The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp are a
collegiate summer league baseball team in the
Prospect League
The Prospect League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. So as to maintain their colleg ...
. They play at Veterans Memorial Park in
Peru, Illinois
Peru is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,896 at the 2020 census, down from 10,295 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peru and its twin city, LaSalle, make up ...
, United States. The Pistol Shrimp formed in
Lisle, Illinois in late 2018 as an expansion franchise for the 2019 season, under the name DuPage Pistol Shrimp. They and other collegiate summer leagues and teams exist to give top college players professional-like experience without affecting
NCAA eligibility.
DuPage County's previous team in the Prospect League, the
DuPage Drones, suspended operations after the 2017 season, leaving the city without a team for the 2018 season. After a division championship appearance in 2019 and a cancelled season in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Pistol Shrimp relocated to Peru, Illinois for the 2021 season, citing possible attendance limitations in DuPage County related to the pandemic.
Shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 season, the Pistol Shrimp confirmed they'd return to the Illinois Valley for the 2022 season.
The Pistol Shrimp play in the Prospect League's Eastern Conference - Wabash River Division along with the
Danville Dans,
Lafayette Aviators, and
Terre Haute Rex.
Seasons
Roster
References
External links
Official website
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Amateur baseball teams in Illinois
Prospect League teams
Baseball teams established in 2018
2018 establishments in Illinois