2024 Pecos League season

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2024 Pecos League season
2024 Alpine Cowboys.jpg
League Pecos League
Sport Baseball
DurationMay 22 – July 28
(Playoffs: July 29 – August 11)
Number of games54 (432 games in total)
Number of teams16
Mountain Division
League champions Alpine Cowboys
Pacific Division
League champions San Rafael Pacifics
Pecos League Championship
Champions Alpine Cowboys
  Runners-up San Rafael Pacifics
Seasons
2025 →

The 2024 Pecos League season was the 14th 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, Oklahoma, and Texas, since its creation in August 2010. There are 16 Pecos League teams, split between the Mountain and Pacific divisions.

Contents

The San Rafael Pacifics entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Tucson Saguaros, two games to one, in the league's 2023 championship series. [1] [2]

Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2024 season.

The season concluded with the Alpine Cowboys defeating the San Rafael Pacifics two games to zero to capture their third title in franchise history.

Season schedule

The 16 teams in the league are split between two divisions, Mountain and Pacific. The Mountain Division contains 10 teams, while the Pacific Division contains 6 teams.

For the 2024 season, the Lancaster Sound Breakers and Monterey Amberjacks did not return. The Sound Breakers folded due to the city of Lancaster entering into a lease with a soccer organization to use The Hangar, leaving the Sound Breakers without a stadium. [3] The City of Monterey reportedly did not renew its contract with the league, but the Amberjacks plan to return in 2025. [4]

To replace the Sound Breakers and Amberjacks, the league brought in two new teams for the season, the North Platte 80s and the Pecos Bills. Both of which are the first time that each city has had a team in the league. [5] [6]

The season was played with a 54-game schedule with opening day in the Pacific Division on May 22, and opening day in the Mountain Division on May 27. The Regular season in both divisions will conclude on July 28. [7] [8]

The Pecos League remains split into the Mountain Division and Pacific Division.

The top four teams in the Pacific Division and the top six teams in the Mountain Division will qualify for the playoffs. The Playoffs will consist of four rounds, ending with the Champion of the Mountain Division facing the winner of the Pacific Division. [9] [10]

Record vs. opponents

2024 Pacific Division Record vs. opponents
TeamBAKDUBMTZMRYSRFVAL
Bakersfield —5–69–36–47–36–5
Dublin 6–5—8–34–73–83–7
Martinez 3–93–8—5–54–75–5
Marysville 4–67–45–5—5–68–4
San Rafael 3–78–37–46–5—7–4
Vallejo 5–67–35–54–84–7—
2024 Mountain Division Record vs. opponents
TeamALPAUSBLAGCWNPLPECROSSAFTRITUC
Alpine —6–00–02–10–017–09–14–00–07–2
Austin 0–6—0–60–61–41–54–21–40–61–4
Blackwell 0–06–0—1–88–32–01–24–25–50–2
Garden City 1–26–08–1—11–35–11–15–03–12–0
North Platte 0–04–13–83–11—0–02–12–22–80–2
Pecos 0–175–10–21–50–0—3–22–30–03–8
Roswell 1–92–42–11–11–22–3—4–24–23–6
Sante Fe 0–44–12–40–52–23–22–4—1–122–1
Trinidad 0–06–05–51–38–20–02–412–1—0–2
Tucson 2–74–12–00–22–08–36–31–22–0—

Regular season standings

Mountain Division South Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Alpine Cowboys 49454.918--
2x – Tucson Saguaros 452718.60016.0
3x – Roswell Invaders 502030.40025.5
4e – Pecos Bills 521438.26932.5
5e – Austin Weirdos 51843.15738.0
Mountain Division North Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Garden City Wind 51429.824--
2x – Trinidad Triggers 513417.6678.0
3x – Blackwell FlyCatchers 492722.55114.0
4e – North Platte 80s 491633.32725.0
5e – Santa Fe Fuego 511635.31426.0
Mountain Division Wild Card Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1x – Blackwell FlyCatchers 492722.551--
2x – Roswell Invaders 502030.4007.5
3e – North Platte 80s 491633.32711.0
4e – Santa Fe Fuego 511635.31412.0
5e – Pecos Bills 521438.26914.5
6e – Austin Weirdos 51843.15720.0
Pacific Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y – Bakersfield Train Robbers 543321.611--
2x – San Rafael Pacifics 543123.5742.0
3x – Marysville Drakes 542925.5374.0
4x – Vallejo Seaweed 542529.4638.0
5e – Dublin Leprechauns 542430.4449.0
6e – Martinez Sturgeon 542034.37013.0

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Statistical leaders

General
StatPlayerTeamTotal
GamesJalyn Lee, Joe Starick Bakersfield Train Robbers, Marysville Drakes 54

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Hitter Score Noah McCreary Bakersfield Train Robbers 326
AB Mark Hernandez San Rafael Pacifics 231
AVG Josh Rego Alpine Cowboys .453
OPS Dalton Brousseau Marysville Drakes 4.000
Runs Mickey Nunes Vallejo Seaweed 78
H Noah McCreary Bakersfield Train Robbers 92
2B Jacob Mitchell Trinidad Triggers 20
3B Zac Rice, Gavy Perez-Torres, AJ Folds Tucson Saguaros, Tucson Saguaros, Alpine Cowboys 5
HR Joey Dice Blackwell FlyCatchers 16
BB Joey Dice Blackwell FlyCatchers 69
RBIs Donnie Gardiner Dublin Leprechauns 71
SB Drake Angeron Alpine Cowboys 53
CS Joey Dice Blackwell FlyCatchers 11

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Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Pitcher Score Alex Valasek, Brendan Beard San Rafael Pacifics, Garden City Wind 133
W Brendan Beard, Brayde Hirai Garden City Wind, Alpine Cowboys 8
L Alex Bolton, Makano Fo Roswell Invaders, Dublin Leprechauns 8
SV Adam Wibert Garden City Wind 11
ERA *min.2IPBrayde Hirai Alpine Cowboys 1.96
IP Christian Zellner Vallejo Seaweed 80+1⁄3
Hits allowed Christian Zellner Vallejo Seaweed 131
SO Alex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics 102
BB Allowed Jacob Strobel Austin Weirdos 68

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Awards

All-star selections

End of year awards

Mountain Division
AwardPlayerTeam
MVPTaylor Darden Alpine Cowboys
Offensive Player Of The YearJosh Rego Alpine Cowboys
Pitcher Of The YearBrendan Beard Garden City Wind
Pacific Division
AwardPlayerTeam
MVPJoe Riddle Bakersfield Train Robbers
Offensive Player Of The YearNoah McCreary Bakersfield Train Robbers
Pitcher of The YearAlex Valasek San Rafael Pacifics

Staff Awards:

Broadcaster Of The Year (Pacific): Todd Kuhen, Drakes

Broadcaster Of The Year (Mountain): Joey Dean, Wind

Attendance Leader: Bakersfield Train Robbers

Photographer Of The Year: Brad Kirby, Triggers

Mascot Of The Year: Zozobra, Fuego

Musician Of The Year: Keith Lokey, Fuego

General Manager Of The Year: Eric Halverson, Sturgeon

Playoffs

Format

1. Ten 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. The Mountain Division will have its top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs. While the Pacific Division will have its top 4 teams qualify.

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. The (1) and (2) seed in the Mountain division will earn byes into the second round.

[14]

Playoff bracket

First Round
(best-of-three) 		Second Round
(best-of-three) 		Division Championship Series
(best-of-three) 		Pecos League Championship Series
(best-of-three)
1 Alpine Cowboys 1 155
Tucson Saguaros 2214X 4 Tucson Saguaros 411 4
Roswell Invaders 4 10 X Mountain1 Alpine Cowboys 115X
2 Garden City Wind 0 4 X
2 Garden City Wind 119X
Trinidad Triggers 65X 3 Trinidad Triggers 5 7 X
Blackwell FlyCatchers 4 3 X M1 Alpine Cowboys 2412X
P2 San Rafael Pacifics 4 10 X
1 Bakersfield Train Robbers 6 109
N/A X X X 4 Vallejo Seaweed 124 3
N/A X X X Pacific1 Bakersfield Train Robbers 136 2
2 San Rafael Pacifics 4 89
2 San Rafael Pacifics 3 184
N/A X X X 3 Marysville Drakes 86 3
N/A X X X

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