The 2023 Pioneer League season is the 80th season of

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

in the Pioneer League, an

independent baseball league An independent baseball league is a professional baseball organization in the United States or Canada that is not overseen by Major League Baseball and is outside the Minor League Baseball clubs affiliated to it. The Northern League and Frontie ...

in the Western United States, since its creation in 1939. There are 10 Pioneer League teams, split evenly between North and South divisions. The

Grand Junction Rockies The Grand Junction Jackalopes are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and play their home games ...

(''now named

Grand Junction Jackalopes The Grand Junction Jackalopes are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and play their home games ...

'') entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the

Missoula PaddleHeads The Missoula PaddleHeads are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Missoula, Montana, and play their home games at Ogren Par ...

, two games to zero, in the league's 2022 championship series.

Season schedule

The 10 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, North and South. The

changed their name to the

. Over the course of the season, each team will play 96 games in a split schedule between the North Division (Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Glacier, and Idaho Falls) and the South Division (NoCo, Rocky Mountain, Grand Junction, Boise, and Ogden) with the first half ending on July 16 and the second half ending on September 9. In the playoffs, first-half division winners will play second-half division winners in a best-of-three playoff. The division playoff winners will meet for a final best-of-three championship series.

Regular season standings

Legend: ;y :Clinched division ;x :Clinched playoff spot ;e :Eliminated from playoff contention

First half standings

Second half standings

Full season standings

Statistical leaders

Hitting

Pitching

Awards

End of year awards

All-star selections

Playoffs

Format

In the playoffs, first-half division winners will play second-half division winners in a best-of-three playoff. The division playoff winners will meet for a final best-of-three championship series.

Playoff bracket

References

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