2022 Prospect League season

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2022 Prospect League season
League Prospect League
Sport Baseball
DurationJune 1 – August 6
(Playoffs: August 7 – August 14)
Number of games60 (480 games in total)
Number of teams16
Ohio River Valley Division
League champions Chillicothe Paints
Wabash River Division
League champions Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
Great River Division
League champions Quincy Gems
Prairie Land Division
League champions Alton River Dragons
Prospect League Championship
Champions Chillicothe Paints
  Runners-up Alton River Dragons
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 Prospect League season was the 13th 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 16 Prospect League teams, split evenly between Eastern and Western Conferences. These conferences are then split up between the Ohio River Valley, Wabash River, Great River, and Prairie Land divisions.

Contents

The Cape Catfish entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Lafayette Aviators, two games to one, in the league's 2021 championship series. [1]

Season schedule

Very little changed for the 2022 season, with the only difference in the team lineup being an ownership and name change for the Springfield, Ill. franchise as the Sliders became the Lucky Horseshoes. A new franchise for Jackson, Tennessee, was announced, which will take the field beginning with the 2023 season at the former home of the class Double-A Jackson Generals, The Ballpark at Jackson. [2]

The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two conferences Eastern and Western. These two conferences are then split up into four divisions, Ohio River Valley, Wabash River, Great River, and Prairie Land.

The season will be played with a 60-game schedule, which is split between two halves, with the first-half ending on July 4 and second-half ending on August 6. 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). [3]

Regular season standings

First half standings

Eastern Conference

Ohio River Valley Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Chillicothe Paints 312110.677--
2 Johnstown Mill Rats 311219.3879.0
3 West Virginia Miners 291118.3799.0
4 Champion City Kings 29920.31011.0
Wabash River Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Danville Dans 30219.700--
2 Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 312011.6451.5
3 Terre Haute REX 301911.6332.0
4 Lafayette Aviators 301416.4677.0

Western Conference

Great River Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Quincy Gems 321913.594--
2 Clinton LumberKings 311516.4843.5
3 Normal CornBelters 301416.4674.0
4 Burlington Bees 311120.3557.5
Prairie Land Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Alton River Dragons 311813.581--
2 O'Fallon Hoots 321715.5311.5
3 Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 311219.3876.0
4 Cape Catfish 311219.3876.0

Second half standings

Eastern Conference

Ohio River Valley Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Chillicothe Paints 291712.586--
2x – Johnstown Mill Rats 291712.586--
3 Champion City Kings 281414.5002.5
4 West Virginia Miners 28919.3217.5
Wabash River Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Danville Dans 27198.704--
2x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 281810.6431.5
3 Terre Haute REX 301812.6002.5
4 Lafayette Aviators 291118.3799.0

Western Conference

Great River Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Normal CornBelters 291712.586--
2 Clinton LumberKings 291316.4484.0
3 Quincy Gems 281216.4294.5
4 Burlington Bees 28919.3217.5
Prairie Land Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 291514.517--
2 Cape Catfish 281414.5000.5
3 Alton River Dragons 291415.4831.0
4 O'Fallon Hoots 281117.3933.5

Full season standings

Eastern Conference

Ohio River Valley Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Chillicothe Paints 603822.633--
2x – Johnstown Mill Rats 602931.4839.0
3 Champion City Kings 572334.40413.5
4 West Virginia Miners 572037.35116.5
Wabash River Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Danville Dans 574017.702--
2x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 593821.6443.0
3 Terre Haute REX 603723.6174.5
4 Lafayette Aviators 592534.42416.0

Western Conference

Great River Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1x – Normal CornBelters 593128.525--
2x – Quincy Gems 603129.5170.5
3 Clinton LumberKings 602832.4673.5
4 Burlington Bees 592039.33911.0
Prairie Land Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1x – Alton River Dragons 603228.533--
2 O'Fallon Hoots 602832.4674.0
3x – Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 602733.4505.0
4 Cape Catfish 592633.4415.5
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

[4]

Statistical leaders

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
HR Eddie King Alton River Dragons 15
AVG Blake Burris Alton River Dragons .361
H Alec Brunson Terre Haute REX 84
RBIs Alec Brunson Terre Haute REX 59
SB Blake Burris Alton River Dragons 47

[5]

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
W Nick Lallathin, Connor Lockwood Chillicothe Paints, Champion City Kings 6
ERA Jake Curtis Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 2.86
SO Connor Lockwood Champion City Kings 73
SV Garrett McClain Terre Haute REX 7

[6]

[7]

Awards

All-star selections

End of year awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable PlayerEddie King Jr. Alton River Dragons
Pro Prospect of the YearKhal Stephen Danville Dans
Starting Pitcher of the YearJosh Leerssen Danville Dans
Relief Pitcher of the YearLandon Tomkins Danville Dans
Manager of the YearEric Coleman Danville Dans

Playoffs

Format

The Divisional Championship Round consists of one winner-take-all game between the winner of the first half in each division and the division's second-half winner (If the same team wins both halves, the team with the next-best second-half record makes the playoffs). Division Championship games will take place August 7.

The winners of the divisional games advance to the Conference Championship Round. Again, this is a one-game, winner-take-all game between the two winners of the division championship games in the Eastern Conference and the two-division championship game-winners in the Western Conference. These games will take place August 9.

The Eastern and Western Conference champions play each other in the best-of-three Prospect League Championship Series. Game one is August 11, hosted by the team with the lesser regular-season record. After a travel day, game two is August 13. If necessary, game three will take place August 14, at the same stadium as game two. The team with the best overall record gets to pick to either host game one or games two and three. [8]

Playoff bracket

Divisional Championship Round Conference Championship Round Prospect League Championship Series
(best-of-three)
           
Chillicothe Paints 16
Johnstown Mill Rats 0
Chillicothe Paints 7
↑ Ohio River Valley / ↓ Wabash River
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 4
Danville Dans 10
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 11
Chillicothe Paints 50 14
↑ Eastern / ↓ Western
Alton River Dragons 3 24
Quincy Gems 6
Normal CornBelters 3
Quincy Gems 7
↑ Great River / ↓ Prairie Land
Alton River Dragons 8
Alton River Dragons 4
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 1

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