2024 Prospect League season

2024 Prospect League season
League	Prospect League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 28 – July 31 (Playoffs: August 1 – August 8)
Number of games	60 (540 games in total)
Number of teams	18
Northeast Division
League champions	Chillicothe Paints
Central Division
League champions	Terre Haute Rex
Northwest Division
League champions	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
South Division
League champions	Thrillville Thrillbillies
Prospect League Championship
Champions	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
Runners-up	Terre Haute Rex
Finals MVP	Jared Herzog
Seasons
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Prospect League season is the 15th 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 18 Prospect League teams, split evenly between Eastern and Western Conferences. These conferences are then split up between the Northeast, Central, Northwest, and South divisions.

The Chillicothe Paints entered the season as two-time defending champions, having defeated the Quincy Gems, two games to one, in the league's 2023 championship series. ^[1]

Season schedule

Despite reaching the Prospect League Championship in 2023, the Quincy Gems announced that they would no longer play at QU Stadium and would not return for the 2024 season. The Gems would seek relocation for any potential future seasons. ^{[2] [3]}

After the Gems announced they would not play in 2024, the league brought in two new teams for the season, the Dubois County Bombers and the Full Count Rhythm. ^{[4] [5]} For the Bombers, it would be their second stint in the league with the first one being from 2009 to 2012.

The 18 teams in the league are split evenly between two conferences Eastern and Western. These two conferences are then split up into four divisions, Northeast, Central, Northwest, and South.

The season will be played with a 60-game schedule, which is split between two halves, with the first half ending on June 30 and the second half ending on July 31. 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). ^[6]

Regular season standings

First half standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Chillicothe Paints	29	19	10	.655	--
2	Lafayette Aviators	27	14	13	.519	4.0
3	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	29	13	16	.448	6.0
4	Champion City Kings	29	7	22	.241	12.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Danville Dans	30	17	13	.567	--
2	y – Terre Haute Rex	28	15	13	.536	1.0
3	Normal CornBelters	29	14	15	.483	2.5
4	Full Count Rhythm	28	12	16	.429	4.0
5	Dubois County Bombers	29	12	17	.414	4.5

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	26	17	9	.654	--
2	x – Clinton LumberKings	26	15	11	.577	2.0
3	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	26	8	18	.308	9.0
4	Burlington Bees	29	6	23	.207	12.5

South Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Thrillville Thrillbillies	27	21	6	.778	--
2	Jackson Rockabillys	27	17	10	.630	4.0
3	O'Fallon Hoots	28	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Alton River Dragons	26	13	13	.500	7.5
5	y – Cape Catfish	29	14	15	.483	8.0

Second half standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Chillicothe Paints	27	17	10	.630	--
2	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	27	13	14	.481	4.0
3	Lafayette Aviators	29	12	17	.414	6.0
4	Champion City Kings	27	11	16	.407	6.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Terre Haute Rex	27	17	10	.630	--
2	Normal CornBelters	26	14	12	.538	2.5
3	x – Danville Dans	26	13	13	.500	3.5
4	Full Count Rhythm	27	13	14	.481	4.0
5	Dubois County Bombers	25	7	18	.280	9.0

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Clinton LumberKings	29	19	10	.655	--
2	y – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	30	18	12	.600	1.5
3	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	29	16	13	.552	3.0
4	Burlington Bees	27	11	16	.407	7.0

South Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Cape Catfish	27	17	10	.630	--
2	Jackson Rockabillys	28	16	12	.571	1.5
3	O'Fallon Hoots	28	12	16	.429	5.5
4	Alton River Dragons	27	11	16	.407	6.0
5	x – Thrillville Thrillbillies	28	10	18	.357	7.5

Full season standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Chillicothe Paints	56	36	20	.643	--
2	Lafayette Aviators	56	26	30	.464	10.0
3	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	56	26	30	.464	10.0
4	Champion City Kings	56	18	38	.321	18.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Terre Haute Rex	55	32	23	.582	--
2	x – Danville Dans	56	30	26	.536	2.5
3	Normal CornBelters	55	28	27	.509	4.0
4	Full Count Rhythm	55	25	30	.455	7.0
5	Dubois County Bombers	54	19	35	.352	12.5

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	56	35	21	.625	--
2	x – Clinton LumberKings	55	34	21	.618	0.5
3	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	55	24	31	.436	10.5
4	Burlington Bees	56	17	39	.304	18.0

South Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	Jackson Rockabillys	55	33	22	.600	--
2	x – Thrillville Thrillbillies	55	31	24	.564	2.0
3	y – Cape Catfish	56	31	25	.554	2.5
4	O'Fallon Hoots	56	29	27	.518	4.5
5	Alton River Dragons	53	24	29	.453	8.0

• y – Clinched division
• x – Clinched playoff spot

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Statistical leaders

Hitting

Stat	Player	Team	Total
HR	Gabe Wright, Shane Lewis	Terre Haute Rex, Lafayette Aviators	9
AVG	Alec Gonzalez	Lafayette Aviators	.400
RBIs	Jaison Andujar	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	51
SB	Lane Crowden, Jimmy Koza	Cape Catfish, Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	46

Pitching

Stat	Player	Team	Total
W	Joshua Mauney, Trey Watson	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, Jackson Rockabillys	6
ERA	Trey Watson	Jackson Rockabillys	3.21
SO	Gunnar Brown	Danville Dans	70
SV	Jaxson Lucas	Jackson Rockabillys	13

Awards

All-star selections

Eastern Conference Hitters Position Player Team C Cole Raile Paints 1B Landen Johnson CornBelters 2B Jhors Gomez Paints 3B Dom Krupinski Mill Rats 3B Felix Polanco Paints SS Nomar Garcia Rex OF Eric Colaco Paints OF Mikey Scott Aviators OF Gabe Wright Rex UT Tyler Castro CornBelters DH Graham Mastros Dans Pitchers Position Player Team SP Gunnar Brown Dans SP Ian Korn Mill Rats SP Aaron Moss Rex SP Deron Swanson Rex RP Austin Morris Dans RP Jake Stuteville Bombers RP Breyllin Suriel Rex RP Carter White Paints

Western Conference Hitters Position Player Team C Makana Olaso Pistol Shrimp 1B Erik Broekemeier River Dragons 2B Jack Meyer Hoots 3B Bryson Lofton Hoots SS Kyle Gibson Pistol Shrimp OF Tyler Dorsch Pistol Shrimp OF Jalen Martinez LumberKings OF Jaison Andujar Lucky Horseshoes UT Lane Crowden Catfish DH Justin Santoyo River Dragons Pitchers Position Player Team SP Jimmy Burke LumberKings SP Ean DiPasquale LumberKings SP Jared Herzog Pistol Shrimp SP Trey Waton Rockabillys RP Markell Dixon Hoots RP Harrison Dubois River Dragons RP Sam Lavin LumberKings RP Jaxson Lucas Rockabillys

End of year awards

Award [8]	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Eric Colaco	Chillicothe Paints
Pro Prospect of the Year	Eric Colaco	Chillicothe Paints
Pitcher of the Year	Ean DiPasquale	Clinton LumberKings
Relief Pitcher of the Year	Jaxson Lucas	Jackson Rockabillys
Manager of the Year	John Jakiemiec	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
Social Media of the Year	N/A	Dubois County Bombers
Broadcaster of the Year	Jacob Wise	Chillicothe Paints
Ballpark Experience of the Year	Marion Stadium	Thrillville Thrillbillies
General Manager of the Year	Bryan Wickline	Chillicothe Paints
Organization of the Year	N/A	O'Fallon Hoots

Playoffs

Format

The playoffs will begin with four winner-take-all division championships followed by two winner-take-all conference championships and will conclude with a best-of-three league championship series. The playoffs are tentatively slated to begin on August 1 and conclude on August 8.

Playoff bracket

	Division Championship Round					Conference Championship Round					Prospect League Championship Series (best-of-three)
	Chillicothe Paints		11
	Johnstown Mill Rats		10
						Chillicothe Paints		2
	↑ Northeast / ↓ Central
						Terre Haute Rex		4
	Danville Dans		3
	Terre Haute Rex		10
											Terre Haute Rex		8	2	X
	↑ Eastern / ↓ Western
											Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp		13	4	X
	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp		3
	Clinton LumberKings		0
						Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp		11
	↑ Northwest / ↓ South
						Thrillville Thrillbillies		5
	Thrillville Thrillbillies		13
	Cape Catfish		6

See also

• 2024 Major League Baseball season

References

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2. "Quincy Gems not returning next season; future beyond 2024 unclear". wgem.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
3. "Owners say Gems won't play in Quincy during 2024 season, plan to move franchise to different city". muddyriversports.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
4. "Dubois County Bombers join nationally renowned Prospect League in 2024". duboiscountyfreepress.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
5. "Full Count Rhythm set to join Prospect League in 2024". mainstreetmediatn.com. September 20, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
6. "Prospect League Announces 2024 Schedule". prospectleague.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
7. "2024 Prospect League Standings". prospectleague.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
8. "Prospect League Announces 2024 Awards". prospectleague.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.