2023 Atlantic League season

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2023 Atlantic League season
League Atlantic League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 28 September 17
(Playoffs: September 19 October 1
Number of gamesapprox. 126 (636 games in total)
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVP Andretty Cordero (LAN)
Postseason
North champions Lancaster Barnstormers
  North runners-up Long Island Ducks
South champions Gastonia Honey Hunters
  South runners-up High Point Rockers
Championship Series
Champions Lancaster Barnstormers
Finals MVP Brent Teller (LAN)
ATTL seasons

The 2023 Atlantic League season was the 26th season of the Atlantic League. There was a ten team 126 game schedule. The Spire City Ghost Hounds were introduced to the league.

Contents

The Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Gastonia Honey Hunters in the championship series, capturing their second consecutive championship and 4th in franchise history.

Rules

In April 2023, it was announced that the Atlantic League would be testing three rules for the 2023 season: [1]

Regular season standings

as of September 17, 2023

North Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1e York Revolution 1257154.490--
2x Long Island Ducks 1246658.5324.5
3e Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 1266462.5087.5
4xLancaster Barnstormers 1246262.5448.5
5eStaten Island FerryHawks 1244975.39521.5

Long Island won first half. Lancaster won second half.

South Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1x High Point Rockers 1247846.629--
2x Gastonia Honey Hunters 1267947.627--
3e Charleston Dirty Birds 1265670.44423
4eSpire City Ghost Hounds 1234974.39828.5
5eLexington Counter Clocks 1244975.39529

High Point won first half. Gastonia, High Point named second half South Co-Champs. [2]


[3]

Statistical leaders

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
HR Thomas Dillard Lexington Legends 39
AVG Drew Mendoza York Revolution .346
RBIs Andretty Cordero Lancaster Barnstormers 116
SB Trey Martin York Revolution 46

Qualified leaders [4]

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
W Mickey Jannis High Point Rockers 14
ERA Danny Wirchansky Charleston Dirty Birds 3.28
SO Zach Mort Gastonia Honey Hunters 147
SV Kevin Quackenbush Long Island Ducks 14

Qualified leaders [5]

Playoffs

Format

In 2023, the winners of each the first and second half of both the North and South division played a best of five divisional series from September 19-24. The winners played a best of five championship series from September 26 through October 1.

Playoff bracket

Division Series
(best-of-five) 9/19-9/24
Championship Series
(best-of-five) 9/26-10/1
North Division
2 Lancaster Barnstormers 957XX
1 Long Island Ducks 512XX
N Lancaster Barnstormers 33397
South Division
S Gastonia Honey Hunters 212781
2 Gastonia Honey Hunters 15119X
1 High Point Rockers 3283X

Pitcher Brent Teller of Lancaster was named Most Valuable Player of the championship series. [6]

Individual Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Manager of the Year Mauro Gozzo Gastonia Honey Hunters
Defensive Player of the YearMelvin Mercedes Lancaster Barnstormers
Player of the Year Andretty Cordero Lancaster Barnstormers
Pitcher of the Year Zach Mort, Nick Raquet Gastonia Honey Hunters, York Revolution

Team Awards

AwardPersonTeam
Joe Klein Executive of the YearMike Reynolds Lancaster Barnstormers
Ken Shepard Award for Promotional Excellence Charleston Dirty Birds
Promotion of the Year Staten Island Ferry Hawks
Mascot of the YearQuackerJack, Long Island Ducks
Ballpark of the Year Clipper Magazine Stadium, Lancaster Barnstormers
Ray Cipperly Groundskeeper of the YearMike Dunn Spire City Ghost Hounds
Outstanding Community Service Award York Revolution

Red, White & Blue All-Defensive Team

PositionPlayerTeam
C Beau Taylor High Point Rockers
1B Drew Mendoza York Revolution
2B Shed Long Jr., Melvin Mercedes High Point Rockers, Lancaster Barnstormers
SS Ruben Tejada Long Island Ducks
3B Trace Loehr Lancaster Barnstormers
OF D. J. Burt High Point Rockers
OF Braxton Lee Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
OF Tomo Otosaka York Revolution
P Mickey Jannis High Point Rockers

Atlantic League Postseason All-Star Team

PositionPlayerTeam
C Kole Cottam Spire City Ghost Hounds
1B Drew Mendoza, Thomas Dillard York Revolution, Lexington Legends
2B Shed Long Jr., Melvin Mercedes High Point Rockers, Lancaster Barnstormers
SSAngel Aguilar Staten Island Ferry Hawks
3B Andretty Cordero Lancaster Barnstormers
OF Leobaldo Cabrera Spire City Ghost Hounds
OF Dwight Smith Jr. Charleston Dirty Birds
OF Ben Aklinski High Point Rockers
DH Jose Marmolejos Spire City Ghost Hounds
Starter Zach Mort Gastonia Honey Hunters
Reliever Jameson McGrane High Point Rockers
Closer Ryan Dull High Point Rockers


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References

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  5. "2023 Atlantic League Pitching Leaders".
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