2022 Prospect League season
The 2022 Prospect League season is scheduled to be the 13th season of collegiate summer baseball in the Prospect League, an collegiate summer baseball league in the Midwestern United States, since its creation in June 2009. There are 16 Prospect League teams, split evenly between East and West Conferences. These conferences are then split up between the Ohio River Valley, Wabash River, Great River, and Prairie Land divisions.
| 2022 Prospect League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Prospect League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | June 1 – August 6 (Playoffs: August 7 – August 14) |
| Number of games | 60 (480 games in total) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
The Cape Catfish enter the season as defending champions, having defeated the Lafayette Aviators, two games to one, in the league's 2021 championship series.[1]
Season schedule
The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two conferences East and West. These two conferences are then split up into four divisions, Ohio River Valley, Wabash River, Great River, and Prairie Land.
The season will be played with a 60-game schedule, which is split between two 30 game halves. 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).[2]
Regular season standings
First half standings
Season scheduled to begin June 1, 2022
East Conference
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champion City Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Chillicothe Paints | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Johnstown Mill Rats | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | West Virginia Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danville Dans | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Lafayette Aviators | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Terre Haute REX | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
West Conference
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Clinton LumberKings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Normal CornBelters | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Quincy Gems | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alton River Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Cape Catfish | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | O'Fallon Hoots | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Springfield Lucky Horseshoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
Second half standings
Season scheduled to begin June 1, 2022
East Conference
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champion City Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Chillicothe Paints | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Johnstown Mill Rats | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | West Virginia Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danville Dans | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Lafayette Aviators | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Terre Haute REX | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
West Conference
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Clinton LumberKings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Normal CornBelters | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Quincy Gems | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alton River Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Cape Catfish | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | O'Fallon Hoots | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Springfield Lucky Horseshoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
Full season standings
Season scheduled to begin June 1, 2022
East Conference
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champion City Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Chillicothe Paints | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Johnstown Mill Rats | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | West Virginia Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danville Dans | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Lafayette Aviators | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Terre Haute REX | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
West Conference
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Clinton LumberKings | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | Normal CornBelters | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Quincy Gems | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alton River Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 2 | Cape Catfish | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 3 | O'Fallon Hoots | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| 4 | Springfield Lucky Horseshoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
- y – Clinched division
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
Season scheduled to begin June 1, 2022
Awards
All-star selections
- TBD
End of year awards
- TBD
Playoffs
Format
The Divisional Championship Round consists of one winner-take-all game between the winner of the first half in each division and the division's second-half winner (If the same team wins both halves, the team with the next-best second-half record makes the playoffs). Division Championship games will take place August 7.
The winners of the divisional games advance to the Conference Championship Round. Again, this is a one-game, winner-take-all game between the two winners of the division championship games in the East Conference and the two-division championship game-winners in the West Conference. These games will take place August 9.
The East and West Conference champions play each other in the best-of-three Prospect League Championship Series. Game one is August 11, hosted by the team with the lesser regular-season record. After a travel day, game two is August 13. If necessary, game three will take place August 14, at the same stadium as game two. The team with the best overall record gets to pick to either host game one or games two and three.[3]
Playoff bracket
| Divisional Championship Round | Conference Championship Round | Prospect League Championship Series (best-of-three) | ||||||||||||
| ↑ Ohio River Valley / ↓ Wabash River | ||||||||||||||
| ↑ East / ↓ West | ||||||||||||||
| ↑ Great River / ↓ Prairie Land | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
- "CAPE CATFISH WIN PROSPECT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP". prospectleague.com. August 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- "2022 Schedule Announced". prospectleague.com. August 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- "Playoff Schedule & Info". prospectleague.com. August 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.