Tupper Lake Riverpigs | |
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League | Empire Professional Baseball League |
Location | Tupper Lake, New York |
Ballpark | Tupper Lake Municipal Park |
Founded | 2020 |
League championships | 2022, 2024 |
Manager | Darren Ford |
Website | tupperlakeriverpigs |
The Tupper Lake Riverpigs are a minor league baseball team in Tupper Lake, New York that plays in the Empire Professional Baseball League. The Riverpigs play their home games at Tupper Lake Municipal Park and have been managed by former MLB outfielder Darren Ford since 2024. [1] [2]
The Riverpigs played their inaugural Empire Professional Baseball League (EPBL) season in 2020. They finished that season at 7–18, which was tied for the worst record in the EPBL, but enjoyed moderate success in their second season, going 22–20. [3] [4] They beat the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds for the EPBL Championship in 2022 and posted a league-leading 32–9 record. [5] They won the championship again in 2024, beating the Thunderbirds despite finishing with a worse record. [6] [7] The Riverpigs' two EPBL championships are the most by a single team in the league's history, which dates back to 2016.
Season | GP | W | L | Postseason result |
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2020 | 25 | 7 | 18 | |
2021 | 42 | 22 | 20 | |
2022 | 41 | 32 | 9 | Won championship |
2023 | 26 | 20 | 6 | |
2024 | 41 | 22 | 17 | Won championship |
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