2025 Pecos League season
| 2025 Pecos League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pecos League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 22 – July 29 (Playoffs: July 29 – August 11) |
| Number of games | 54 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Mountain Division | |
| League champions | Tucson Saguaros |
| Pacific Division | |
| League champions | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Pecos League Championship | |
| Champions | Tucson Saguaros |
| Runners-up | San Rafael Pacifics |
The 2025 Pecos League season is the 15th 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.[1]
The Alpine Cowboys entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the San Rafael Pacifics, two games to none, in the league's 2024 championship series.[2]
Andrew Dunn will return as commissioner for the 2025 season.
The season concluded with the Tucson Saguaros defeating the San Rafael Pacifics two games to one to capture their fourth title in franchise history.
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Tucson Saguaros | 53 | 43 | 9 | 1 | .821 | -- |
| 2 | x – Alpine Cowboys | 51 | 28 | 22 | 1 | .559 | 14.0 |
| 3 | x – Pecos Bills | 50 | 25 | 35 | 0 | .500 | 17.0 |
| 4 | e – Sante Fe Fuego | 50 | 16 | 34 | 0 | .320 | 26.0 |
| 5 | e – Roswell Invaders | 51 | 9 | 42 | 0 | .176 | 33.5 |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Garden City Wind | 51 | 44 | 7 | .863 | -- |
| 2 | x – North Platte 80s | 48 | 27 | 21 | .563 | 15.5 |
| 3 | x – Blackwell FlyCatchers | 46 | 23 | 23 | .500 | 18.5 |
| 4 | e – Trinidad Triggers | 52 | 21 | 31 | .404 | 23.5 |
| 5 | e – Kansas City Hormigas | 46 | 12 | 34 | .261 | 29.5 |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – San Rafael Pacifics | 54 | 38 | 16 | 0 | .704 | -- |
| 2 | x – Bakersfield Train Robbers | 54 | 35 | 19 | 0 | .648 | 3.0 |
| 3 | x – Dublin Leprechauns | 54 | 33 | 20 | 1 | .620 | 4.5 |
| 4 | x – Martinez Sturgeon | 54 | 25 | 29 | 0 | .463 | 13.0 |
| 5 | e – Vallejo Seaweed | 54 | 17 | 37 | 0 | .315 | 21.0 |
| 6 | e – Monterey Amberjacks | 54 | 13 | 40 | 1 | .250 | 24.5 |
- y – Clinched division
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Jesus Chavez | San Rafael Pacifics | 21 |
| AVG | Andrew Curran | Martinez Sturgeon | .443 |
| RBIs | Jason Rooks | Garden City Wind | 88 |
| SB | Anthony Manisero | Tucson Saguaros | 45 |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jared Greer Cutter Smith |
San Rafael Pacifics Garden City Wind |
8 |
| ERA | Chris Allen | San Rafael Pacifics | 1.80 |
| SO | Art Joven | Bakersfield Train Robbers | 76 |
| SV | Brad Moreno | Dublin Leprechauns | 6 |
To qualify as league leader for hitter, AVG - Minimum of plate appearances of 2.7 per team game. To qualify as league leader for pitcher, ERA - Minimum inning(s) of .8 pitched per team game.
Awards
All Star games
Series tied, .
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 13 | Mountain South – 7, Mountain North – 3 | Clint Lightner Field | 2:37 | N/A[4] |
| 2 | July 16 | Pacific West – 5, Pacific East – 4 | Albert Park | 1:48 | N/A[5] |
Playoffs
Format
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.
Playoff bracket
| First Round (best-of-three) | Second Round (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Pecos League Championship Series (best-of-three) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Garden City | 17 | 2 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Platte | 20 | 4 | X | North Platte | 1 | 1 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackwell | 10 | 3 | X | Mountain | 1 | Garden City | 5 | 5 | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tucson | 11 | 9 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tucson | 13 | 4 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 2 | 12 | X | Pecos | 11 | 3 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pecos | 8 | 16 | X | M2 | Tucson | 9 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P1 | San Rafael | 12 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Rafael | 8 | 5 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | X | X | X | 4 | Martinez | 3 | 2 | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | X | X | X | Pacific | 1 | San Rafael | 9 | 9 | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dublin | 0 | 3 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bakersfield | 6 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | X | X | X | 3 | Dublin | 17 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "The Pecos", Ma'am Jones of the Pecos, University of Arizona Press, pp. 3–10, 2021-11-16, retrieved 2025-05-16
- ^ ELBERT, ROEN (2024-08-14). "Alpine Cowboys record season leads to championship title". The Big Bend Sentinel. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "2025 Pecos League - Standings". pointstreak.com. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "South vs North: 7-3". pointstreak.com. July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ "West vs East: 5-4". pointstreak.com. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ "Playoff Format". pecosleague.com. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.