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Prospect League

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Prospect League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 Prospect League season
ProspectLeague.PNG
FormerlyCICL
SportBaseball
Founded1963
Inaugural season2009
CommissionerDavid Brauer
No. of teams16 (17 in 2023)
Country United States
HeadquartersIllinois
Most recent
champion(s)		Chillicothe Paints
(2022)
Most titles3 Quincy Gems, West Virginia Miners, Chillicothe Paints
TV partner(s)Prospect League TV
Official websitewww.prospectleague.com

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 college eligibility, players are not paid. Beginning in 2012, the league added four games to the season, making a total of 60 games per team (30 home and 30 road).

League history

Origin

In 1963, the Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL), the precursor league to the Prospect league, was formed as a charter member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) summer collegiate baseball program. The league existed under NCAA rules and guidance for 41 years. In 2005, the NCAA ended its official association with summer collegiate baseball; however, the CICL continued to preserve the amateur status of its member athletes by abiding by the rules and regulations of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB).[1] In 2009, the CICL planned to expand to six teams by adding the Hannibal Cavemen, but in winter 2008, the league ownership voted against further expansion.

Dr. Chris Hanners, owner of the Chillicothe franchise and one of the founders of the independent professional Frontier League, wanted to keep a Paints baseball team in Chillicothe. Dr. Hanners, Leo Trich, former Frontier league director of development; General Manager and majority owner of the Butler BlueSox,[2] and Duke Ward, former owner of the Frontier League's Richmond Roosters[3] worked with the ownership of the CICL to form the Prospect League.

The Prospect League began its inaugural season in summer 2009 with the original CICL teams forming the Western Division. Five expansion teams formed the Eastern Division. Three of the Eastern Division teams began play in markets previously served by Frontier League teams. Besides the Chillicothe Paints, the Richmond RiverRats (Richmond, Indiana) played in the previous home of the Frontier League's Richmond Roosters, which are now the Traverse City Beach Bums. The Slippery Rock Sliders (Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania) played in the previous home of the Frontier League team of the same name.[4]

2010 expansion

In 2010, the Prospect League expanded adding four new franchises: the Terre Haute Rex (Terre Haute, Indiana), the West Virginia Miners (Beckley, West Virginia), the DeKalb County Liners (Sycamore, Illinois), and the Nashville Outlaws (Nashville, Tennessee).[5]

Due to a change in team ownership in 2010, the North Coast Knights became the Lorain County Ironmen.[6]

2011 and 2012 team departures

In 2011 the DuPage Dragons franchise folded after five years with the CICL (2006–08) and Prospect League (2009–10). As a result, the league returned to a 2-division format after having 3 divisions in 2010. Richmond was moved to the six-team Eastern Division, while Danville, Nashville, Terre Haute, and Dubois County were moved to the eight-team Western Division.

Before the 2012 season, the Nashville Outlaws folded, and the DeKalb County Liners left the league to join the Midwest Collegiate League, leaving the Prospect League with twelve teams in two, six-team divisions. The 2012 schedule consisted of 60 games with no "cross-over" games; with all games played among teams from the same division only. The only time teams from opposite divisions meet is in the Championship Series.

Expansion into New York

For the 2015 season, the league added its easternmost team yet, the Jamestown Jammers (Jamestown, New York).[7] The Kokomo Jackrabbits (Kokomo, Indiana) were also added to the league to play in the new Kokomo Municipal Stadium, set to open for the 2015 season.[8] After the 2015 season, the Richmond RiverRats folded,[9] and the Jamestown Jammers moved to the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League after just one season in the Prospect League.[10]

Lafayette and DuPage join the league

The league stayed at 12 total teams for the 2016 season by adding the new Lafayette Aviators (Lafayette, Indiana) and DuPage Drones (Lisle, Illinois).[11][12][13]

2017 contraction

For the 2017 season, the league contracted to 10 teams, as the Hannibal Cavemen and DuPage Drones both ceased operation.[14] Hannibal reentered the league for the 2018 season as the Hannibal Hoots.[15]

2019 expansion and reorganization

The league returned to a twelve team league for the 2019 season with the addition of the Cape Catfish in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the departure of the Kokomo Jackrabbits to the Northwoods League, the addition of the Normal CornBelters from the Frontier League and the addition of the DuPage Pistol Shrimp in Lisle, Illinois.[16][17][18]

The 2019 league featured two divisions, each with six teams. The West Division consisted of the Cape Catfish, DuPage Pistol Shrimp, Hannibal Hoots, Normal CornBelters, Quincy Gems and the Springfield Sliders. The East Division consisted of the Champion City Kings, Chillicothe Paints, Danville Dans, Lafayette Aviators, Terre Haute REX and the West Virginia Miners.[19]

2020 season cancellation

On May 29, 2020, the Prospect League announced cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] In January 2020, the league announced adding a new team in Alton, Illinois for the 2021 season.[21] In September 2020, the league announced adding a new team in Johnstown, Pennsylvania for the 2021 season.[22]

2021 expansion

In February 2021, the league announced the addition of two new teams in Iowa, the Clinton LumberKings and Burlington Bees. Both teams are former Midwest League teams displaced in the 2021 realignment of the minor leagues.[23]

2023 expansion

In December 2021, the league announced the addition of the Jackson Rockabillys for the 2023 season, playing home games in Jackson, Tennessee at West Tennessee Baseball Stadium (formerly known as The Ballpark at Jackson).[24] In August 2022, the league announced that a Southern Illinois team would begin play in 2023 at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois;[25] in February 2023, the team was named the Thrillville Thrillbillies.[26] The league announced that the West Virginia Miners would be dormant for the 2023 season.[27]

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Central Illinois Collegiate League

Central Illinois Collegiate League

The Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL) was a collegiate wooden bat summer baseball league. It was composed of five teams from Illinois and Indiana. The CICL was founded in 1963 as a charter member of National Collegiate Athletic Association certified summer baseball. Although the NCAA dropped Summer baseball program in 2005, The CICL is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with the National Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball (NASCB), which now takes over the duties of the NCAA and follows all NCAA requirements. The league was also is one of four summer college baseball leagues supported by Major League Baseball.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

College baseball

College baseball

College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional players, as baseball's professional minor leagues are more extensive, with a greater history of supplying players to MLB. Moving directly from high school to the professional level is more common in baseball than in football or basketball. However, if players do opt to enroll at a four-year college to play baseball, they must complete three years to regain professional eligibility, unless they reach age 21 before starting their third year of college. Players who enroll at junior colleges regain eligibility after one year at that level. In the 2020 season, which was abbreviated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 300 NCAA Division I teams in the United States.

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

The National Alliance of College Summer Baseball consists of 12 summer baseball leagues sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Hannibal Cavemen

Hannibal Cavemen

The Hannibal Cavemen were a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Hannibal, Missouri, in the United States. They were a member of the West Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League from 2009–2016. The franchise began playing again as the Hannibal Hoots, in 2018.

Frontier League

Frontier League

The Frontier League is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada. Formed in 1993, it is the oldest currently running independent league in the United States. The league is headquartered in Sauget, Illinois. In 2020, the Frontier League, together with the American Association and the Atlantic League, became an official MLB Partner League.

Leo Trich

Leo Trich

Leo Joseph Trich, Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Butler BlueSox

Butler BlueSox

The Butler BlueSox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They are a member of the Tri-State Collegiate League and were formerly a member of the East Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League.

Richmond RiverRats

Richmond RiverRats

The Richmond RiverRats were a collegiate summer baseball team based in Richmond, Indiana. They were a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League from their founding in 2009 until their last season in 2015.

Richmond, Indiana

Richmond, Indiana

Richmond is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana, United States. Bordering the state of Ohio, it is the county seat of Wayne County. In the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,720. Situated largely within Wayne Township, its area includes a non-contiguous portion in nearby Boston Township, where Richmond Municipal Airport is currently located. It is the principal city of the Richmond micropolitan area.

Oakland County Cruisers

Oakland County Cruisers

The Oakland County Cruisers were a professional baseball team based in Waterford Township, Michigan, in the United States. They were a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The team became the London Rippers in 2012.

Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia, home to 115,079 residents in 2020. Beckley was founded on April 4, 1838, and was long known for its ties to the coal mining industry. It is the home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, as well as campuses of Concord University and the University of Charleston.

Members

Current members

Eastern Conference[27]
Division Team Founded Joined Stadium City Capacity
Ohio River Valley Champion City Kings 2009 2013 Carleton Davidson Stadium Springfield, Ohio 1,077
Chillicothe Paints* 1993 2009 V.A. Memorial Stadium^ Chillicothe, Ohio 3,000+
Johnstown Mill Rats 2020 2021 Point Stadium^ Johnstown, Pennsylvania 7,500
Lafayette Aviators 2015 Loeb Stadium Lafayette, Indiana 2,600
Wabash River Danville Dans 1989 2008 Danville Stadium^ Danville, Illinois 4,000
Normal CornBelters* 2009 2019 The Corn Crib^ Normal, Illinois 7,000
Terre Haute Rex 2010 Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium Terre Haute, Indiana 2,500
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes 2007 2009 Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park^ Springfield, Illinois 5,200
Western Conference[27]
Division Team Founded Joined Stadium City Capacity
Great River Burlington Bees* 1924 2021 Community Field^ Burlington, Iowa 3,200
Clinton LumberKings* 1954 2021 NelsonCorp Field^ Clinton, Iowa 5,500
Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 2019 2021 Veterans Memorial Park Peru, Illinois 560
Quincy Gems 1996 2009 QU Stadium^ Quincy, Illinois 2,500
Prairie Land Alton River Dragons 2020 2021 Lloyd Hopkins Field Alton, Illinois 2,500
Cape Catfish 2018 2019 Capaha Field Cape Girardeau, Missouri 2,000
Jackson Rockabillys 2023 West Tennessee Baseball Stadium^ Jackson, Tennessee 6,000
O'Fallon Hoots 2018 2020 CarShield Field^ O'Fallon, Missouri 5,150
Thrillville Thrillbillies 2023 Rent One Park^ Marion, Illinois 7,000
* Former professional baseball team
^ Former professional baseball venue

Charter members: Butler BlueSox, Champion City Kings (as the Slippery Rock Sliders), Chillicothe Paints, Danville Dans, DuPage Dragons, Hannibal Cavemen, Richmond RiverRats, Springfield Sliders, Quincy Gems

Dormant members

Team City Joined Last played
West Virginia Miners Beckley, West Virginia 2010 2022[27]

Former members

Team City Joined Left Current League
Butler BlueSox Butler, Pennsylvania 2009 2018 Tri-State Collegiate League
DeKalb County Liners Sycamore, Illinois 2010 2011 none (defunct)
Dubois County Bombers Huntingburg, Indiana 2009 2012 Ohio Valley League
DuPage Dragons Lisle, Illinois 2009 2011 none (defunct)
DuPage Drones Lisle, Illinois 2016 2016 none (defunct)
Hannibal Cavemen Hannibal, Missouri 2009 2016 none (defunct)
Hannibal Hoots Hannibal, Missouri 2018 2019 Moved to O'Fallon, Missouri in 2020
Jamestown Jammers Jamestown, New York 2015 2015 none (defunct)
Kokomo Jackrabbits Kokomo, Indiana 2015 2018 Northwoods League
Nashville Outlaws Nashville, Tennessee 2010 2012 none (defunct)
Richmond RiverRats Richmond, Indiana 2009 2015 none (defunct)

The Cape Catfish, DuPage Pistol Shrimp and Normal CornBelters joined the league in the 2019, replacing the Kokomo Jackrabbits, who left for the Northwoods League,[28] and the Butler BlueSox, who suspended operations.[29]

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Champion City Kings

Champion City Kings

The Champion City Kings are a college summer baseball team located in Springfield, Ohio. The Kings are a member of the East Division of the wood bat Prospect League and have been a member since 2013. The Kings play at Carleton Davidson Stadium, which is also the home of the NCAA DIII Wittenberg University Tigers.

Carleton Davidson Stadium

Carleton Davidson Stadium

Carleton Davidson Stadium is a stadium in Springfield, Ohio. It is used for collegiate level baseball by the Wittenberg University Tigers and the Champion City Kings. The facility holds 1,077 people. The stadium is considered to be a pitcher's park with the dimensions of 390 to center, 350 to the power alleys, and 320 down the lines.

Chillicothe Paints

Chillicothe Paints

The Chillicothe Paints are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chillicothe, Ohio, in the United States. The team is a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League. The Paints previously played in the professional independent Frontier League from 1993 to 2008. The Paints play their home games at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe.

Chillicothe, Ohio

Chillicothe, Ohio

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio. It is the only city in Ross County and is the center of the Chillicothe micropolitan area. The population was 22,059 at the 2020 census. Chillicothe is a designated Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Johnstown Mill Rats

Johnstown Mill Rats

The Johnstown Mill Rats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the East Conference of the summer collegiate Prospect League. The Mill Rats were founded in 2020 and began play at Point Stadium in 2021.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown is the largest city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located 57 miles (92 km) east of Pittsburgh, it is the principal city of the Johnstown metropolitan area, which includes Cambria County. It is also part of the Johnstown–Somerset combined statistical area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset Counties.

Lafayette Aviators

Lafayette Aviators

The Lafayette Aviators are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Lafayette, Indiana. They are a member of the East Conference of the summer collegiate Prospect League. The Aviators previously played at the 3,500-seat Loeb Stadium in Columbian Park in Lafayette, which was demolished and replaced with a new ballpark that opened in May 2021.

Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 224,709 in the 2021 US Census Bureau estimates.

Danville Dans

Danville Dans

The Danville Dans are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Danville, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA-sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into after the 2008 season.

Danville Stadium

Danville Stadium

Danville Stadium is a baseball stadium in Danville, Illinois, located at 610 Highland Boulevard.

Danville, Illinois

Danville, Illinois

Danville is a city in and the county seat of Vermilion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,027. As of 2019, the population was an estimated 30,479.

Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium

Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium

Sycamore Stadium is a baseball stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. The venue is used by both the Indiana State Sycamores baseball team of the Missouri Valley Conference and the Terre Haute Rex of the college summer Prospect League. It has a capacity of 2,500 spectators.

Division and League Champions

Playoff format

2009: After 56-game schedule, teams with best record in each division faced each other in a best-of-three series for the Championship.

2010: 56-game schedule divided in two halves. Winners from each half in each division faced each other in a one-game playoff (home field to team with best overall record). Where the same team won both halves in a division, the team with the next-best overall record from that division was declared the wild card. Championship Series was a two-game affair with the divisional playoff winner with the best overall record receiving a bye into the Championship Game. The remaining two divisional playoff winners met in a one-game play-in for the right to go to the Championship Game. Championship Series held at Chillicothe, Ohio.

Teams in italics qualified for that season's playoffs as a wild card entry under that particular season's playoff format.

2011: 56-game schedule divided in two halves. Winners from each half in each division faced each other in a one-game playoff (home field to team winning the first half). Where the same team won both halves in a division, the team with the next-best overall record from that division was declared the wild card. Divisional playoff winners met in one-game playoff with home field awarded to the team with the best overall record from the regular season.

2012: 60-game schedule divided in two halves. Winners from each half in each division to face each other in a one-game playoff to be hosted by the first-half champions in each division. If the same team wins both halves, the team with the best overall record from that division will be declared the wild card. Winners of each divisional playoff game will meet in a best-of-three Championship Series, with home advantage given to the division that wins the annual All-Star Game (to be held in Butler, PA). Game One of the Championship Series will be played at the home field of the team from the losing division at the All-Star Game, with Game Two and Game Three (if necessary) held at the home field of the team from the winning division at the All-Star Game.

2013–2016: 60-game schedule divided into two halves. Winners from each half in each division to face each other in a best-of-three with game one being held at second-half winner and games two and three (if necessary) at home of first-half winner. There are no travel days in the Division Series. Each division champion plays in the best-of-three Prospect League Championship Series. Game one is held at the home of the team representing the division that lost that year's All-Star Game. Games two and three (if necessary) are held at the home of the team representing the division that won that year's All-Star Game.

2017–present: After a 60-game schedule, the top two teams in the East Division and the West Division play each other in the first round in a best of 3 series with the first place teams getting home field advantage. The winner of the East Division and West Division series face off in a best-of-three Prospect League Championship series with the team with the best record getting home field advantage.

Championship results

Championship Results
Year East Division/Playoff Champion West Division/Playoff Champion League Champions
2009 Chillicothe Paints 0 Quincy Gems 2 Quincy Gems
2010 Chillicothe Paints 1 Danville Dans 0 Chillicothe Paints
2011 West Virginia Miners 0 Quincy Gems 1 Quincy Gems
2012 West Virginia Miners 2 Dubois County Bombers 0 West Virginia Miners
2013 West Virginia Miners 2 Quincy Gems 0 West Virginia Miners
2014 Chillicothe Paints 1 Quincy Gems 2 Quincy Gems
2015 West Virginia Miners 0 Terre Haute Rex 2 Terre Haute Rex
2016 West Virginia Miners 2 Quincy Gems 0 West Virginia Miners
2017 Butler BlueSox 1 Lafayette Aviators 2 Lafayette Aviators
2018 Kokomo Jackrabbits 0 Terre Haute Rex 2 Terre Haute Rex
2019 Chillicothe Paints 2 Cape Catfish 1 Chillicothe Paints
2020 None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)[30]
2021 Lafayette Aviators 1 Cape Catfish 2 Cape Catfish
2022 Chillicothe Paints 2 Alton River Dragons 1 Chillicothe Paints
Championship Appearances by Club
Total Titles Team Last
5 3 West Virginia Miners 2016
5 3 Quincy Gems 2016
5 3 Chillicothe Paints 2022
2 1 Cape Catfish 2021
2 1 Lafayette Aviators 2021
2 2 Terre Haute Rex 2018
1 0 Danville Dans 2010
1 0 Dubois County Bombers 2012
1 0 Butler BlueSox 2017
1 0 Kokomo Jackrabbits 2018

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Chillicothe, Ohio

Chillicothe, Ohio

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio. It is the only city in Ross County and is the center of the Chillicothe micropolitan area. The population was 22,059 at the 2020 census. Chillicothe is a designated Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Chillicothe Paints

Chillicothe Paints

The Chillicothe Paints are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chillicothe, Ohio, in the United States. The team is a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League. The Paints previously played in the professional independent Frontier League from 1993 to 2008. The Paints play their home games at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe.

Quincy Gems

Quincy Gems

The Quincy Gems are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Quincy, Illinois.

Danville Dans

Danville Dans

The Danville Dans are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Danville, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA-sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into after the 2008 season.

West Virginia Miners

West Virginia Miners

The West Virginia Miners are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Beckley, West Virginia. The team began play in the Prospect League for the 2010 season. Home games are played at Linda K. Epling Stadium at the Upper Deck Training Center.

Terre Haute Rex

Terre Haute Rex

The Terre Haute REX are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Terre Haute, Indiana. They are a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League.

Butler BlueSox

Butler BlueSox

The Butler BlueSox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They are a member of the Tri-State Collegiate League and were formerly a member of the East Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League.

Lafayette Aviators

Lafayette Aviators

The Lafayette Aviators are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Lafayette, Indiana. They are a member of the East Conference of the summer collegiate Prospect League. The Aviators previously played at the 3,500-seat Loeb Stadium in Columbian Park in Lafayette, which was demolished and replaced with a new ballpark that opened in May 2021.

Kokomo Jackrabbits

Kokomo Jackrabbits

The Kokomo Jackrabbits are a college summer baseball team based in Kokomo, Indiana. They are a member of the summer collegiate Northwoods League, beginning with the 2019 season. Previously, the team played in the Prospect League. The Jackrabbits play at the 4,000-seat Kokomo Municipal Stadium in downtown Kokomo.

Cape Catfish

Cape Catfish

The Cape Catfish are a franchise of the Prospect League that plays in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 10 March 2023, the pandemic had caused more than 676 million cases and 6.88 million confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history.

Alton River Dragons

Alton River Dragons

The Alton River Dragons are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Alton, Illinois. The Alton River Dragons were founded in 2020 and began play in 2021 as members of the Prospect League.

Awards

Mike Schmidt Award winners (Player of the Year)

Year Winner Position Team
2009 Tyler Bullock Catcher Richmond River Rats
2010 Jeff Holm Outfielder Chillicothe Paints
2011 Chris Serritella First Baseman Quincy Gems
2012 Matt Tellor Infielder Springfield Sliders
2013 Matt Calhoun Infielder Slippery Rock Sliders
2014 Ronnie Dawson Outfielder Chillicothe Paints
2015 David Marcus First Baseman Butler Bluesox
2016 Aaron Meyer Second Baseman DuPage Drones
2017 Dougie Parks Third Baseman Lafayette Aviators
2019 Andrew Stone Outfielder Cape Catfish
2020 Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Jackson Jones Infielder Burlington Bees

Pitcher of the Year Award winners

Year Winner Throws Team
2009 Rusty Shellhorn Left Northcoast Knights
2010 Dean Wolosianski Right West Virginia Miners
2011 Clayton Schulz Left Chillicothe Paints
2012 Kris Gardner (LH Starter), Sam Lewis (RH Starter), Nick Blount (Reliever) Hannibal Cavemen, West Virginia Miners, Terre Haute Rex
2013 Wes Judish Right Hannibal Cavemen
2014 Adam Bleday (LH Starter), Chase Boster (RH Starter), Kolin Stanley (Reliever) Butler BlueSox, West Virginia Miners, West Virginia Miners
2015 Tanner Allison Left Chillicothe Paints
2016 Brian Hobbie Right Terre Haute Rex
2017 Brad Depperman Right Lafayette Aviators
2019 Bryan McNeely Right Cape Catfish
2020 Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Ryan Eiermann Left Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp

Source: "Prospect League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 7th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_League.

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Chillicothe Paints

Central Illinois Collegiate League

Springfield Lucky Horseshoes

Danville Dans

Hannibal Cavemen

Butler BlueSox

Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League

Kokomo Jackrabbits

Hannibal Hoots

Cape Catfish

Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp

Traverse City Pit Spitters

O'Fallon Hoots
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