mountain | 3 | Trinidad Triggers | 5 | 7 | X | | | | | |
| 2 | Alpine Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Trinidad Triggers | 5 | 7 | X | | | | | |
| 3 | Trinidad Triggers | 10 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Trinidad Triggers | 10 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | M1 | Tucson Saguaros | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | P1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 12 | 4 | X | | | | | | | | | | | P1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Lancaster Sound Breakers | 3 | 0 | X | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lancaster Sound Breakers | 3 | 0 | X | 1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 5 | 9 | X | | | | | |
| Pacific | Pacific | Pacific | Pacific | Pacific | 1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 5 | 9 | X | | | | | |
| Pacific | Pacific | Pacific | Pacific | Pacific | 3 | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 1 | 8 | X | | | | | |
| 2 | Monterey Amberjacks | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 1 | 8 | X | | | | | |
| 3 | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 12 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |