2024 Pecos League season

2024 Pecos League season
League	Pecos League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 22 – July 28 (Playoffs: July 29 – August 11)
Number of games	54 (432 games in total)
Number of teams	16
Mountain Division
League champions	Alpine Cowboys
Pacific Division
League champions	San Rafael Pacifics
Pecos League Championship
Champions	Alpine Cowboys
Runners-up	San Rafael Pacifics
Seasons
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Pecos League season was the 14th 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, Oklahoma, and Texas, since its creation in August 2010. There are 16 Pecos League teams, split between the Mountain and Pacific divisions.

The San Rafael Pacifics entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Tucson Saguaros, two games to one, in the league's 2023 championship series.^[1][2]

Andrew Dunn returned as commissioner for the 2024 season.

The season concluded with the Alpine Cowboys defeating the San Rafael Pacifics two games to zero to capture their third title in franchise history.

The 16 teams in the league are split between two divisions, Mountain and Pacific. The Mountain Division contains 10 teams, while the Pacific Division contains 6 teams.

For the 2024 season, the Lancaster Sound Breakers and Monterey Amberjacks did not return. The Sound Breakers folded due to the city of Lancaster entering into a lease with a soccer organization to use The Hangar, leaving the Sound Breakers without a stadium.^[3] The City of Monterey reportedly did not renew its contract with the league, but the Amberjacks plan to return in 2025.^[4]

To replace the Sound Breakers and Amberjacks, the league brought in two new teams for the season, the North Platte 80's and the Pecos Bills. Both of which are the first time that each city has had a team in the league.^[5][6]

The season was played with a 54-game schedule with opening day in the Pacific Division on May 22, and opening day in the Mountain Division on May 27. The Regular season in both divisions will conclude on July 28.^[7][8]

The Pecos League remains split into the Mountain Division and Pacific Division.

The top four teams in the Pacific Division and the top six teams in the Mountain Division will qualify for the playoffs. The Playoffs will consist of four rounds, ending with the Champion of the Mountain Division facing the winner of the Pacific Division.^[9][10]

2024 Pacific Division Record vs. opponents
Team	BAK	DUB	MTZ	MRY	SRF	VAL
Bakersfield	—	5–6	9–3	6–4	7–3	6–5
Dublin	6–5	—	8–3	4–7	3–8	3–7
Martinez	3–9	3–8	—	5–5	4–7	5–5
Marysville	4–6	7–4	5–5	—	5–6	8–4
San Rafael	3–7	8–3	7–4	6–5	—	7–4
Vallejo	5–6	7–3	5–5	4–8	4–7	—

2024 Mountain Division Record vs. opponents
Team	ALP	AUS	BLA	GCW	NPL	PEC	ROS	SAF	TRI	TUC
Alpine	—	6–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	17–0	9–1	4–0	0–0	7–2
Austin	0–6	—	0–6	0–6	1–4	1–5	4–2	1–4	0–6	1–4
Blackwell	0–0	6–0	—	1–8	8–3	2–0	1–2	4–2	5–5	0–2
Garden City	1–2	6–0	8–1	—	11–3	5–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	2–0
North Platte	0–0	4–1	3–8	3–11	—	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–8	0–2
Pecos	0–17	5–1	0–2	1–5	0–0	—	3–2	2–3	0–0	3–8
Roswell	1–9	2–4	2–1	1–1	1–2	2–3	—	4–2	4–2	3–6
Sante Fe	0–4	4–1	2–4	0–5	2–2	3–2	2–4	—	1–12	2–1
Trinidad	0–0	6–0	5–5	1–3	8–2	0–0	2–4	12–1	—	0–2
Tucson	2–7	4–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	8–3	6–3	1–2	2–0	—

Mountain Division South Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Alpine Cowboys	49	45	4	.918	--
2	x – Tucson Saguaros	45	27	18	.600	16.0
3	x – Roswell Invaders	50	20	30	.400	25.5
4	e – Pecos Bills	52	14	38	.269	32.5
5	e – Austin Weirdos	51	8	43	.157	38.0

Mountain Division North Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Garden City Wind	51	42	9	.824	--
2	x – Trinidad Triggers	51	34	17	.667	8.0
3	x – Blackwell FlyCatchers	49	27	22	.551	14.0
4	e – North Platte 80's	49	16	33	.327	25.0
5	e – Santa Fe Fuego	51	16	35	.314	26.0

Mountain Division Wild Card Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Blackwell FlyCatchers	49	27	22	.551	--
2	x – Roswell Invaders	50	20	30	.400	7.5
3	e – North Platte 80's	49	16	33	.327	11.0
4	e – Santa Fe Fuego	51	16	35	.314	12.0
5	e – Pecos Bills	52	14	38	.269	14.5
6	e – Austin Weirdos	51	8	43	.157	20.0

Pacific Division Regular Season Standings

Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Bakersfield Train Robbers	54	33	21	.611	--
2	x – San Rafael Pacifics	54	31	23	.574	2.0
3	x – Marysville Drakes	54	29	25	.537	4.0
4	x – Vallejo Seaweed	54	25	29	.463	8.0
5	e – Dublin Leprechauns	54	24	30	.444	9.0
6	e – Martinez Sturgeon	54	20	34	.370	13.0

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

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General

Stat	Player	Team	Total
Games	Jalyn Lee, Joe Starick	Bakersfield Train Robbers, Marysville Drakes	54

Stat	Player	Team	Total
Hitter Score	Noah McCreary	Bakersfield Train Robbers	326
AB	Mark Hernandez	San Rafael Pacifics	231
AVG	Josh Rego	Alpine Cowboys	.453
OPS	Dalton Brousseau	Marysville Drakes	4.000
Runs	Mickey Nunes	Vallejo Seaweed	78
H	Noah McCreary	Bakersfield Train Robbers	92
2B	Jacob Mitchell	Trinidad Triggers	20
3B	Zac Rice, Gavy Perez-Torres, AJ Folds	Tucson Saguaros, Tucson Saguaros, Alpine Cowboys	5
HR	Joey Dice	Blackwell FlyCatchers	16
BB	Joey Dice	Blackwell FlyCatchers	69
RBIs	Donnie Gardiner	Dublin Leprechauns	71
SB	Drake Angeron	Alpine Cowboys	53
CS	Joey Dice	Blackwell FlyCatchers	11

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Stat	Player	Team	Total
Pitcher Score	Alex Valasek, Brendan Beard	San Rafael Pacifics, Garden City Wind	133
W	Brendan Beard, Brayde Hirai	Garden City Wind, Alpine Cowboys	8
L	Alex Bolton, Makano Fo	Roswell Invaders, Dublin Leprechauns	8
SV	Adam Wibert	Garden City Wind	11
ERA *min.2IP	Brayde Hirai	Alpine Cowboys	1.96
IP	Christian Zellner	Vallejo Seaweed	80+1⁄3
Hits allowed	Christian Zellner	Vallejo Seaweed	131
SO	Alex Valasek	San Rafael Pacifics	102
BB Allowed	Jacob Strobel	Austin Weirdos	68

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Mountain Division

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Taylor Darden	Alpine Cowboys
Offensive Player Of The Year	Josh Rego	Alpine Cowboys
Pitcher Of The Year	Brendan Beard	Garden City Wind

Pacific Division

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Joe Riddle	Bakersfield Train Robbers
Offensive Player Of The Year	Noah McCreary	Bakersfield Train Robbers
Pitcher of The Year	Alex Valasek	San Rafael Pacifics

Staff Awards:

Broadcaster Of The Year (Pacific): Todd Kuhen, Drakes

Broadcaster Of The Year (Mountain): Joey Dean, Wind

Attendence Leader: Bakersfield Train Robbers

Photographer Of The Year: Brad Kirby, Triggers

Mascot Of The Year: Zozobra, Fuego

Musician Of The Year: Keith Lokey, Fuego

1. Ten teams will qualify for the playoffs

2. The team with the best record in each division will qualify as the division winner and be the number 1 seed. (Mountain and Pacific)

3. The Mountain Division will have its top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs. While the Pacific Division will have its top 4 teams qualify.

4. Playoff Location will be determined by ballpark availability, the proximity of travel, and standings. Both teams will host a playoff game when possible in the first round.

5. The (1) and (2) seed in the Mountain division will earn byes into the second round.

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	First Round (best-of-three)							Second Round (best-of-three)							Division Championship Series (best-of-three)							Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three)
								1	Alpine Cowboys	1	15	5
	Tucson Saguaros		22	14	X			4	Tucson Saguaros	4	11	4
	Roswell Invaders		4	10	X			Mountain							1	Alpine Cowboys	11	5	X
															2	Garden City Wind	0	4	X
								2	Garden City Wind	11	9	X
	Trinidad Triggers		6	5	X			3	Trinidad Triggers	5	7	X
	Blackwell FlyCatchers		4	3	X																	M1	Alpine Cowboys	24	12	X
																						P2	San Rafael Pacifics	4	10	X
								1	Bakersfield Train Robbers	6	10	9
	N/A		X	X	X			4	Vallejo Seaweed	12	4	3
	N/A		X	X	X			Pacific							1	Bakersfield Train Robbers	13	6	2
															2	San Rafael Pacifics	4	8	9
								2	San Rafael Pacifics	3	18	4
	N/A		X	X	X			3	Marysville Drakes	8	6	3
	N/A		X	X	X

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