2024 Prospect League season

2024 Prospect League season
2024 Prospect League season
League	Prospect League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	May 28 – July 31 ; (Playoffs: August 1 – August 8)
Number of games	60 (540 games in total)
Number of teams	18
Northeast Division
League champions	Chillicothe Paints
Central Division
League champions	Terre Haute Rex
Northwest Division
League champions	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
South Division
League champions	Thrillville Thrillbillies
Prospect League Championship
Champions	Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp
Runners-up	Terre Haute Rex
Finals MVP	Jared Herzog
Seasons
	← 2023 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

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Chillicothe Paints	29	19	10	.655	--
2	Lafayette Aviators	27	14	13	.519	4.0
3	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	29	13	16	.448	6.0
4	Champion City Kings	29	7	22	.241	12.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Danville Dans	30	17	13	.567	--
2	x – Terre Haute Rex	28	15	13	.536	1.0
3	Normal CornBelters	29	14	15	.483	2.5
4	Full Count Rhythm	28	12	16	.429	4.0
5	Dubois County Bombers	29	12	17	.414	4.5

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	26	17	9	.654	--
2	x – Clinton LumberKings	26	15	11	.577	2.0
3	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	26	8	18	.308	9.0
4	Burlington Bees	29	6	23	.207	12.5

South Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Thrillville Thrillbillies	27	21	6	.778	--
2	Jackson Rockabillys	27	17	10	.630	4.0
3	O'Fallon Hoots	28	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Alton River Dragons	26	13	13	.500	7.5
5	x – Cape Catfish	29	14	15	.483	8.0

Second half standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Chillicothe Paints	27	17	10	.630	--
2	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	27	13	14	.481	4.0
3	Lafayette Aviators	29	12	17	.414	6.0
4	Champion City Kings	27	11	16	.407	6.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Terre Haute Rex	27	17	10	.630	--
2	Normal CornBelters	26	14	12	.538	2.5
3	x – Danville Dans	26	13	13	.500	3.5
4	Full Count Rhythm	27	13	14	.481	4.0
5	Dubois County Bombers	25	7	18	.280	9.0

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Clinton LumberKings	29	19	10	.655	--
2	x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	30	18	12	.600	1.5
3	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	29	16	13	.552	3.0
4	Burlington Bees	27	11	16	.407	7.0

South Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Cape Catfish	27	17	10	.630	--
2	Jackson Rockabillys	28	16	12	.571	1.5
3	O'Fallon Hoots	28	12	16	.429	5.5
4	Alton River Dragons	27	11	16	.407	6.0
5	x – Thrillville Thrillbillies	28	10	18	.357	7.5

Full season standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	y – Chillicothe Paints	56	36	20	.643	--
2	Lafayette Aviators	56	26	30	.464	10.0
3	x – Johnstown Mill Rats	56	26	30	.464	10.0
4	Champion City Kings	56	18	38	.321	18.0

Central Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Terre Haute Rex	55	32	23	.582	--
2	x – Danville Dans	56	30	26	.536	2.5
3	Normal CornBelters	55	28	27	.509	4.0
4	Full Count Rhythm	55	25	30	.455	7.0
5	Dubois County Bombers	54	19	35	.352	12.5

Western Conference

Northwest Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	x – Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	56	35	21	.625	--
2	x – Clinton LumberKings	55	34	21	.618	0.5
3	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	55	24	31	.436	10.5
4	Burlington Bees	56	17	39	.304	18.0

South Division Regular Season Standings
Pos	Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	Jackson Rockabillys	55	33	22	.600	--
2	x – Thrillville Thrillbillies	55	31	24	.564	2.0
3	x – Cape Catfish	56	31	25	.554	2.5
4	O'Fallon Hoots	56	29	27	.518	4.5
5	Alton River Dragons	53	24	29	.453	8.0

y – Clinched division
x – Clinched playoff spot

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Statistical leaders

Hitting

Stat	Player	Team	Total
HR	Gabe Wright, Shane Lewis	Terre Haute Rex, Lafayette Aviators	9
AVG	Alec Gonzalez	Lafayette Aviators	.400
RBIs	Jaison Andujar	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	51
SB	Lane Crowden, Jimmy Koza	Cape Catfish, Springfield Lucky Horseshoes	46

Pitching

Stat	Player	Team	Total
W	Joshua Mauney, Trey Watson	Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, Jackson Rockabillys	6
ERA	Trey Watson	Jackson Rockabillys	3.21
SO	Gunnar Brown	Danville Dans	70
SV	Jaxson Lucas	Jackson Rockabillys	13

Awards

All-star selections

Eastern Conference

Hitters
Position	Player	Team
C	Cole Raile	Paints
1B	Landen Johnson	CornBelters
2B	Jhors Gomez	Paints
3B	Dom Krupinski	Mill Rats
3B	Felix Polanco	Paints
SS	Nomar Garcia	Rex
OF	Eric Colaco	Paints
OF	Mikey Scott	Aviators
OF	Gabe Wright	Rex
UT	Tyler Castro	CornBelters
DH	Graham Mastros	Dans

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team
SP	Gunnar Brown	Dans
SP	Ian Korn	Mill Rats
SP	Aaron Moss	Rex
SP	Deron Swanson	Rex
RP	Austin Morris	Dans
RP	Jake Stuteville	Bombers
RP	Breyllin Suriel	Rex
RP	Carter White	Paints

Western Conference

Hitters
Position	Player	Team
C	Makana Olaso	Pistol Shrimp
1B	Erik Broekemeier	River Dragons
2B	Jack Meyer	Hoots
3B	Bryson Lofton	Hoots
SS	Kyle Gibson	Pistol Shrimp
OF	Tyler Dorsch	Pistol Shrimp
OF	Jalen Martinez	LumberKings
OF	Jaison Andujar	Lucky Horseshoes
UT	Lane Crowden	Catfish
DH	Justin Santoyo	River Dragons

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team
SP	Jimmy Burke	LumberKings
SP	Ean DiPasquale	LumberKings
SP	Jared Herzog	Pistol Shrimp
SP	Trey Waton	Rockabillys
RP	Markell Dixon	Hoots
RP	Harrison Dubois	River Dragons
RP	Sam Lavin	LumberKings
RP	Jaxson Lucas	Rockabillys

End of year awards

Award	Player	Team
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

Division Championship Round		Conference Championship Round		Prospect League Championship Series (best-of-three)

Chillicothe Paints	11

Johnstown Mill Rats	10
		Chillicothe Paints	2
↑ Northeast / ↓ Central
		Terre Haute Rex	4
Danville Dans	3

Terre Haute Rex	10
				Terre Haute Rex	8	2	X
↑ Eastern / ↓ Western
				Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	13	4	X
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	3

Clinton LumberKings	0
		Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp	11
↑ Northwest / ↓ South
		Thrillville Thrillbillies	5
Thrillville Thrillbillies	13

Cape Catfish	6

References

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

[1] "Prospect League: Chillicothe Paints win 2nd straight title". advantagenews.com. August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[2] "Quincy Gems not returning next season; future beyond 2024 unclear". wgem.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[3] "Owners say Gems won't play in Quincy during 2024 season, plan to move franchise to different city". muddyriversports.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[4] "Dubois County Bombers join nationally renowned Prospect League in 2024". duboiscountyfreepress.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[5] "Full Count Rhythm set to join Prospect League in 2024". mainstreetmediatn.com. September 20, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[6] "Prospect League Announces 2024 Schedule". prospectleague.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[7] "2024 Prospect League Standings". prospectleague.com. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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2024 Prospect League season

Season schedule

Regular season standings

First half standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Second half standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Full season standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Statistical leaders

Hitting

Pitching

Awards

All-star selections

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

End of year awards

Playoffs

Format

Playoff bracket

See also

References