2023 Pioneer League season

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2023 Pioneer League season
LeaguePioneer League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 23 – September 9
Number of games96 (480 games in total)
Number of teams10
North Division
League championsBillings Mustangs
South Division
League championsOgden Raptors
Pioneer League Championship
ChampionsOgden Raptors
  Runners-upBillings Mustangs
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Pioneer League season is the 80th season of professional baseball in the Pioneer League, an independent baseball league in the Western United States, since its creation in 1939. There are 10 Pioneer League teams, split evenly between North and South divisions.

The Grand Junction Rockies (now named Grand Junction Jackalopes) entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Missoula PaddleHeads, two games to zero, in the league's 2022 championship series.[1]

Season schedule[edit]

The 10 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, North and South. The Grand Junction Rockies changed their name to the Grand Junction Jackalopes.[2]

Over the course of the season, each team will play 96 games in a split schedule between the North Division (Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Glacier, and Idaho Falls) and the South Division (NoCo, Rocky Mountain, Grand Junction, Boise, and Ogden) with the first half ending on July 16 and the second half ending on September 9.[3] In the playoffs, first-half division winners will play second-half division winners in a best-of-three playoff. The division playoff winners will meet for a final best-of-three championship series.[4]

Regular season standings[edit]

Legend:

y
Clinched division
x
Clinched playoff spot
e
Eliminated from playoff contention

First half standings[edit]

North Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Missoula PaddleHeads 48 35 13 .729 --
2 e – Glacier Range Riders 46 31 15 .674 3.0
3 e – Billings Mustangs 48 19 29 .396 16.0
4 e – Great Falls Voyagers 46 15 31 .326 19.0
5 e – Idaho Falls Chukars 48 15 33 .313 20.0
South Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Ogden Raptors 48 31 17 .646 --
2 e – Boise Hawks 48 28 20 .583 3.0
3 e – Northern Colorado Owlz 47 23 24 .489 7.5
4 e – Rocky Mountain Vibes 47 20 27 .426 10.5
5 e – Grand Junction Jackalopes 48 20 28 .417 11.0

Second half standings[edit]

North Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Billings Mustangs 48 32 16 .667 --
2 e – Missoula PaddleHeads 47 31 16 .660 0.5
3 e – Glacier Range Riders 50 23 27 .460 10.0
4 e – Great Falls Voyagers 50 21 29 .420 12.0
5 e – Idaho Falls Chukars 47 18 29 .383 13.5
South Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Rocky Mountain Vibes 48 28 20 .583 --
2 e – Grand Junction Jackalopes 48 25 23 .521 3.0
3 e – Northern Colorado Owlz 48 23 25 .479 5.0
4 e – Boise Hawks 48 21 27 .438 7.0
5 e – Ogden Raptors 48 19 29 .396 9.0

Full season standings[edit]

North Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 x – Missoula PaddleHeads 95 66 29 .695 --
2 e – Glacier Range Riders 96 54 42 .563 12.5
3 x – Billings Mustangs 96 51 45 .531 15.5
4 e – Great Falls Voyagers 96 35 61 .365 31.5
5 e – Idaho Falls Chukars 95 34 61 .358 32.0
South Division Regular Season Standings[5]
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 x – Ogden Raptors 96 50 46 .521 --
2 e – Boise Hawks 96 49 47 .537 1.0
3 x – Rocky Mountain Vibes 95 48 47 .505 1.5
4 e – Northern Colorado Owlz 95 46 49 .484 3.5
5 e – Grand Junction Jackalopes 96 45 51 .469 5.0

Statistical leaders[edit]

Hitting[edit]

2023 Pioneer League season hitting records[6]
Stat Player Team Total
HR Reese Alexiades Ogden Raptors 29
AVG Dondrei Hubbard Missoula PaddleHeads .395
RBIs Jaylen Hubbard Grand Junction Jackalopes 117
SB Payton Robertson Northern Colorado Owlz 62

Pitching[edit]

2023 Pioneer League season pitching records[6]
Stat Player Team Total
W Alfredo Villa Missoula PaddleHeads 13
ERA Alfredo Villa Missoula PaddleHeads 2.82
SO Alfredo Villa Missoula PaddleHeads 129
SV Dan Kubiuk Ogden Raptors 15

Awards[edit]

End of year awards[edit]

2023 Pioneer League season end of year awards
Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Reese Alexiades Ogden Raptors
Pitcher of the Year Alfredo Villa Missoula PaddleHeads
Reliever of the Year Dan Kubiuk Ogden Raptors
Rookie of the Year John Michael Faile / Ron Washington Jr. Billings Mustangs / Grand Junction Jackalopes
International Player of the Year Abdel Guadalupe Northern Colorado Owlz
Manager of the Year Billy Horton Billings Mustangs

All-star selections[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Format[edit]

In the playoffs, first-half division winners will play second-half division winners in a best-of-three playoff. The division playoff winners will meet for a final best-of-three championship series.[8]

Playoff bracket[edit]

Division Series
(best-of-three)		Championship Series
(best-of-three)
North Division
Missoula PaddleHeads5137
Billings Mustangs838
Billings Mustangs45X
South Division
Ogden Raptors77X
Ogden Raptors093
Rocky Mountain Vibes1141

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GJ Rockies Win Their First PBL Championship". 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ "Meet the Grand Junction Jackalopes". November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "THE PIONEER BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2023 SCHEDULE". pioneerleague.com.
  4. ^ "About the PBL - Pioneer League". pioneerleague.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "2023 Pioneer League Standings". pioneerleague.com.
  6. ^ a b "2023 League Leaders - Pioneer League". pioneerleague.com.
  7. ^ a b "PIONEER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2023 SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM". pioneerleague.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "About the PBL - Pioneer League". pioneerleague.com.
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