2025 Prospect League season

2025 Prospect League season
League	Prospect League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 27 – July 31 (Playoffs: August 1 – August 8)
Number of games	60 (540 games in total)
Number of teams	18
Northeast Division
Central Division
Northwest Division
South Division
Prospect League Championship
Seasons
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Prospect League season is the 16th 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 Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Terre Haute Rex, two games to zero, in the league's 2024 championship series. ^[1]

Season schedule

It was announced during the offseason that the city of Quincy, Illinois would once again have a team in the league after previously being the host city for the Quincy Gems from 2009 to 2023. ^{[2] [3] [4]} After months of anticipation it was announced that the team had been given the name the Doggy Paddlers. ^[5]

The Full Count Rhythm departed the league during the offseason to join the Ohio Valley League. ^{[6] [7]}

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). ^[8]

Regular season standings

First half standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	26	17	9	.654	--
2	y – Lafayette Aviators	25	15	10	.600	1.5
3	Chillicothe Paints	26	13	13	.500	4.0
4	Champion City Kings	27	3	24	.111	14.5

Central Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Terre Haute Rex	27	18	9	.667	--
2	x – Normal CornBelters	26	12	14	.462	5.5
3	Dubois County Bombers	26	11	15	.423	6.5
4	Danville Dans	22	9	13	.409	6.5
5	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	26	8	18	.308	9.5

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Clinton LumberKings	25	18	7	.720	--
2	x – Burlington Bees	26	12	14	.462	6.5
3	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	25	11	14	.440	7.0
4	Quincy Doggy Paddlers	23	9	14	.391	8.0

South Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Cape Catfish	27	18	9	.667	--
2	Thrillville Thrillbillies	25	16	9	.640	1.0
3	x – O'Fallon Hoots	26	15	11	.577	2.5
4	Jackson Rockabillys	28	15	13	.536	3.5
5	Alton River Dragons	26	11	15	.423	6.5

Second half standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Lafayette Aviators	31	20	11	.645	--
2	Champion City Kings	28	17	11	.607	1.5
3	Chillicothe Paints	26	12	14	.462	5.5
4	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	29	9	20	.310	10.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Terre Haute Rex	26	17	9	.654	--
2	x – Normal CornBelters	29	12	17	.414	6.5
3	Dubois County Bombers	25	10	15	.400	6.5
4	Danville Dans	29	9	20	.310	9.5
5	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	25	5	20	.200	11.5

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Burlington Bees	28	21	7	.750	--
2	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	29	20	9	.690	1.5
3	y – Clinton LumberKings	28	16	12	.571	5.0
4	Quincy Doggy Paddlers	31	7	24	.226	15.5

South Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – O'Fallon Hoots	30	26	4	.867	--
2	y – Cape Catfish	29	18	11	.621	7.5
3	Alton River Dragons	29	14	15	.483	11.5
4	Thrillville Thrillbillies	28	11	17	.393	14.0
5	Jackson Rockabillys	24	8	16	.333	15.0

Full season standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Lafayette Aviators	56	35	21	.625	--
2	Chillicothe Paints	52	25	27	.481	8.0
3	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	55	26	29	.473	8.5
4	Champion City Kings	55	20	35	.364	14.5

Central Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Terre Haute Rex	53	35	18	.660	--
2	x – Normal CornBelters	55	24	31	.436	12.0
3	Dubois County Bombers	51	21	30	.412	13.0
4	Danville Dans	51	18	33	.353	16.0
5	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	51	13	38	.255	21.0

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Clinton LumberKings	53	34	19	.642	--
2	x – Burlington Bees	54	33	21	.611	1.5
3	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	54	31	23	.574	3.5
4	Quincy Doggy Paddlers	54	16	38	.296	18.5

South Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – O'Fallon Hoots	56	41	15	.732	--
2	y – Cape Catfish	56	36	20	.643	5.0
3	Thrillville Thrillbillies	53	27	26	.509	12.5
4	Alton River Dragons	55	25	30	.455	15.5
5	Jackson Rockabillys	52	23	29	.442	16.0

• y – Clinched division
• x – Clinched playoff spot

^[9]

Statistical leaders

Hitting

Stat	Player	Team	Total
HR	Wally Diaz	Terre Haute Rex	14
AVG	Cole Yearsley	Burlington Bees	.421
RBIs	Felix Polanco	Terre Haute Rex	51
SB	Nomar Garcia	Terre Haute Rex	44

^[10]

Pitching

Stat	Player	Team	Total
W	Samuel Guadamuz	Terre Haute Rex	8
ERA	Samuel Guadamuz	Terre Haute Rex	2.16
SO	Samuel Guadamuz	Terre Haute Rex	63
SV	Jaxson Lucas	Jackson Rockabillys	11

^[11]

Awards

All-star selections

Eastern Conference Hitters Position Player Team C Keifer Wilson Aviators C Nate Hill Paints IF Jackson Stanek CornBelters IF Wally Diaz Rex IF Cole Nathan Bombers IF Tyler Thompson CornBelters IF Felix Polanco Rex IF Al Ramos Mill Rats IF Jackson Smith CornBelters IF Cam Gravelle Paints IF Jorge Santana II Dans OF Gabe Wright Rex OF Houston Markham Bombers OF Louie Bartletti Lucky Horseshoes OF Brady Lester Kings OF Hunter Snow Aviators OF Alex Bemis Paints OF Jarrett Chapman Lucky Horseshoes Pitchers Position Player Team SP Jack Gleason Dans SP Samuel Guadamuz Rex SP John Hojnowski Mill Rats SP Deron Swanson Rex SP Wesley Culley Aviators SP Zach Cabell Kings SP Joe Tootle Mill Rats RP Zach O'Donnell CornBelters RP Breyllin Suriel Rex RP Mick Uebelhor Bombers RP Jake Stuteville Bombers RP Aiden Cline Aviators

Western Conference Hitters Position Player Team C Jake Merda Doggy Paddlers C Mason Schwalbach Bees IF Cole Cahill Thrillbillies IF Sam Wiese LumberKings IF Cooper Newsom Catfish IF Kooper Schulte Bees IF James Love Pistol Shrimp IF Caleb Seibers Bees IF Drew Terpins LumberKings IF Charlie Isom-McCall Thrillbillies IF Wandel Campana Doggy Paddlers IF Caleb Clealand River Dragons OF Joe Connolly River Dragons OF Jimmy Koza Doggy Paddlers OF Baden Hackworth Hoots OF Nathan Bowie Catfish OF Caleb Champion Catfish OF Mitchell Bonczkowski Hoots Pitchers Position Player Team SP Jackson Parrill River Dragons SP Nick Baffa LumberKings SP Kaelen Clarkson Bees SP Chase Chamberlain Rockabillys SP JC Dermody LumberKings SP Cooper Casteel Rockabillys RP Braeden Sunken Bees RP Walker Brodt Catfish RP Joey Funk Hoots RP Tyler Deleskiewicz Pistol Shrimp RP Jaxson Lucas Rockabillys RP Payton Hodges LumberKings

End of year awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	TBD	TBD
Pro Prospect of the Year	TBD	TBD
Pitcher of the Year	TBD	TBD
Relief Pitcher of the Year	TBD	TBD
Manager of the Year	TBD	TBD
Social Media of the Year	N/A	TBD
Broadcaster of the Year	TBD	TBD
Ballpark Experience of the Year	TBD	TBD
General Manager of the Year	TBD	TBD
Organization of the Year	N/A	TBD

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. ^[12]

Playoff bracket

Division Championship Round

Conference Championship Round

Prospect League Championship Series (best-of-three)

Johnstown Mill Rats

3

Lafayette Aviators

4

Lafayette Aviators

9

↑ Northeast / ↓ Central

Terre Haute Rex

0

Terre Haute Rex

5

Normal CornBelters

1

Lafayette Aviators

↑ Eastern / ↓ Western

Cape Catfish

Clinton LumberKings

3

Burlington Bees

2

Clinton LumberKings

1

↑ Northwest / ↓ South

Cape Catfish

3

Cape Catfish

7

O'Fallon Hoots

2

See also

• 2025 FCBL season
• 2025 Major League Baseball season

References

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4. "'Nothing's been decided yet,' but Quincy likely to return to Prospect League if stadium renovation deal is made". muddyrivernews.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
5. "Dog days ahead: Quincy Baseball Club unveils Doggy Paddlers as new name for Prospect League team". muddyrivernews.com. March 21, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
6. "Full Count Rhythm returns to Ohio Valley League after one season away". mainstreetmediatn.com. November 26, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
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