| 2022 Pecos League season | |
| League: | Pecos League |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | May 26 - August 1 (Playoffs: August 2 - August 15) |
| No Of Games: | 50 (400 games in total) |
| No Of Teams: | 16 |
| Season2: | Mountain Division |
| League Champs2: | Roswell Invaders |
| Season3: | Pacific Division |
| League Champs3: | Tucson Saguaros |
| Finals: | Pecos League Championship |
| Finals Champ: | Roswell Invaders |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Tucson Saguaros |
| Prevseason Link: | 2021 Pecos League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2023 Pecos League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 Pecos League season was the 12th 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 and Texas, since its creation in August 2010. There are 16 Pecos League teams, split evenly between Mountain and Pacific divisions.
The Tucson Saguaros entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Roswell Invaders, two games to one, in the league's 2021 championship series.[1]
Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2022 season.
The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, Mountain and Pacific.
For the 2022 season, the league announced three expansion franchises: the Santa Rosa Scuba Divers, Austin Weirdos, and Weimar Hormigas. After competing in 2021, Salina was not included as a member club in 2022.[2]
The season was played with a 50-game schedule with opening day in the Pacific Division on May 26, and opening day in the Mountain Division on June 1. The Regular season in both divisions concluded on July 31.
The Pecos League remains split into Mountain Division and Pacific Division. The Mountain and Pacific Divisions teams are aligned in four-team North and South Divisions. The biggest offseason alignment move is two-time defending Pecos League Champion Tucson Saguaros' move from the Mountain Division to the Pacific Division.
The top team in each four-team division and two teams that are non-division winners will qualify for the Playoffs. The Playoffs will consist of three rounds, ending with the Champion of the Mountain Division facing the winner of the Pacific Division.[3]
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Garden City Wind | 46 | 36 | 10 | -- | ||
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 2 | x – Trinidad Triggers | 43 | 25 | 18 | 9.5 | |
| 3 | Santa Fe Fuego | 46 | 21 | 25 | 15.0 | ||
| 4 | Colorado Springs Snow Sox | 45 | 14 | 31 | 21.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Alpine Cowboys | 49 | 32 | 17 | -- | ||
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 2 | x – Roswell Invaders | 49 | 27 | 22 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | Austin Weirdos | 50 | 19 | 31 | 13.5 | ||
| 4 | Weimar Hormigas | 47 | 16 | 31 | 15.0 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Trinidad Triggers | 43 | 25 | 18 | -- | ||
| 2 | x – Roswell Invaders | 49 | 27 | 22 | 1.0 | ||
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 3 | Santa Fe Fuego | 46 | 21 | 25 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Austin Weirdos | 50 | 19 | 31 | 9.5 | ||
| 5 | Weimar Hormigas | 47 | 16 | 31 | 11.0 | ||
| 6 | Colorado Springs Snow Sox | 45 | 14 | 31 | 12.0 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – San Rafael Pacifics | 50 | 41 | 9 | -- | ||
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 2 | x – Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | 51 | 22 | 29 | 19.5 | |
| 3 | Martinez Sturgeon | 50 | 19 | 31 | 22.0 | ||
| 4 | Santa Cruz Seaweed | 50 | 17 | 33 | 24.0 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Tucson Saguaros | 42 | 34 | 8 | -- | ||
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 2 | x – Bakersfield Train Robbers | 49 | 31 | 18 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Monterey Amberjacks | 50 | 21 | 29 | 17.0 | ||
| 4 | Wasco Reserve | 47 | 7 | 40 | 29.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Bakersfield Train Robbers | 49 | 31 | 18 | -- | ||
| 2 | x – Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | 51 | 22 | 29 | 10.0 | ||
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 3 | Monterey Amberjacks | 50 | 21 | 29 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | Martinez Sturgeon | 50 | 19 | 31 | 12.5 | ||
| 5 | Santa Cruz Seaweed | 50 | 17 | 33 | 14.5 | ||
| 6 | Wasco Reserve | 47 | 7 | 40 | 23.0 |
| Games | Brenden Spaulding | Monterey Amberjacks | 50 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitter Score | Beau Dorman | San Rafael Pacifics | 365 | |
| AB | Tyson Thompson | San Rafael Pacifics | 205 | |
| AVG | Koki Matsuda | .476 | ||
| OBS | Demetrio Rodriguez | Monterey Amberjacks | 1.455 | |
| Runs | Beau Dorman | San Rafael Pacifics | 74 | |
| H | Beau Dorman | 84 | ||
| 2B | Jonathon Bigley | Roswell invaders | 19 | |
| 3B | Joe Curcio, Robert Morosetti | Bakersfield Train Robbers, Roswell Invaders | 5 | |
| HR | Jared Gay | 21 | ||
| BB | Leo Gallegos | Roswell invaders | 55 | |
| RBIs | Beau Dorman | 80 | ||
| SB | Juan Montes | 43 | ||
| CS | Dillian Smith | Roswell Invaders | 9 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Score | Keisy Portorreal | 127 | ||
| W | Manny Corpas, Buzz Shirley | 9 | ||
| L | Ike Horn | Wasco Reserve | 7 | |
| SV | Pierce Smith, Devin Malone | 7 | ||
| ERA *min.2IP | Joe Riddle | Santa Cruz Seaweed | 0.61 | |
| IP | Luke Kelley | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 69.2 | |
| Hits allowed | Manny Corpas | Martinez Sturgeon | 140 | |
| SO | Martinez Sturgeon | 147 | ||
| BB Allowed | Ike Horn | Wasco Reserve | 78 |
| +Hitters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tyler Carpenter | Fuego | |
| C | Peter Peña | Triggers | |
| C | Jake Urena | Triggers | |
| 1B | Leo Gallegos | Wind | |
| 1B | Jared Gay | Fuego | |
| 2B | Rory Graf-Brennen | Snow Sox | |
| 2B | Zach May | Triggers | |
| 2B | Devon Zielke | Wind | |
| 3B | Manny Cachora | Fuego | |
| SS | David Arza | Triggers | |
| SS | Phil Buckingham | Fuego | |
| SS | Nick Sciubba | Triggers | |
| OF | Peter Bocchino | Triggers | |
| OF | Jesus Chavez | Fuego | |
| OF | Parker DePasquale | Fuego | |
| OF | Luis Hidalgo | Snow Sox | |
| OF | Koki Matsuda | Wind | |
| OF | Brandon Pugh | Wind | |
| OF | Adam Purdy | Triggers | |
| OF | Yaushi Sanematsu | Triggers | |
| OF | Fernando Vazquez | Triggers |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Broxterman | Wind | |
| Spenser Dexter | Snow Sox | |
| Tyler Fisher | Snow Sox | |
| Sage Holderfield | Wind | |
| Devin Malone | Wind | |
| Keisy Portorreal | Wind | |
| Matt Sanchez | Fuego | |
| Derrick Sylve | Triggers |
| +Hitters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jack Matero | Invaders | |
| C | Gabriel Murillo | Austin Weirdos | Weirdos |
| 1B | Bryce Donovan | Cowboys | |
| 3B | Sam Dreistadt | Cowboys | |
| 3B | Robert Morosetti | Invaders | |
| 3B | James Prockish | Cowboys | |
| SS | Manny Garcia | Cowboys | |
| SS | Anthony Ward | Weimar Hormigas | Hormigas |
| IF | Matt Rodriguez | Invaders | |
| OF | Andrew Capone | Cowboys | |
| OF | DeMarcus Kelly | Weimar Hormigas | Hormigas |
| OF | Juan Montes | Invaders | |
| OF | Ray Sadler | Weimar Hormigas | Hormigas |
| OF | Dillan Smith | Invaders | |
| OF | Mark Traylor | Cowboys |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Banda | Weimar Hormigas | Hormigas |
| Michael Castillo | Cowboys | |
| Jonathan Fleckenstein | Invaders | |
| Buzz Shirley | Cowboys | |
| Jarod Sprinkle | Invaders |
| +Hitters | ||||
| Position | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Beau Dorman | Pacifics | ||
| C | Michael Green | Santa Cruz Seaweed | Seaweed | |
| C | James Portillo | Martinez Sturgeon | Sturgeon | |
| C | Jonathan Waite | Pacifics | ||
| 1B | Nick Giambalvo | Santa Cruz Seaweed | Seaweed | |
| 1B | Darwin Tavarez | Martinez Sturgeon | Sturgeon | |
| 3B | Erik Mitchell | Santa Cruz Seaweed | Seaweed | |
| IF | Corey Davis | Pacifics | ||
| OF | John Bicos | Pacifics | ||
| OF | Sam Freedman | Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | Scuba Divers | |
| OF | Kevin Johnson | Martinez Sturgeon | Sturgeon | |
| OF | Jalil Marinez | Pacifics | ||
| OF | Tyson Thompson | Pacifics | ||
| OF | Max Tracey | Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | Scuba Divers |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Dozier | Pacifics | |
| Kohto Hasgawa | Pacifics | |
| Sean Holt | Santa Rosa Scuba Divers | Scuba Divers |
| Mike Manley | Pacifics | |
| Joe Riddle | Santa Cruz Seaweed | Seaweed |
| Jayson Summers | Pacifics |
| +Hitters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Brandon Douglas | Train Robbers | |
| C | Caden Ledbetter | Saguaros | |
| 1B | Brock Ephan | Saguaros | |
| 1B | Ben Osborne | Reserve | |
| 1B | Kendon Strachan | Saguaros | |
| 1B | Seth Strong | Train Robbers | |
| IF | Brody Perkes | Reserve | |
| OF | Brandon Bradshaw | Saguaros | |
| OF | Joe Curcio | Train Robbers | |
| OF | Jesus Grimaldo | Reserve | |
| OF | Steve Joyner | Saguaros | |
| OF | BJ Minarcin | Saguaros | |
| OF | Joseph Nunn Jr. | Train Robbers | |
| OF | Brenden Spaulding | Amberjacks | |
| OF | Blake Vandiver | Train Robbers |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Coipel | Amberjacks | |
| Jonny Damon | Train Robbers | |
| Frank Dickson IV | Saguaros | |
| Blake Garrett | Saguaros | |
| Luke Kelley | Train Robbers | |
| Ian McCole | Saguaros | |
| Quentin Oexner | Reserve | |
| Ryan Osborne | Reserve | |
| Jesse Palafox | Saguaros | |
| Brendon Rodriguez | Saguaros | |
| Tyler Rumbaugh | Saguaros | |
| Blake Svoboda | Amberjacks | |
| Hunter Treece | Saguaros |
| MVP | Beau Dorman | Pacifics | |
| Hitter Of The Year | Brock Ephan | Saguaros | |
| Pitcher Of The Year | Ethan Mcrae | Amberjacks |
| MVP | Mark Traylor | Cowboys | |
| Hitter Of The Year | Juan Montes | Invaders | |
| Pitcher of The Year | Keisy Portorreal | Wind |
1. Eight teams will qualify for the playoffs
2. The team with the best record in each division will qualify as the division winner. (Mountain North, Mountain South, Pacific North, Pacific South)
3. Each Division Mountain and Pacific will have two teams that are non-division winners with the best record regardless of division.
4. Playoff Location will be determined by ballpark availability, the proximity of travel, and standings. When possible in the first round both teams will host a playoff game.
5. First Round will feature (4) seed vs (1) and seed (2) seed vs (3) seed in a Best of 3 series
6. Second Round will feature Winners of each first-round series in the division finals Best of 3 series
7. Finals Round will feature Winners of Mountain Division vs Winners of Pacific Division at location TBD.