2024 Prospect League season explained

2024 Prospect League season
League:Prospect League
Sport:Baseball
Duration:May 28  - July 31
(Playoffs: August 1  - August 8)
No Of Games:60 (540 games in total)
No Of Teams:18
Season2:Northeast Division
League Champs2:Chillicothe Paints
Season3:Central Division
League Champs3:Terre Haute Rex
Season4:Northwest Division
League Champs4:Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
Season5:South Division
League Champs5:Thrillville Thrillbillies
Finals:Prospect League Championship
Finals Champ:Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
Finals Runner-Up:Terre Haute Rex
Finals Mvp:Jared Herzog
Prevseason Link:2023 Prospect League season
Prevseason Year:2023
Nextseason Link:2025 Prospect League season
Nextseason Year:2025

The 2024 Prospect League season is the 15th 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 Chillicothe Paints entered the season as two-time defending champions, having defeated the Quincy Gems, two games to one, in the league's 2023 championship series.[1]

Season schedule

Despite reaching the Prospect League Championship in 2023, the Quincy Gems announced that they would no longer play at QU Stadium and would not return for the 2024 season. The Gems would seek relocation for any potential future seasons.[2] [3]

After the Gems announced they would not play in 2024, the league brought in two new teams for the season, the Dubois County Bombers and the Full Count Rhythm.[4] [5] For the Bombers, it would be their second stint in the league with the first one being from 2009 to 2012.

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).[6]

Regular season standings

First half standings

Eastern Conference

Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1y – Chillicothe Paints291910--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2Lafayette Aviators2714134.0
3x – Johnstown Mill Rats2913166.0
4Champion City Kings2972212.0
Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1x – Danville Dans301713--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"22815131.0
3Normal CornBelters2914152.5
4Full Count Rhythm2812164.0
5Dubois County Bombers2912174.5

Western Conference

Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp26179--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2x – Clinton LumberKings2615112.0
3Springfield Lucky Horseshoes268189.0
4Burlington Bees2962312.5
Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1x – Thrillville Thrillbillies27216--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2Jackson Rockabillys2717104.0
3O'Fallon Hoots2817114.5
4Alton River Dragons2613137.5
5x – Cape Catfish2914158.0

Second half standings

Eastern Conference

Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1y – Chillicothe Paints271710--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2x – Johnstown Mill Rats2713144.0
3Lafayette Aviators2912176.0
4Champion City Kings2711166.0
Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1271710--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2Normal CornBelters2614122.5
3x – Danville Dans2613133.5
4Full Count Rhythm2713144.0
5Dubois County Bombers257189.0

Western Conference

Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1x – Clinton LumberKings291910--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp3018121.5
3Springfield Lucky Horseshoes2916133.0
4Burlington Bees2711167.0
Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1x – Cape Catfish271710--
- style="border-top:3px solid red;"2Jackson Rockabillys2816121.5
3O'Fallon Hoots2812165.5
4Alton River Dragons2711166.0
5x – Thrillville Thrillbillies2810187.5

Full season standings

Eastern Conference

Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1y – Chillicothe Paints563620--
2Lafayette Aviators56263010.0
3x – Johnstown Mill Rats56263010.0
4Champion City Kings56183818.0
Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1553223--
2x – Danville Dans5630262.5
3Normal CornBelters5528274.0
4Full Count Rhythm5525307.0
5Dubois County Bombers54193512.5

Western Conference

Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp563521--
2x – Clinton LumberKings5534210.5
3Springfield Lucky Horseshoes55243110.5
4Burlington Bees56173918.0
Pos!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLGB
1Jackson Rockabillys553322--
2x – Thrillville Thrillbillies5531242.0
3x – Cape Catfish5631252.5
4O'Fallon Hoots5629274.5
5Alton River Dragons5324298.0

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Statistical leaders

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Gabe Wright, Shane Lewis 9
Alec Gonzalez .400
Jaison Andujar 51
Lane Crowden, Jimmy Koza 46

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Joshua Mauney, Trey Watson 6
Trey Watson 3.21
Gunnar Brown 70
Jaxson Lucas 13

Awards

All-star selections

Eastern Conference

+Hitters
PositionPlayerTeam
CCole RailePaints
1BLanden JohnsonCornBelters
2BJhors GomezPaints
3BDom KrupinskiMill Rats
3BFelix PolancoPaints
SSNomar GarciaRex
OFEric ColacoPaints
OFMikey ScottAviators
OFGabe WrightRex
UTTyler CastroCornBelters
DHGraham MastrosDans
+Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeam
SPGunnar BrownDans
SPIan KornMill Rats
SPAaron MossRex
SPDeron SwansonRex
RPAustin MorrisDans
RPJake StutevilleBombers
RPBreyllin SurielRex
RPCarter WhitePaints

Western Conference

+Hitters
PositionPlayerTeam
CMakana OlasoPistol Shrimp
1BErik BroekemeierRiver Dragons
2BJack MeyerHoots
3BBryson LoftonHoots
SSKyle GibsonPistol Shrimp
OFTyler DorschPistol Shrimp
OFJalen MartinezLumberKings
OFJaison AndujarLucky Horseshoes
UTLane CrowdenCatfish
DHJustin SantoyoRiver Dragons
+Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeam
SPJimmy BurkeLumberKings
SPEan DiPasqualeLumberKings
SPJared HerzogPistol Shrimp
SPTrey WatonRockabillys
RPMarkell DixonHoots
RPHarrison DuboisRiver Dragons
RPSam LavinLumberKings
RPJaxson LucasRockabillys

End of year awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player TBD TBD
Pro Prospect of the Year Eric Colaco Chillicothe Paints
Starting 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 N/A TBD
PLTV Broadcast of the Year N/A TBD
Executive 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.

Playoff bracket

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Prospect League: Chillicothe Paints win 2nd straight title. advantagenews.com . August 14, 2023 . January 4, 2024.
  2. News: Quincy Gems not returning next season; future beyond 2024 unclear. wgem.com . August 29, 2023 . January 4, 2024.
  3. News: Owners say Gems won’t play in Quincy during 2024 season, plan to move franchise to different city. muddyriversports.com . August 29, 2023 . January 4, 2024.
  4. News: Dubois County Bombers join nationally renowned Prospect League in 2024. duboiscountyfreepress.com . September 21, 2023 . January 4, 2024.
  5. News: Full Count Rhythm set to join Prospect League in 2024. mainstreetmediatn.com . September 20, 2023 . January 4, 2024.
  6. News: Prospect League Announces 2024 Schedule. prospectleague.com . January 4, 2024 . January 4, 2024.
  7. News: 2024 Prospect League Standings. prospectleague.com . January 4, 2024 . January 4, 2024.

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