2023 Pioneer League season explained

2023 Pioneer League season
League:Pioneer League
Sport:Baseball
Prevseason Year:2022
Duration:May 23  - September 9
No Of Games:96 (480 games in total)
No Of Teams:10
Season2:North Division
League Champs2:Billings Mustangs
Season3:South Division
League Champs3:Ogden Raptors
Finals:Pioneer League Championship
Finals Champ:Ogden Raptors
Finals Runner-Up:Billings Mustangs
Prevseason Link:2022 Pioneer League season
Nextseason Link:2024 Pioneer League season
Nextseason Year: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

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

Legend:

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

    • First half standings

    Pos!scope="col"
    TeamGWLGB
    1y – Missoula PaddleHeads483513.729--
    - style="border-top:3px solid red;"2e – Glacier Range Riders463115.6743.0
    3e – Billings Mustangs481929.39616.0
    4e – Great Falls Voyagers461531.32619.0
    5e – Idaho Falls Chukars481533.31320.0
    Pos!scope="col"
    TeamGWLGB
    1y – Ogden Raptors483117.646--
    - style="border-top:3px solid red;"2e – Boise Hawks482820.5833.0
    3e – Northern Colorado Owlz472324.4897.5
    4e – Rocky Mountain Vibes472027.42610.5
    5e – Grand Junction Jackalopes482028.41711.0

    Second half standings

    Pos!scope="col"
    TeamGWLGB
    1y – Billings Mustangs483216.667--
    - style="border-top:3px solid red;"2e – Missoula PaddleHeads473116.6600.5
    3e – Glacier Range Riders502327.46010.0
    4e – Great Falls Voyagers502129.42012.0
    5e – Idaho Falls Chukars471829.38313.5
    Pos!scope="col"
    TeamGWLGB
    1y – Rocky Mountain Vibes482820.583--
    - style="border-top:3px solid red;"2e – Grand Junction Jackalopes482523.5213.0
    3e – Northern Colorado Owlz482325.4795.0
    4e – Boise Hawks482127.4387.0
    5e – Ogden Raptors481929.3969.0

    Full season standings

    Pos!scope="col"
    TeamGWLGB
    1x – Missoula PaddleHeads956629.695--
    2e – Glacier Range Riders965442.56312.5
    3x – Billings Mustangs965145.53115.5
    4e – Great Falls Voyagers963561.36531.5
    5e – Idaho Falls Chukars953461.35832.0
    Pos!scope="col"
    TeamGWLGB
    1x – Ogden Raptors965046.521--
    2e – Boise Hawks964947.5371.0
    3x – Rocky Mountain Vibes954847.5051.5
    4e – Northern Colorado Owlz954649.4843.5
    5e – Grand Junction Jackalopes964551.4695.0

    Statistical leaders

    Hitting

    2023 Pioneer League season hitting records[5]
    StatPlayerTeamTotal
    HRReese Alexiades 29
    AVGDondrei Hubbard .395
    RBIsJaylen Hubbard 117
    SBPayton Robertson 62

    Pitching

    2023 Pioneer League season pitching records
    StatPlayerTeamTotal
    WAlfredo Villa 13
    ERAAlfredo Villa 2.82
    SOAlfredo Villa 129
    SVDan Kubiuk 15

    Awards

    End of year awards

    2023 Pioneer League season end of year awards
    AwardPlayerTeam
    Most Valuable PlayerReese Alexiades Ogden Raptors
    Pitcher of the YearAlfredo Villa Missoula PaddleHeads
    Reliever of the YearDan Kubiuk Ogden Raptors
    Rookie of the YearJohn Michael Faile / Ron Washington Jr. Billings Mustangs / Grand Junction Jackalopes
    International Player of the YearAbdel Guadalupe Northern Colorado Owlz
    Manager of the YearBilly Horton Billings Mustangs

    All-star selections

    All-star hitters in the 2023 Pioneer League season[6]
    PositionPlayerTeam
    CLogan WilliamsRaptors
    1BJoe JohnsonJackalopes
    2BJaylen HubbardJackalopes
    3BDusty StroupVibes
    SSMcClain O'ConnorPaddleHeads
    LFHenry GeorgeOwlz
    CFReese AlexiadesRaptors
    RFRon Washington Jr.Jackalopes
    DHD.J. PoteetHawks
    All-star pitchers in the 2023 Pioneer League season
    PositionPlayerTeam
    SPZach PenrodPaddleHeads
    SPAlfredo VillaPaddleHeads
    RPDan KubiukRaptors
    RPBrandon McCabeRaptors

    Playoffs

    Format

    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.[7]

    Playoff bracket

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2022-09-20 . GJ Rockies Win Their First PBL Championship . en.
    2. Web site: Meet the Grand Junction Jackalopes. November 4, 2022. November 5, 2022.
    3. Web site: THE PIONEER BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2023 SCHEDULE . pioneerleague.com.
    4. Web site: About the PBL - Pioneer League . pioneerleague.com.
    5. Web site: 2023 League Leaders - Pioneer League . pioneerleague.com.
    6. News: PIONEER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2023 SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM . pioneerleague.com . August 7, 2023 . August 8, 2023.
    7. Web site: About the PBL - Pioneer League . pioneerleague.com.

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