2022 Pecos League season | |
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League | Pecos League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | May 26 – August 1 (Playoffs: August 2 – August 15) |
Number of games | 50 (400 games in total) |
Number of teams | 16 |
Mountain Division | |
League champions | Roswell Invaders |
Pacific Division | |
League champions | Tucson Saguaros |
Pecos League Championship | |
Champions | Roswell Invaders |
Runners-up | Tucson Saguaros |
The 2022 Pecos League season was the 12th 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 Tucson Saguaros entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Roswell Invaders, two games to one, in the league's 2021 championship series. [1]
Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2022 season.
The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, Mountain and Pacific.
For the 2022 season, the league announced three expansion franchises: the Santa Rosa Scuba Divers, Austin Weirdos, and Weimar Hormigas. After competing in 2021, Salina was not included as a member club in 2022. [2]
The season was played with a 50-game schedule with opening day in the Pacific Division on May 26, and opening day in the Mountain Division on June 1. The Regular season in both divisions concluded on July 31.
The Pecos League remains split into Mountain Division and Pacific Division. The Mountain and Pacific Divisions teams are aligned in four-team North and South Divisions. The biggest offseason alignment move is two-time defending Pecos League Champion Tucson Saguaros' move from the Mountain Division to the Pacific Division.
The top team in each four-team division and two teams that are non-division winners 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. [3]
Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | y – Garden City Wind | 46 | 36 | 10 | .783 | -- |
2 | x – Trinidad Triggers | 43 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 9.5 |
3 | Santa Fe Fuego | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 15.0 |
4 | Colorado Springs Snow Sox | 45 | 14 | 31 | .311 | 21.5 |
Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | y – Alpine Cowboys | 49 | 32 | 17 | .653 | -- |
2 | x – Roswell Invaders | 49 | 27 | 22 | .551 | 5.0 |
3 | Austin Weirdos | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | 13.5 |
4 | Weimar Hormigas | 47 | 16 | 31 | .340 | 15.0 |
Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | x – Trinidad Triggers | 43 | 25 | 18 | .581 | -- |
2 | x – Roswell Invaders | 49 | 27 | 22 | .551 | 1.0 |
3 | Santa Fe Fuego | 46 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 5.5 |
4 | Austin Weirdos | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | 9.5 |
5 | Weimar Hormigas | 47 | 16 | 31 | .340 | 11.0 |
6 | Colorado Springs Snow Sox | 45 | 14 | 31 | .311 | 12.0 |
Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | y – San Rafael Pacifics | 50 | 41 | 9 | .820 | -- |
2 | x – Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | 51 | 22 | 29 | .431 | 19.5 |
3 | Martinez Sturgeon | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | 22.0 |
4 | Santa Cruz Seaweed | 50 | 17 | 33 | .340 | 24.0 |
Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | y – Tucson Saguaros | 42 | 34 | 8 | .810 | -- |
2 | x – Bakersfield Train Robbers | 49 | 31 | 18 | .633 | 6.5 |
3 | Monterey Amberjacks | 50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | 17.0 |
4 | Wasco Reserve | 47 | 7 | 40 | .149 | 29.5 |
Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | x – Bakersfield Train Robbers | 49 | 31 | 18 | .633 | -- |
2 | x – Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | 51 | 22 | 29 | .431 | 10.0 |
3 | Monterey Amberjacks | 50 | 21 | 29 | .420 | 10.5 |
4 | Martinez Sturgeon | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | 12.5 |
5 | Santa Cruz Seaweed | 50 | 17 | 33 | .340 | 14.5 |
6 | Wasco Reserve | 47 | 7 | 40 | .149 | 23.0 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
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Games | Brenden Spaulding | Monterey Amberjacks | 50 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
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Hitter Score | Beau Dorman | San Rafael Pacifics | 365 |
AB | Tyson Thompson | San Rafael Pacifics | 205 |
AVG | Koki Matsuda | Garden City Wind | .476 |
OBS | Demetrio Rodriguez | Monterey Amberjacks | 1.455 |
Runs | Beau Dorman | San Rafael Pacifics | 74 |
H | Beau Dorman | San Rafael Pacifics | 84 |
2B | Jonathon Bigley | Roswell invaders | 19 |
3B | Joe Curcio, Robert Morosetti | Bakersfield Train Robbers, Roswell Invaders | 5 |
HR | Jared Gay | Santa Fe Fuego | 21 |
BB | Leo Gallegos | Roswell invaders | 55 |
RBIs | Beau Dorman | San Rafael Pacifics | 80 |
SB | Juan Montes | Roswell Invaders | 43 |
CS | Dillian Smith | Roswell Invaders | 9 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
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Pitcher Score | Keisy Portorreal | Garden City Wind | 127 |
W | Manny Corpas, Buzz Shirley | Martinez Sturgeon, Alpine Cowboys | 9 |
L | Ike Horn | Wasco Reserve | 7 |
SV | Pierce Smith, Devin Malone | Trinidad Triggers, Garden City Wind | 7 |
ERA *min.2IP | Joe Riddle | Santa Cruz Seaweed | 0.61 |
IP | Luke Kelley | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 69.2 |
Hits allowed | Manny Corpas | Martinez Sturgeon | 140 |
SO | Manny Corpas | Martinez Sturgeon | 147 |
BB Allowed | Ike Horn | Wasco Reserve | 78 |
Mountain North Division
Mountain South Division
| Pacific North Division
Pacific South Division
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Award | Player | Team |
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MVP | Beau Dorman | Pacifics |
Hitter Of The Year | Brock Ephan | Saguaros |
Pitcher Of The Year | Ethan Mcrae | Amberjacks |
Award | Player | Team |
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MVP | Mark Traylor | Cowboys |
Hitter Of The Year | Juan Montes | Invaders |
Pitcher of The Year | Keisy Portorreal | Wind |
1. Eight teams will qualify for the playoffs
2. The team with the best record in each division will qualify as the division winner. (Mountain North, Mountain South, Pacific North, Pacific South)
3. Each Division Mountain and Pacific will have two teams that are non-division winners with the best record regardless of division.
4. Playoff Location will be determined by ballpark availability, the proximity of travel, and standings. When possible in the first round both teams will host a playoff game.
5. First Round will feature (4) seed vs (1) and seed (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 Mountain Division vs Winners of Pacific Division at location TBD.
First Round (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Garden City Wind | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Roswell Invaders | 13 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Roswell Invaders | 7 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Trinidad Triggers | 8 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Alpine Cowboys | 10 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Trinidad Triggers | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Roswell Invaders | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Tucson Saguaros | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 22 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | San Rafael Pacifics | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tucson Saguaros | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tucson Saguaros | 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 4 | 4 |
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