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2023 Frontier League season
LeagueFrontier League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 11 – September 3
(Playoffs: September 5 – September 17)
Number of games96 (768 games in total)
Number of teams16
East Division
League championsQuébec Capitales
West Division
League championsEvansville Otters
Frontier League Championship
ChampionsQuébec Capitales
  Runners-upEvansville Otters
Seasons

The 2023 Frontier League season is the 30th season of professional baseball in the Frontier League, an independent baseball league in the United States and Canada, since its creation in June 1993. There are 16 Frontier League teams, split evenly between East and West divisions.

The Québec Capitales entered the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Schaumburg Boomers, three games to one, in the league's 2022 championship series.[1]

In 2023, the Capitales successfully captured their second consecutive championship by defeating the Evansville Otters in five games.[2][3]

Season schedule

The 16 teams in the league are split evenly between two divisions, East and West. The Empire State Greys return as a traveling team with a roster of players from the Empire Professional Baseball League.[4]

The season will be played with a 96-game schedule; teams play either three or four series against their divisional rivals while facing the eight teams from the other division at least one series each. The top three teams in each division will qualify for the 2023 playoffs, with the first-place team already qualifying for the division championship, and the second and third place teams playing each other in a wild card game.[5]

Regular season standings

East Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y  - Québec Capitales 95 60 35 .632 --
2 x  - New Jersey Jackals 95 60 35 .632 --
3 x  –Sussex County Miners 95 55 40 .579 5.0
4 eTri-City ValleyCats 95 55 40 .579 5.0
5 eNew York Boulders 96 54 42 .563 6.5
6 eOttawa Titans 96 48 48 .500 12.5
7 e –Trois-Rivières Aigles 95 38 57 .400 22.0
8 e – Empire State Greys 95 18 77 .189 42.0
West Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y –Gateway Grizzlies 96 59 37 .615 --
2 x –Schaumburg Boomers 95 54 41 .568 4.5
3 x  –Evansville Otters 96 52 44 .542 7.0
4 e - Washington Wild Things 96 47 49 .490 12.0
4 e - Joliet Slammers 96 46 50 .479 13.0
6 e –Windy City ThunderBolts 95 43 52 .453 15.5
7 e –Florence Y'alls 96 38 58 .396 21.0
8 e –Lake Erie Crushers 96 37 59 .385 22.0
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

[6]

Statistical leaders

Hitting

Stat Player Team Total
HR Keon Barnum, James Nelson New Jersey Jackals, New Jersey Jackals 30
AVG James Nelson New Jersey Jackals .388
RBIs Alfredo Marte, Josh Rehwaldt New Jersey Jackals, New Jersey Jackals 90
SB Jairus Richards Gateway Grizzlies 75

Pitching

Stat Player Team Total
W Cole Cook Joliet Slammers 12
ERA Cole Cook Joliet Slammers 2.23
SO Collin Sullivan Gateway Grizzlies 135
SV Frank Moscatiello Québec Capitales 20

[7]

Awards

End of year awards

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player James Nelson New Jersey Jackals
Pitcher of the Year Cole Cook Joliet Slammers
Rookie of the Year Noah Myers Evansville Otters
Manager of the Year Steve Brook Gateway Grizzlies

Playoffs

Format

The second-place team will host the third-place team from their division in a wild card game. The winner of these games will face their division winners in a best-of-three divisional series, with the division winners hosting games 2 and 3 (if necessary). The championship playoffs shall be scheduled to begin on the second day following the scheduled completion of the division playoffs. The championship series will be a best-of-five format. The team advancing with the best regular-season record will host games 3, 4, and 5 (if necessary). In the event of a tie, tie-breaking procedures as outlined in league rules will be utilized.[8]

Playoff bracket

Wild Card GameDivision Series
(best-of-three)
Championship Series
(best-of-five)
East Division
2New Jersey Jackals426
3Sussex County Miners01Québec Capitales31415
2New Jersey Jackals5EQuébec Capitales775212
West Division
WEvansville Otters661433
3Evansville Otters459
3Evansville Otters41Gateway Grizzlies3157
2Schaumburg Boomers3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Quebec Capitales Win Frontier League Championship". flobaseball.tv.
  2. ^ "Quebec Capitales win 2023 Frontier League Championship". independentbaseball.net.
  3. ^ "Le Québec est Magnifique Again With Repeat Frontier League Title". flobaseball.tv.
  4. ^ Reichard, Kevin (February 12, 2022). "New for 2022: Empire State Greys". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Schedule Announced - Opening Day Thursday, May 11". frontierleague.com.
  6. ^ "Frontier League - standings". frontierleague.com.
  7. ^ "Frontier League - stats". frontierleague.com.
  8. ^ "2023 Playoff Format - Frontier League". frontierleague.com.