Pecos League

Pecos League
Founded	2009
No. of teams	16
Country	United States
Current champions	San Rafael Pacifics
Official website	www.pecosleague.com

The Pecos League is an independent, professional league consisting of teams in the southwest United States. It played its first season in 2011. It displaced the Continental Baseball League.

2011

2011 Standings

Team	W-L	Pct.	GB	Managers
Roswell Invaders	43-25	.632	--	Chris Paterson
White Sands PupFish	41-26	.612	1.5	Keith Essary
Ruidoso Osos	38-30	.559	5	Kevin Griffin (16-16) / Billy Page (16-9) / Tim Ferguson (4-2)
Alpine Cowboys	36-30	.545	6	Ryan Stevens
Las Cruces Vaqueros	35-32	.522	7.5	Miguel Gomez
Carlsbad Bats	9-59	.132	34	John Aber

Playoffs

• Semi-Finals: Roswell defeated Alpine 2 games to 1; Ruidoso defeated White Sands 2 games to 0
• Finals: Roswell defeated Ruidoso 2 games to 1

2012

2012 Standings

Team	W-L	Pct.	GB	Managers
Alpine Cowboys	45-24	.652	--	Ryan Stevens
Las Cruces Vaqueros	42-28	.600	3.5	Casey Dill
Roswell Invaders	41-29	.585	4.5	Simon Walters
Trinidad Triggers	31-39	.442	14.5	Justin Lowery/Ryan Powell/J.D. Droddy
White Sands PupFish	27-42	.391	18	Chris Paterson
Santa Fe Fuego	23-47	.328	22.5	Bill Moore

Playoffs

• Semi-Finals: Alpine defeated Trinidad 2 games to 0; Las Cruces defeated Roswell 2 games to 0
• Finals: Alpine defeated Las Cruces 2 games to 1

2013

2013 Standings

North Division							South Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Las Vegas Train Robbers	40	27	.597	--	Casey Dill		Roswell Invaders	50	16	.758	--	Chris Ebright
Santa Fe Fuego	35	29	.547	3.5	Bill Moore		Alpine Cowboys	40	24	.625	9.0	Ryan Stevens
Trinidad Triggers	37	31	.544	3.5	J.D. Droddy		White Sands Pupfish	25	40	.385	24.5	Ernie Munoz
Raton Osos	12	53	.185	27.0	Ray Hancock		Taos Blizzard	20	39	.339	26.5	Matt Leahy/Jamie Hopkins

Playoffs

• Semi-Finals: Roswell defeated Alpine 2 games to 0; Las Vegas defeated Trinidad 2 games to 0
• Finals: Roswell defeated Las Vegas 2 games to 0

2014

2014 Standings

North Division							South Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Santa Fe Fuego	48	24	.667	--	Bill Moore		Alpine Cowboys	48	20	.705	--	Ryan Stevens
Trinidad Triggers	35	27	.564	8	J.D. Droddy		Roswell Invaders	38	27	.584	8.5	Rob Warnock
Raton Osos	23	38	.377	19.5	Ray Hancock		Bisbee Blue	33	30	.523	12.5	Sean Repay
Taos Blizzard	22	40	.354	21	Chris Tuttle		White Sands Pupfish	28	33	.459	16.5	Darrell Carrillo/J.J. Costantino
Las Vegas Train Robbers	16	42	.275	25	D.J. Stinsman		Douglas Diablos	28	36	.437	18	Mike Greene

Playoffs

• Semi-Finals: Alpine defeated Roswell 2 games to 1; Santa Fe defeated Trinidad 2 games to 1
• Finals: Santa Fe defeated Alpine 2 games to 1

2015

2015 Standings

Northern Division							Southern Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Trinidad Triggers	43	18	.705	--	Royce Holder		Alpine Cowboys	41	26	.612	--	Brett Kennedy
Santa Fe Fuego	33	21	.611	6.5	Bill Moore/Jake Mitzner		Roswell Invaders	40	28	.588	1.5	Chris Treibt
Las Vegas Train Robbers	23	41	.359	21.5	Max Garza		White Sands Pupfish	37	28	.569	3	Mickey Speaks
Garden City Wind	21	43	.328	23.5	Mike Reeves		Las Cruces Vaqueros	18	50	.264	23.5	Darrell Carrillo

Playoffs

• Semi-Finals: Roswell defeated Alpine 3 games to 2; Santa Fe defeated Trinidad 2 games to 0
• Finals: Roswell defeated Santa Fe 2 games to 0

Northern Division playoffs shortened due to rain.

2016

2016 Standings

Northern Division							Southern Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Garden City Wind	38	26	.593	--	Bill Moore		Tucson Saguaros	51	14	.656	--	J.D. Droddy
Trinidad Triggers	35	29	.546	3	Royce Holder		Roswell Invaders	44	28	.588	10.5	Bryan Kloppe
Salina Stockade	29	36	.446	9.5	Justin Thompson		Alpine Cowboys	32	32	.500	18.5	Thomas Nelson
Topeka Train Robbers	28	35	.444	10.5	Bob Fritz/Max Garza		White Sands Pupfish	28	39	.417	24	Mickey Speaks
Great Bend Boom	19	43	.306	18	Dave Boron		Santa Fe Fuego	19	47	.287	32.5	Keith Wood (1-7) / Rodney Tafoya (9-24) / T.J. Zarewicz (9-14)

Playoffs

• Division Semi-Finals: Trinidad defeated Topeka 2 games to 0; Roswell defeated Alpine 2 games to 0
• Division Finals: Trinidad defeated Garden City 2 games to 1; Tucson defeated Roswell 2 games to 1
• Finals: Tucson defeated Trinidad 2 games to 0

2017

The league was thoroughly reorganized before the 2017 season, as it shifted westwards, adding teams in the two cities deserted by the California League, Bakersfield and High Desert, as well as teams in California City, Monterey and Hollywood in California. Topeka, Great Bend and Salina were the teams that were dropped, with Salina joining the American Association with players provided by teams in the Pecos League. The divisions were renamed as a result of the shuffle.

2017 Standings

Mountain Division							Pacific Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Alpine Cowboys	43	18	.704	--	Austin Prott		Tucson Saguaros	46	14	.766	--	Kirby Campbell
Roswell Invaders	41	22	.650	3.0	Bryan Kloppe		Bakersfield Train Robbers	36	25	.590	10.5	Bill Moore
Trinidad Triggers	36	23	.610	6.0	Thomas Nelson		High Desert Yardbirds	35	27	.564	12.0	Jack Humphrey/Chance Sharp
Santa Fe Fuego	32	26	.551	9.5	T.J. Zarewicz		California City Whiptails	28	35	.444	19.5	Cipriano Garza
Garden City Wind	18	43	.295	25.0	David Peterson		Hollywood Stars	20	39	.338	25.5	Sean McNeill
White Sands PupFish	12	50	.193	31.5	Chris Stout		Monterey Amberjacks	18	43	.295	28.5	Justin Thompson

Playoffs

• Division Semi-Finals: High Desert defeated Bakersfield, 2 games to 0; Roswell defeated Trinidad, 2 games to 1
• Division Finals: High Desert defeated Tucson, 2 games to 1; Roswell defeated Alpine, 2 games to 1
• Finals: High Desert defeated Roswell, 2 games to 0

2018

Another round of reshuffling reintroduced an old division, the Southern Division. The Ruidoso Osos returned to the league for the first time since 2011.

2018 Standings

Mountain Division							Pacific Division							Southern Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Alpine Cowboys	48	15	.762	--	Austin Prott		Bakersfield Train Robbers	38	26	.594	--	Bryan Kloppe		Tucson Saguaros	41	18	.700	--	Bill Moore
Trinidad Triggers	42	21	.667	6.0	Thomas Nelson		California City Whiptails	35	29	.547	3.0	David Peterson (30-22) / Hasone Essary (5-7)		Roswell Invaders	42	19	.689	0.5	Relly Mercurio
Santa Fe Fuego	31	31	.500	16.5	T.J. Zarewicz (26-15) / Daniel Aldrich (5-15)		High Desert Yardbirds	30	32	.484	7	Cipriano Garza		Ruidoso Osos	29	35	.453	15	Sean McNeill
Garden City Wind	11	51	.177	36.5	Nolan Cherniwchan (9-38) / Ian Horne (2-11)		Monterey Amberjacks	20	43	.317	17.5	James Prockish (13-24) / Chuck Rocker (2-11) / Edilson Alvarez (5-8)		White Sands PupFish	7	55	.113	36	Cameron Haskins / Ray Hancock

Playoffs

• Quarterfinals: Trinidad defeated Roswell, 2 games to 0; Bakersfield defeated California City, 2 games to 0
• Semifinals: Alpine defeated Trinidad, 2 games to 0; Bakersfield defeated Tucson, 2 games to 0
• Finals: Bakersfield defeated Alpine, 2 games to 1

2019

The league shed the Southern Division in 2019. The Ruidoso Osos departed the circuit, while the Wasco Reserve joined. The Cowboys defeated Bakersfield in the league finals, avenging a loss to Bakersfield the year before.

2019 Standings

Mountain Division							Pacific Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Alpine Cowboys	41	16	.719	--	Sean Persky		High Desert Yardbirds	46	18	.719	--	Sean McNeill
Garden City Wind	41	19	.683	1.5	David Peterson		Monterey Amberjacks	36	25	.590	8.5	Cipriano Garza
Roswell Invaders	37	20	.649	4	Relly Mercurio		Bakersfield Train Robbers	37	26	.587	8.5	Edilson Alvarez
Santa Fe Fuego	27	31	.466	14.5	T.J. Zarewicz		Tucson Saguaros	30	30	.500	14	Bill Rogan
Trinidad Triggers	24	30	.444	15.5	Thomas Nelson		Wasco Reserve	19	43	.306	26	Bill Moore
White Sands Pupfish	8	50	.138	33.5	Matt Chambers		California City Whiptails	12	48	.200	32	Mike Reeves/Tyler England

Playoffs

• Quarterfinals: Bakersfield defeated Monterey, 2 games to 0; Roswell defeated Garden City, 2 games to 0
• Semifinals: Bakersfield defeated High Desert, 2 games to 1; Alpine defeated Roswell, 2 games to 0
• Finals: Alpine defeated Bakersfield, 2 games to 0

2020

The league dropped to four teams in one single division, the Central Division, in 2020. The Pecos was one of a very small number of professional leagues to operate at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.

2020 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Managers
Tucson Saguaros	26	4	.866	--	Sean McNeill
Salina Stockade	16	15	.516	11	David Peterson
Roswell Invaders	10	19	.344	15	Bryan Kloppe
Houston Apollos	7	21	.250	17	?/Derrick Sylve

Playoffs

• Semifinals Salina defeated Roswell, 1 game to 0
• Finals Tucson defeated Salina 2 games to 0

2021

The league rebounded with a flourish in 2021, adding two divisions and 10 teams. Ron Witmeyer became the first former major leaguer to manage in the league.

2021 Standings

Mountain South Division							Mountain North Division							Pacific Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Tucson Saguaros	32	23	.581	--	Sean McNeill		Colorado Springs Snow Sox	29	14	.674	--	Kyle Watson		Bakersfield Train Robbers	33	5	.868	--	Relly Mercurio
Alpine Cowboys	31	25	.545	1.5	Sean Persky		Garden City Wind	33	22	.547	2.0	Garrett Totty		Martinez Sturgeon	23	17	.575	11	Ron Witmeyer
Roswell Invaders	30	26	.536	2.5	Lance Myers		Trinidad Triggers	19	31	.380	16	Yale Hughes		San Rafael Pacifics	22	18	.550	12	Stephen Leonetti
Santa Fe Fuego	27	29	.482	5.5	Bill Rogan		Salina Stockade	10	41	.196	23	Tom Fitzpatrick		Santa Cruz Seaweed	16	25	.390	18.5	Michael Green
														Monterey Amberjacks	14	24	.368	19	Adrian Martinez
														Wasco Reserve	10	29	.256	23.5	Nick Ray

Playoffs

• Quarterfinals Garden City defeated Colorado Springs 2 games to 1; Roswell defeated Alpine 2 games to 1
• Semifinals Tucson defeated Bakersfield 2 games to 1; Roswell defeated Garden City 2 games to 1
• Finals Tucson defeated Roswell 2 games to 1

The league also featured the Bay Series, which pitted the 2nd through 5th place finishers in the Pacific Division against each other.

• Semifinals Martinez defeated Monterey 2 games to 0; San Rafael defeated Santa Cruz 2 games to 0
• Finals San Rafael defeated Martinez 2 games to 1

2022

The league featured 16 teams, split into two division: the Mountain Division and the Pacific Division. They were subdivided into the Mountain North, Mountain South, Pacific North and Pacific South divisions. Manny Corpas became the second former major leaguer to manage in the league; he also pitched in it.

2022 Standings

Mountain North Division							Mountain South Division							Pacific North Division							Pacific South Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Garden City Wind	36	10	.783	--	Garrett Totty		Alpine Cowboys	32	17	.653	--	Sean Persky		San Rafael Pacifics	41	9	.820	--	Kyle Ulanday		Tucson Saguaros	34	8	.810	--	Sean McNeill
Trinidad Triggers	25	18	.581	9.5	Aaron Stubblefield		Roswell Invaders	27	22	.551	5	Lance Myers		Santa Rosa Scuba Divers	22	29	.431	19.5	Cory Monroe		Bakersfield Train Robbers	31	18	.633	6.5	Relly Mercurio
Santa Fe Fuego	21	25	.457	15	Bill Rogan		Austin Weirdos	19	31	.380	13.5	Tyler Blair		Martinez Sturgeon	19	31	.380	22	Manny Corpas		Monterey Amberjacks	21	29	.420	17	Tom Fitzpatrick
Colorado Springs Snow Sox	14	31	.311	21.5	Eric Olivo		Weimar Hormigas	16	31	.340	15	Jonathan Garza		Santa Cruz Seaweed	17	33	.340	24	Nick Ray		Wasco Reserve	7	40	.149	29.5	Christian Carmouche

Playoffs

• Quarterfinals Trinidad defeated Alpine 2 games to 1; Roswell defeated Garden City 2 games to 1; Tucson defeated Bakersfield 2 games to 0; San Rafael defeated Santa Rosa 2 games to 0
• Semifinals Roswell defeated Trinidad 2 games to 1; Tucson defeated San Rafael 2 games to 0
• Finals Roswell defeated Tucson 2 games to 1

2023

For the 2023 season, the league went back to a two division format, the Mountain and Pacific divisions.

2023 Standings

Mountain Division							Pacific Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Tucson Saguaros	33	13	.717	--	Sean McNeill		San Rafael Pacifics	39	8	.829	--	Austin Fitzpatrick
Alpine Cowboys	36	16	.692	.5	Sean Persky		Monterey Amberjacks	31	18	.632	9	Jon Garza
Trinidad Triggers	30	19	.612	5	Aaron Stubblefield		Bakersfield Train Robbers	30	18	.625	10	Relly Mercurio
Garden City Wind	30	20	.600	5.5	Garrett Totty		Lancaster Sound Breakers	28	22	.560	12.5	Lincoln Gumbs
Roswell Invaders	30	23	.566	7.5	Lance Myers		Marysville Drakes	27	23	.540	13.5	Bill Rogan
Blackwell FlyCatchers	17	25	.404	14.5	Luke Poselovic		Martinez Sturgeon	25	24	.510	15	Matthew Repplinger
Santa Fe Fuego	17	31	.354	17.5	Tom Fitzpatrick/David Peterson		Vallejo Seaweed	12	37	.244	28	Christian Carmouche
Austin Weirdos	1	47	.020	33.5	Derrick Dominguez		Dublin Leprechauns	4	44	.083	36	Trevor Wick/Albert Dominguez

Playoffs

• Quarterfinals Tucson defeated Garden City 2 games to 0; Trinidad defeated Alpine 2 games to 1; San Rafael defeated Lancaster 2 games to 0; Bakersfield defeated Monterey 2 games to 1
• Semifinals Tucson defeated Trinidad 2 games to 0; San Rafael defeated Bakersfield 2 games to 0
• Finals San Rafael defeated Tucson 2 games to 1

Championship Series

Year	Winner	Series	Loser
2011	Roswell Invaders	2-1	Ruidoso Osos
2012	Alpine Cowboys	2-1	Las Cruces Vaqueros
2013	Roswell Invaders	2-0	Las Vegas Train Robbers
2014	Santa Fe Fuego	2-1	Alpine Cowboys
2015	Roswell Invaders	2-0	Santa Fe Fuego
2016	Tucson Saguaros	2-0	Trinidad Triggers
2017	High Desert Yardbirds	2-0	Roswell Invaders
2018	Bakersfield Train Robbers	2-1	Alpine Cowboys
2019	Alpine Cowboys	2-0	Bakersfield Train Robbers
2020	Tucson Saguaros	2-0	Salina Stockade
2021	Tucson Saguaros	2-1	Roswell Invaders
2022	Roswell Invaders	2-1	Tucson Saguaros
2023	San Rafael Pacifics	2-1	Tucson Saguaros

Cities Represented

• Adelanto, CA:
  • High Desert Yardbirds (2017-2019)
• Alamogordo, NM:
  • White Sands PupFish (2011-2019)
• Alpine, TX:
  • Alpine Cowboys (2011-2019, 2021-)
• Austin, TX:
  • Austin Weirdos (2022-)
• Bakersfield, CA
  • Bakersfield Train Robbers (2017-2019, 2021-)
• Bisbee, AZ:
  • Bisbee Blue (2014)
  • Tucson Saguaros (2016-2017)
• Blackwell, OK
  • Blackwell FlyCatchers (2023-)
• California City, CA
  • California City Whiptails (2017-2019)
• Carlsbad, NM:
  • Carlsbad Bats (2011)
• Colorado Springs, CO:
  • Colorado Springs Snow Sox (2021-)
• Douglas, AZ:
  • Douglas Diablos (2014)
• Dublin, CA
  • Dublin Leprechauns (2023-)
• Garden City, KS:
  • Garden City Wind (2015-2019, 2021-)
• Great Bend, KS:
  • Great Bend Boom (2016)
• Houston, TX:
  • Houston Apollos (2020)
• Lancaster, CA
  • Lancaster Sound Breakers (2023-)
• Las Cruces, NM:
  • Las Cruces Vaqueros (2011-2012, 2015)
• Las Vegas, NM:
  • Las Vegas Train Robbers (2013-2015)
• Los Angeles, CA
  • Hollywood Stars (2017)
• Martinez, CA:
  • Martinez Sturgeon (2021-)
• Marysville, CA
  • Marysville Drakes (2023-)
• Monterey, CA:
  • Monterey Amberjacks (2017-2019, 2021-)
• Raton, NM:
  • Raton Osos (2013-2014)
• Roswell, NM:
  • Roswell Invaders (2011-)
• Ruidoso, NM:
  • Ruidoso Osos (2011, 2018)
• Salina, KS:
  • Salina Stockade (2016, 2020-2021)
• Santa Cruz, CA:
  • Santa Cruz Seaweed (2021-)
• Santa Fe, NM:
  • Santa Fe Fuego (2012-2019, 2021-)
• Santa Rosa, CA:
  • Santa Rosa Scuba Divers (2022-)
• Taos, NM:
  • Taos Blizzard (2013-2014)
• Topeka, KS:
  • Topeka Train Robbers (2016)
• Trinidad, CO:
  • Trinidad Triggers (2012-2019, 2021-)
• Tucson, AZ:
  • Tucson Saguaros (2016-)
• Vallejo, CA
  • Vallejo Seaweed (2023-)
• Wasco, CA:
  • Wasco Reserve (2019, 2021-)
• Weimar, TX:
  • Weimar Hormigas (2022-)

Major leaguers who played in the league

• Manny Corpas (Bakersfield, 2019, 2021; Martinez, 2022)
• Jon Edwards (Alpine, 2011)
• Logan Gillaspie (Monterey, 2017)
• Jared Koenig (Monterey, 2017)
• Yermin Mercedes (Douglas & White Sands, 2014)
• Chris Smith (White Sands, 2011)
• Eric Yardley (Taos & Trinidad, 2013)