Pecos League settles numbers off the field.
The 2013 season is complete. Below is the report of the 2013 Pecos League Teams.
1. Roswell Invaders-The Roswell Invaders returned to the model franchise in 2013 that they were in 2011. The Invaders ran the table in the Pecos League winning the title was just the beginning. The City of Roswell met all of the Invaders needs and helped run the Pecos League"s best team. The team lead the league in Merchandise Sales for the 3rd year in a row. The Invaders met community expectations with their new coaching staff. The Invaders new coaching staff turned the team around overnight. The Invaders set a Pecos League Record for regular season wins. The Invaders even have their own section in the famed UFO Museum. Roswell finally got local newspaper coverage and has full buy in from all members across community. The Invaders Fans are already looking forward to 2014.
2. Trinidad Triggers-The Triggers had a great second year. This year will always be remembered as the year of the Reality TV Show. The TV Show followed the Triggers everywhere. Similar to Alpine the Triggers sold their own concessions. When the show airs it will make or break the Triggers and the City of Trinidad. The Triggers had the best off the field operation in the Pecos League with Kim Schultz at the helm. JD Droddy improved relations with TSJC and Central Park. The Triggers have made the playoffs both years the four seed. Trinidad has become a stable city in the Pecos League where players want to play. This despite all of the unstable moves in the off season between the Triggers, the City and TSJC. The Triggers have paved the way for the Pecos League in Colorado.
3. Raton Osos-The Raton Osos were the biggest surprise in the Pecos League. Despite having one of the worst teams in Pecos League history on the field the community embraced the Osos. The Million Dollar Gabriele Field served its purpose as on of the Pecos Leagues best places to watch a game. Jared Chatterley was the key local leader who kept everything in order in Raton. Raton set the model for small town baseball. The Osos provided a huge spark to Raton"s summer economy by providing road team housing for both Trinidad and Raton at the famous Village Inn. Raton"s ballpark played great and in 2014 the Osos look forward to launching their beer garden. Raton"s operation ran very smoothly for a Pecos League Expansion Team. In 2014 Raton has a goal for getting to the .500 mark.
4. Alpine Cowboys-The Alpine Cowboys had another solid year in the Pecos League. For the third year in a row the Cowboys made the playoffs. Expectations are high in the West Texas Town of Alpine. The Cowboys took a major step forward taking over their own concessions. In 2014 the Cowboys will look forward to another Southern Division to balance their scheduling.
5. Santa Fe Fuego-The Fuego had a solid 2nd year. Despite slow early crowds, the Fuego fans really picked up as the Fuego made their playoff push. Their biggest crowd was the All-Star Game and the crowds were solid in June and July. With Taos not having home games the Fuego had too many early home games in a row. In 2014 a balanced schedule will help the Fuego. The Beer Garden will be removed in 2014 as well. The die hard baseball fans want a winner in Santa Fe. They have played two years with a trip to the playoffs. The City of Santa Fe installed a beautiful scoreboard and PA System. There are rumors that they will somehow extend the right field fence into the ravine. Regardless Santa Fe is a great Pecos League City with great fans, a great newspaper and a beautiful ballpark.
6. White Sands Pupfish-The Pupfish moved forward in 2013 installing misters and having the best playing surface in the league. The Pupfish had another disapointing year on the field. A failed attempt with a player/manager and older players never let the Pupfish even consider playoffs. Fans are seeking a team that is younger and can get into the playoffs. The Fish lost so many games early they were out of the race. Roswell completely dominated the Pupfish winning 14 of 16 games against the Pupfish, this caused many Pupfish Fans to wear Navy and Lime. The team didn"t qualify for the playoffs again and the Pupfish really miss their local rivals in Ruidoso and Las Cruces. In 2014 the Pupfish would benefit from having another Southern Division Team. They were front loaded with home games in the month of May. A balanced schedule would be appreciated. The season was still a good one in Alamogordo. The Air Force Base had several great nights and with a team that can be .500 in 2014 the Fish will fill the stands. Griggs Park was probably the best playing surface in the league. The Fish will be fighting uphill being in a three team division with Alpine and Roswell.
7. Las Vegas Train Robbers-In the short history of the Pecos League, Las Vegas was by far the most challenging location of all of the cities. Las Vegas New Mexico population 12,000 got overloaded with baseball players in the summer of 2013. There were as many as 75 players living in Las Vegas at once. Las Vegas had both the Taos Blizzard and Las Vegas Train Robbers as full time residents. The City of Las Vegas was dealt with a lot of challenges. The Train Robbers made it all the way to end losing the championship series to Roswell.
It was a rough go for the Train Robber players to say the least.
In the beginning of the season the playing surface was deemed unplayable. Grass clumps in the outfield made the surface unsafe for players. Host Families were a huge problem as well. Unlike Raton, the Team didn"t generate close to enough revenue to run a team properly. This caused a whirlwind of problems for the players. Las Vegas was dead last in attendence but the Train Robbers won the division and was hosted the first round of the playoffs. Monsoon rains swept Northern New Mexico flooding their field. The City and New Mexico Highlands stepped up again allowing the Train Robbers to play their series at New Mexico Highlands University. The City of Las Vegas met everything that was asked of them and helped in any way they could but it was a huge learning experience. Las Vegas will alot of adjustments to their budget and operation to have a successful team in 2014.
8. Taos Blizzard-The Taos Blizzard played daytime baseball in 2013. There is a bond to pass lights that would allow for games to be played at night. Daytime baseball won"t work in Taos and there will not be a team if there aren"t lights. The fans that did attend the games love the Pecos League and love the idea of actually having their own team not a travel team. The players that played for Taos had a tough travel schedule to say the least and they were forced to live in Las Vegas New Mexico. They played four series and Alpine. The local residents are thrilled with the Blizzard as long as there are lights. The Taos Tundra baseball field is by far the worse surface in the Pecos League and it is not even close.
San Rafael Pacifics 11 Santa Rosa Rose Buds 2
Aug 1 2013 12:00AM
San Rafael Pacifics 11 Santa Rosa R
San Rafael Pacifics 11 Santa Rosa Rose Buds 2
This game was played on 8/1/2013 at Albert Park
San Rafael Pacifics 15 Santa Rosa Rose Buds 5
Jul 31 2013 12:00AM
San Rafael Pacifics 15 Santa Rosa R
San Rafael Pacifics 15 Santa Rosa Rose Buds 5
This game was played on 7/31/2013 at Albert Park
Buy the Shirts off of their backs
Jul 30 2013 12:00AM
Every year at the end of the season
Every year at the end of the season the Pecos League auctions off the jerseys/game used bats. Check back every day as teams will be added as they are eliminated from the playoffs.
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San Rafael Pacifics 7 BayCal Lumberjacks 1
Jul 30 2013 12:00AM
San Rafael Pacifics 7 BayCal Lumber
San Rafael Pacifics 7 BayCal Lumberjacks 1
This game was played on 7/30/2013 at Albert Park
Pecos League Finals begin with Las Vegas Train Robbers at Roswell Invaders
Jul 28 2013 12:00AM
The best of three Championship Seri
The best of three Championship Series begins tonight in Roswell New Mexico between the Northern Division Champion Las Vegas Train Robbers and the Southern Division Champion Alpine Cowboys. The two teams opened the regular season with a five game series against each other. The games were tight games that were all decided by bullpen and all five games were won by Roswell.
In the Northern Division playoffs Gary Stauff and Randy Wells lead the Train Robbers offensively in their series against Trinidad. Each had three hit games and with Edison Alvarez and Atsushi Hebisawa on the mound for the Train Robbers that lead to an easy sweep of Trinidad. Now the Train Robbers will send Greg Fowler and Eddie Medina to the mound against the Invaders. The Train Robbers may have a better offense than the Invaders.
In the Southern Division playoffs Vinny Mejia and Dallas Burke carried the Invaders. Burke had several clutch hits including a bases clearing double in Game 1. Mejia homered twice in Game 2 and is the charge of the Invaders Lineup. Eric Lambe and Steve Sanguliano gave the Invaders quality starts and the bullpen combo of Ryan Rogers, Eric Berkowitz, Jacob Cook and Davis Henderson held down the tough Alpine Cowboys Club.
If the games come down to bullpen again Roswell has the advantage, Las Vegas will need to outscore the Invaders early.
The San Rafael Pacifics top the Vallejo Admirals behind Matt Kavanaugh 7-2
The Roswell Invaders cruise past the Taos Blizzard 13-6
Jul 27 2013 12:00AM
The Taos Blizzard (24-42) didnt put up much of a fight on Tuesday, as the Roswell Invaders (50-17) cruised to a blowout 13-6 win in seven innings at Joe Bauman Park.
The Roswell Invaders scored five runs in the second on a solo home run by Charlie Dubanoski, a three-run home run by Dubanoski, , and an RBI single by Ryan Normoyle.
Dubanoski racked up five RBIs on four hits for the Roswell Invaders.
Evan Mansell racked up three RBIs on two hits for the Taos Blizzard. He singled in the seventh inning.
Chad Hardison improved to 3-2 on the year by picking up the win for the Roswell Invaders. Hardison struck out one, walked none and gave up four hits.
Alex Fernandez ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He allowed seven runs in 2 2/3 innings, walked two and struck out two.
The Roswell Invaders hammered the Taos Blizzard pitching as six hitters had a field day, combining for 17 hits, 10 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Vallejo Admirals 1 San Rafael Pacifics 0
Jul 27 2013 12:00AM
Vallejo Admirals1 San Rafael Pacifi
Vallejo Admirals1 San Rafael Pacifics 0
This game was played on 7/27/2013 at Albert Park
The Roswell Invaders make the most of 6 hits in 7-5 victory over the Alpine Cowboys
Jul 27 2013 12:00AM
The Roswell Invaders (1-0) and the Alpine Cowboys (0-1) both threatened with rallies, but it was the Roswell Invaders that eventually took advantage of them in a 7-5 win at Joe Bauman Park.
Dallas Burke racked up three RBIs on two hits for the Roswell Invaders. He singled in the sixth inning and doubled in the seventh inning.
Logan Lotti racked up three RBIs on three hits for the Alpine Cowboys. He singled in the second and fourth innings and homered in the fifth inning.
Erik Berkowitz recorded his first win of the year for the Roswell Invaders. Berkowitz struck out two, walked three and gave up no hits.
Brian Smith couldnt get it done on the mound for the Alpine Cowboys, taking a loss. He allowed six runs in six innings, walked seven and struck out four.
The Roswell Invaders took a one game in lead in the best of three game series with game two to begin Saturday Night in Roswell.
Rain sweeps the Pecos League in Playoffs for Game 1
Jul 26 2013 12:00AM
Rain sweeps the Pecos League in Pla
Rain sweeps the Pecos League in Playoffs Game 1
Huge Rains swept through Southeastern New Mexico raining out Game 1 between Alpine and Roswell.
The two teams will meet 7/26-7/27 and if neccessary 7/28 with all games in Roswell. Charlie Ward will have the field playable
A Hail Storm and Monsoon pattern rain swept through Trinidad three hours before game time flooding Raton and Trinidad.
The Triggers will not be able to host a home playoff game due to field usage conflicts with a prior scheduled event.
All three games will be in Las Vegas 7/26 a single game at 6PM and a doubleheader at 2PM and 6PM on 7/27.
Vallejo Admirals 3 defeats San Rafael Pacifics 2 behind Erik Gonsalves
Jul 26 2013 12:00AM
Erik Gonsalves was the winning pitcher throwing 8 innings with 6 strikeouts while allowing 7 hits.
The dust has settled and the Pecos League Playoffs are ready to go.
Northern Division
Trinidad Triggers will play the Las Vegas Train Robbers
Edison Alvarez will face Tony Smith in Game 1 which will be in Trinidad. Las Vegas manager Casey Dill has had huge success in Colorado in his two years in the Pecos League. The Train Robbers have owned the Triggers in Central Park going 6-8 there this year. Game 1 is in Colorado while games two and three are in Las Vegas. Trinidad finally clinched their playoff birth on the last day of the season by beating Raton 2-1 in a rain shortened game.
Southern Division
Alpine Cowboys at Roswell Invaders
All three games at New Mexico Fairgrounds Roswell, New Mexico. This matchup was set in Spring Training when the division alignment was finalized. The two teams have been the two best teams in the Pecos League since the inception of the Pecos League. These are the only two teams to ever win a Pecos League Championship. They met in 2011 when Roswell won game three on late inning home run by Brian Ramirez when it appeared Alpine had sealed the game. This year is no different Roswell will go with Eric Lambe who is 10-0 and has been dominant in the Pecos League. Alpine will counter with Brian Smith who has been one of the only pitchers to completely shut out Roswell this season. Game two could feature Roswell"s Steve Sanguliano and Alpine"s Shane Youngdale who have both been great this year. This will be a great series regardless of who wins. Recent Monsoon rains in Southeastern New Mexico has been a problem and could delay the series.
The two winners will meet and soon a new Pecos League Champion will be crowned.
The Alpine Cowboys beat the Roswell Invaders 6-2 behind Logan Lottis home run and Noah Piard pitched six innings and held the Invaders to two runs. Joel Carranza had two hits and two runs. Logan Lotti had a home run and two runs scored.
The win put the Cowboys a full game ahead of the Las Vegas Train Robbers for homefield advantage should the two teams meet in the 2nd round. The win also snapped a 14 game winning streak that date back to July 3rd when Roswell lost a game at Las Vegas.
Santa Fe Fuego sweeps doubleheader beats Taos 5-4 in extra innings.
Jul 20 2013 12:00AM
The Santa Fe Fuego swept a doublehe
The Santa Fe Fuego swept a doubleheader at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe on Saturday Night.
After winning the first game 5-3 the Fuego sent Kevin Camacho to the mound, he responded with 7 solid innings and only three runs surrendered. The Fuegos neighbors to the North the Taos Blizzard countered with a solid 7 inning performance from Rodney Tafoya. Tafoya pitched for the Fuego in 2012 and was attempting to play spoiler role for the Blizzard. Ryne Sonberg lead Taos with two hits. Kyle Kingsley pitched two solid innings for the Taos Blizzard. Steve Taft got the loss for Taos in the 10th inning.
Charlie Calamia had two doubles for the Fuego. The Fuego are exactly one game behind the Trinidad Triggers who beat White Sands in Alamogordo. Both teams have four games left to go. Santa Fe is at Taos on Sunday for the last home game of the year for the Blizzard. Trinidad has two more games in White Sands before heading home to finish with Raton.
ERA matches standings in the Pecos League
Jul 20 2013 12:00AM
ERA matches Standings in the Pecos
ERA matches Standings in the Pecos League
When you analyze the Stats in the Pecos League you are often amazed at one side the offensive numbers are. The Roswell Invaders set the all time Pecos League Regular Season wins record. When you look closely at the Invaders you will notice two interesting facts.
#1 The Invaders were dead last in stolen bases and stolen base attempts the Invaders only stole 77 bases on 97 attempts
#2 The Invaders have a team ERA of 4.64 which is unbelievable for Pecos League Standings, this is the lowest Team ERA in league History. This is also how the team was a 50 win team.
But one thing is baseball at any level from MLB to the Pecos League teams with the lowest ERA will be in first place almost every time.
At the MLB Level currently the top 5 Teams in Team ERA as follows:
Pittsburgh 3.09
Atlanta 3.30
St Louis 3.42
Cincinnati 3.42
Washington 3.57
All of these are National League Teams that are either in first or second place in their respective division.
The Pecos League is no different. The current four playoff teams are the four teams with the lowest team ERAs.
2013 Pecos League Team ERAs
Roswell 4.64
Las Vegas 4.74
Trinidad 5.79
Alpine 5.82
White Sands 6.10
Santa Fe 6.77
Taos 8.00
Raton 8.89
In the 2012 season it was no different Las Cruces and Alpine lead the Pecos League in Team ERA and wound up meeting in Championship Series
Alpine 5.23
Las Cruces 6.41
White Sands 7.14
Roswell 7.22
Trinidad 7.79
Santa Fe 8.48
In the 2011 season Alpine and Roswell were clearly the class of the Pecos League, they finished 1 and 2 in ERA. Ruidoso was clearly the worst field to pitch in the history of the Pecos League, probably adding 1 point to team ERA. The Concrete infield and the altitude lead for a hitters paradise.
Playoff Scenarios begin to unfold for Trinidad and Santa Fe
Jul 18 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League has come down to the last week of the season.
There are several races in the standings yet TBD.
1 The Battle for 2nd place in the Northern Division between Santa Fe and Trinidad
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The Pecos League has come down to the last week of the season.
There are several races in the standings yet TBD.
1 The Battle for 2nd place in the Northern Division between Santa Fe and Trinidad
Las Vegas will be the champions of the Northern Division and will host the 2nd and 3rd games of the first round.
The first game will be hosted by either Santa Fe and Trinidad who are in the race for the #2 spot in the North.
The playoffs will start on the 25th.
The Santa Fe Fuego may host a playoff game July 25th… at Fort Marcy Park.
The Trinidad Triggers may host a playoff game on July 25th at Central Park.
Trinidad has a 2 game lead on Santa Fe for playoffs
The standings are as follows
-Trinidad 33-30 scheduled to play 69 games had game at Roswell rained out that cannot be made up.
-Santa Fe 30-31 scheduled to play 67 games had game at Raton rained out, had game against Alpine rained out, and had game at Vegas canceled due to smoke…
-Las Vegas will host the 2nd and 3rd games of the first round…
Paul Risso pitches scoreless 6th inning for Raton as Santa Fe Fuego beat Raton Osos 5-4
Jul 17 2013 12:00AM
Josh Downing kept the Raton Osos (13-47) off the board during his six innings of work and the Santa Fe Fuego (29-31) beat the Raton Osos, 5-4.
Downing struck out five and allowed three walks and four hits....
Josh Downing kept the Raton Osos (13-47) off the board during his six innings of work and the Santa Fe Fuego (29-31) beat the Raton Osos, 5-4.
Downing struck out five and allowed three walks and four hits.
A walk-off double by Charlie Calamia gave the Santa Fe Fuego the win.
Calamia racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Santa Fe Fuego. He doubled in the ninth inning.
Jimmy Maxwell got on base four times in the game for the Santa Fe Fuego. He scored two runs and had one RBI. He homered in the seventh inning.
Charlie McCready improved to 2-1 on the year by picking up the win for the Santa Fe Fuego. He struck out none, walked none and surrendered one hit.
Phil Richmond (1-1) was the games losing pitcher. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked two, struck out one, and allowed two runs.
Paul Risso pitched a scoreless 6th inning for Raton.
He become the oldest pitcher in the histo
Herman helps the Alpine Cowboys down the Trinidad Triggers 11-6
Jul 17 2013 12:00AM
The Alpine Cowboys (36-24) beat the Trinidad Triggers (33-28) 11-6 on Wednesday at Kokernot Field behind Eric Herman, who collected three hits. He doubled in the sixth inning and singled in the first and eighth innings.
Frank Florio racked up two RBIs on three hits for the Trinidad Triggers. He singled in the third and fifth innings and homered in the eighth inning.
Bob Cook improved to 2-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Alpine Cowboys. He allowed four runs over six innings. He struck out three, walked two and surrendered five hits.
Dan Zlotnick ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He allowed six runs in zero innings, walked four and struck out none.
This game was played on 7/12/2013 at Trindad Central Park
Umpiring takes three giant steps forward in 2013 in the Pecos League.
Jul 10 2013 12:00AM
Umpiring takes three giant steps fo
Umpiring takes three giant steps forward in 2013 in the Pecos League.
The biggest improvement from 2012-2013 in the Pecos League has been the umpiring.
David Crawford has served as the Crew Chief.
David Kereazis, Steve Bartelstein, Drew Boatman and Charlie Byrd have served as full time umpires.
"The umpiring is drastically better than in 2012 and light years ahead of 2011." says Trinidad manager JD Droddy
"The full time guys have been great, this has been a great direction. " says manager Bill Moore of Santa Fe
"With Byrd, Boatman, Crawford, Padilla, Steve and David you know the game will unbiased and the umpires won"t be the issue.
We have had very little complaints this year about umpiring. Full time umpires is the way to go.
Crawford has done a great job coordinating the umpires." says Pecos League Commissioner Andrew Dunn
David Kereazis, Steve Bartelstein, Drew Boatman and Charlie Byrd will work the playoffs.
Joel Carranza from Alpine wins the Pecos League Home Run Derby
Jul 10 2013 12:00AM
1. Jimmy Maxwell- 3
1. Jimmy Maxwell- 3
2. Joel Carranza- 12 <====
3. Josh Barnett- 2
4. Andrew Lopez- 2
5. Zach Kreeger- 11
6. Sam DiMatteo- 9
Monsoon season continues to strike
Monsoon season continues to strike the Raton Mountain Range. Today the Trinidad/Las Vegas game was rained out in Trinidad. The game will be rescheduled on 7/11/2013 at 1:00 PM in Trinidad.
The Las Vegas Train Robbers will make the 21 mile drive back into New Mexico across the Raton Pass and play their 2nd game of a doubleheader in Raton vs the Osos at 6:05 PM.
The Trinidad Triggers will stay home and host the Santa Fe Fuego for their regularly scheduled 6:05 start. This will serve as a critical day for the Triggers who play both teams they are in playoff race with in the same day.
The Pecos League Playoff Race is al
The Pecos League Playoff Race is almost over.
The South has been settled:
Roswell and Alpine will meet in the first round the only thing left to determine is where.
Both teams recently swept their opponents and they have eight games left head to head.
Roswell currently holds a five game lead on Alpine.
The North has Santa Fe clinging onto life.
The Las Vegas Train Robbers appear to be locked into a playoff spot with a 1.5 game lead over Trinidad and 12 of their last remaining games are against White Sands, Taos and Raton.
They end the season with a 2 game series with Santa Fe including a possible third makeup game if needed.
The only spot up for grabs appears to be between Santa Fe and Trinidad. The Fuego trail the Trinidad Triggers by 5.5 games with 17 games remaining. Santa Fe plays Trinidad head to head three games and then has a very favorable schedule playing Taos and Raton 9 times.
Trinidad has by far the toughest schedule with only two games against Raton and an eight game road trip to Alpine and Alamogordo back to back.
Team Old Hickory wins the All Star Game 14-12 over Team Max Bat
Jul 7 2013 12:00AM
The North Team Old Hickory Team Def
The North Team Old Hickory Team Defeated Southern Team Max Bat 14-12 in front of a capacity crowd at Fort Marcy Park.
Will Walsh from the Las Vegas Train Robbers won the MVP going 4-5 with 2 grand slams.
Charlie Calamia made several outstanding plays at Shortstop for the North Team.
Jon Sintes, Edison Alvarez and Jared Bowser through scoreless innings for the North.
Eric Zagone and Jacob Cook threw scoreless innings for the South.
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This game was played on 7/4/2013 at Kokernot Field
7/3/2013-Alpine
David Craw
7/3/2013-Alpine
David Crawford Pecos League Umpire Chief has announced George Ban and Mike Dobre will be suspended for the two games on July 4th in Alpine. There was a collision at the plate which lead into a fight. Both benches emptied and wrestling and fighting began to occur.
This game was played on 7/2/2013 at Trindad Central Park
Rain swept through Southeast New
Rain swept through Southeast New Mexico, raining out Las Vegas at White Sands game in Alamogordo and Trinidad at Roswell Game.
Despite being 100 miles apart both towns got hammered with July Monsoon style rains.
The Las Vegas vs White Sands Game will be made up as a doubleheader.
The Trinidad vs Roswell Game will have a make up date to be determined.
This game was played on 6/30/2013 at Kokernot Field
Erik Lambe Complete Game for Invaders in 6-1 Cosmic Victory
Jun 28 2013 12:00AM
Erik Lambe threw a complete game fo
Erik Lambe threw a complete game for the Invaders allowing 8 hits striking out 10 and only walking 2.
He also managed to get a base hit. Reggie Taylor continued his hot hitting for the Invaders going 3 for 4 with his third home run of the week.
Patrick Johnson made his Invaders debut at shortstop scoring two runs.
Trinidad had an RBI Double from Wink Nolan.
Trinidad has lost three in a row. The two teams will play three more games in this series.
Justin Kuks from the White Sands Pupfish will start for the Max Bats Southern Division Team. Edison Alvarez will start for the Old Hickory Northern Division.
Kim Schultz from the Trinidad Triggers, Yvonne Encinias from the Santa Fe Fuego and Geoff Gunn from the Roswell Invaders will make up the 2013 All Star Staff
Pecos League to host Pitchers only tryout Camp June 14th in Houston Texas
Jun 8 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League will hold a free a
The Pecos League will hold a free agent tryout camp June 14th at Coastal Baseball Park. This tryout is for pitchers only. Pre-registration is required and players can pre-register at http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=77
This game was played on 6/8/2013 at Trindad Central Park
The Pecos League Playoff Race has begun
Jun 7 2013 12:00AM
The Season is officially 1/3 comple
The Season is officially 1/3 complete and the Pecos League Playoff Race has begun.
The 2013 playoff format has two teams from the North and two teams from the South.
NORTHERN DIVISION
The Northern Divison is clearly a three dog race with Raton out of the race.
They are dead last in pitching, fielding a hitting although the have been competitive in recent games.
The Trinidad Triggers have fared well against Santa Fe but have yet to beat Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Train Robbers have done very well within their own division and would appear to be favorite to win the division. Their pitching has been suspect but they are developing a huge home field advantage at Rodriguez Park and they league the Northern Divison in Offense.
Their schedule sets up the best with several games against Taos and Raton.
The Santa Fe Fuego are by far the leagues most improved team. They have not fared well in head to head games with Trinidad and Las Vegas.
Unfortuntately for the Fuego they only play Las Vegas one more series. The head to head games with Trinidad could very well determine who is the second seed in the Northern Division.
The Raton Osos have little chance to make the playoffs. Willie Fredrick and Willie Casey are the only chance the Osos have at winning games.
When either of those two pitchers start. The Osos are currently upgrading their staff.
SOUTHERN DIVISION
The Roswell Invaders are 18-6 and would appear to make the playoffs if they played .500 baseball the rest of the way.
The Alpine Cowboys are 13-11 and have won the close games to keep ahead of White Sands.
The White Sands Pupfish are 10-14 and probably have the League"s best starting pitching.
They have lost several close games.
The Taos Blizzard are 8-15 but are in process of completely reloading their pitching staff.
The Blizzard lead the league in every offensive category. They are dead last in every pitching category.
The Blizzard must at least split head to head games against Alpine to get back in the race.
Alpine"s Bryce Weidman has the highest pitcher"s score of 62. Roswell"s Andrew Deeds has the highest hitters score of 59.
Chunk Sarnak has been designated fo
Chunk Sarnak has been designated for assignment. Chunk will coach in tonights game in Santa Fe before he heads to Houston Texas to manage the Coastal Kingfish in the Pecos Developmental League.
Chunk will coach in the Pecos Developmental League for three weeks before returning to Santa Fe to finish the stretch run with the Fuego. "I am excited about the opportunity to coach and scout in Houston. My understanding is there are alot of quality players that will be available in Houston."
Chunk Sarnak will be funneling players from the Pecos Developmental League to the Pecos League for six teams.
Sarnak says he has been overwelmed with calls of players trying to get into the Pecos League this season. "Bill"s phone has been ringing off the hook."
The Pecos Developmental League begins in Houston June 1.
Pecos League to host tryout camp May 25th in Houston Texas
May 19 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League will hold its annu
The Pecos League will hold its annual free agent tryout camp May 25 in Houston, Texas, at Coastal Baseball Park.
The cost of the tryout is $50. Andrew Dunn and Chunk Sarnek will conduct the tryout camp.
The greatest distance between two points isnt on a map. It is the space between the end of the last baseball season and beginning of the next. I remember t...
Extra Innings with Rev. Barry Abraham Zavah
The greatest distance between two points isnt on a map. It is the space between the end of the last baseball season and beginning of the next. I remember the momentum shifting mid-stream in Game 3 of the championship round earning the Cowboys a 12-7 victory over Las Cruces. Looking at the league website, http://www.pecosleague.com/, to keep up with off-season happenings and relishing the large picture at the photo kiosk inside Morrison True Value of the presentation of the 2012 trophy by Commissioner Andrew Dunn helped bridge the gap.
The Kokernot Field covered grandstand is looking real good these days, isnt it? At the risk of forgetting some names, well just say "thank you, very much" to all the hard-working volunteers and suppliers. The protective mesh has been tightened, too, eliminating most of the squiggle. In the concourse, the Big Bend Brewing Company is the new beer concessionaire. I hope they serve their dark beer enjoyed with gusto at taps around the area.
But May has finally arrived. The 2013 Cowboys were introduced a
The following Pecos League Teams have named their opening day rotation as shown below...
May 11 2013 12:00AM
5/12/2013 Trinidad Trigge
5/12/2013 Trinidad Triggers (Brent Kinsel) at Amarillo Sox (Joey Newby)
5/14/2013 Alpine Cowboys (Mike Castrignano) at White Sands Pupfish (Justin Kuks)
5/14/2013 Las Vegas Train Robbers (Mike Castrignano) at White Sands Pupfish (Justin Kuks)
5/15/2013 Santa Fe Fuego (Larry Rodriguez) at Taos Blizzard (Angel Gonzalez)
5/15/2013 Alpine Cowboys (Brad Orosey) at White Sands Pupfish (Matt Gibbs)
5/15/2013 Las Vegas Train Robbers (Greg Fowler) at Roswell Invaders (Andrew Shoemaker)
5/15/2013 Trinidad Triggers (Anthony Smith) at Raton Osos (Dustin Jarvis)
5/16/2013 Taos Blizzard (Kenny McDowell) at Santa Fe Fuego (Jonathan Sintes)
5/16/2013 Trinidad Triggers (Chris Tuttle) at Raton Osos ()
5/16/2013 Alpine Cowboys (Brian Smith) at White Sands Pupfish
5/16/2013 Las Vegas Train Robbers (Atsushi Hebisawa) at Roswell Invaders (Ryan Richardson)
5/17/2013 Taos Blizzard () at Santa Fe Fuego (Austin Carden)
5/17/2013 Trinidad Triggers (Dylan Porter) at Raton Osos ()
5/17/2013 Alpine Cowboys (Bryce Weidman) at White Sands Pupfish
5/17/2013 Las Vegas Train Robbers (Anthony Nalepa) at Roswell Invaders (David Mueller)
5/18/2013 Taos Blizzard (Shayne Miller) at Santa Fe Fuego (Gil Tussey)
5/18/2013 Trinidad Triggers (Grant Ledbetter) at Raton Osos ()
The Pecos League offers the Pecos Developmental League.
May 11 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League is now giving play
The Pecos League is now giving players the opportunity to get their career started. The Pecos Developmental League is a one month player showcase for Free Agents, recent College Graduates, and players who are looking to get into Independent Professional Baseball.
The Pecos Developmental League operates during the month of June in Houston Texas and is the official developmental league of the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
The Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs will frequently sign players from the Pecos Developmental League to staff their rosters during the regular season.
Players can be signed at any time to goto to the Pecos League. There will be a game every other day as well as training. Santa Fe Assistant Coach Chunk Sarenk will coach one of the teams.
Justin Ard will manage the other team.
(http://pdl.pecosleague.com) Visit the Website of the Pecos Developmental League.
2013 Pecos League Program now available
May 10 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League Program is now ava
The Pecos League Program is now available. The Program features information on all eight cities and is great features on teams. Chris Brown from Santa Fe is on the Cover. The program costs $6 and can be bought here
Pecos League goes with Old Hickory for 2013
May 10 2013 12:00AM
The Raton Osos, Las Vegas Train Rob
The Raton Osos, Las Vegas Train Robbers, Santa Fe Fuego, and Las Vegas Train Robbers will use Old Hickory Bats exclusively for the 2013 season.
Established in 1999, Old Hickory Bat Company has steadily grown from a one car garage and a handful of local players, to over 6500 square feet of manufacturing and showroom space and hundreds of players at the highest level of competition throughout the world. Old Hickory Bat Companys team consists of over 35 years of combined experience within both the wood bat manufacturing arena and on the professional playing field. Old Hickory"s combined knowledge and playing experience, give us the ability to produce some of the finest maple and ash baseball bats in the game.
Located 20 miles north of Nashville, TN, Old Hickory Bat Company prides itself on offering the best products and the best customer service in the business. One of our main objectives is to get the exact bat that you desire into your hands. Bats ordered from Old Hickory are not cut until after we receive the order. This means that you don"t have to settle for a bat that was cut 6 months to a year ago; every bat is cut and finished just the way you want it.
Umpires get spring training to hone officiating skills
May 9 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
LAS VEGAS -- Pecos League players and managers werent the only athletes at spring training Tuesday in Las Vegas.
While the managers evaluated their players, and the players did the best they could to make sure theyd stay on the rosters, the eight Pecos League umpires were also at Brandt Field at New Mexico Highlands, honing their skills in preparation for the 2013 season.
We brought the umpires out here to let them see some games before our season starts, and evaluate them let them know what they need to work on as well, said head umpire David Crawford.
Crawford leads a crew that includes Harold Moya, Eric Lujan and Richard Salazar, from Santa Fe; Shawn Mowdy, Ruidoso; and Luis Biardo and Jeff Barela. Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn promises the officiating will be "much improved" in 2013, and Crawford said thats the reason for the extra training.
Thats the whole purpose. Getting guys out here. Seeing them. Giving them some advanced mechanics. Let them know what they need to work on. Stuff they need to look for at this level of baseball. And going from there.
Each of the umpires had a chance to see time behind the plate or in the field during the three games Tuesday, then, much as the players were critiqued by their managers, Crawford critiqued his crews.
Huddled together behind the temporary backstop where he watched the calls, Crawford gave advice on everything from calls theyd made to how to interpret rules to what color uniforms to buy to how to handle unhappy players and coaches.
And even though the games meant very little in the scheme of things, the players still showed they didnt always agree with the calls -- after one contested call, one manager told his players to remember that it was spring training, and they needed to keep the umpires on their side. Crawford said thats expected.
I think the players are doing OK, he said. Baseball is baseball. Its always going to be baseball, so the players are always going to have their own opinions as opposed to umpires. Thats just part of the game. So going from that, yeah. Im looking forward to having a good season with all these guys.
As well as with his crew, who Crawford agrees are a step up from last year.
Im pleased with the umpires that are going to be working this league as opposed to last year and all the problems that we had, he said. I feel weve got a little more experienced officials out here now. Guys who work the college summer leagues and college ball as well. So Im looking forward to the season. I think the umpires will do great.
Spring training competition kicks off for norther Pecos League teams
May 8 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — It was a beautiful day at Highlands University Tuesday, as the five northern Pecos League teams came to Brandt Field for a...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — It was a beautiful day at Highlands University Tuesday, as the five northern Pecos League teams came to Brandt Field for a trio of spring training scrimmages.
And it was a full day of baseball, as the host Train Robbers opened the day at 9 a.m. against Raton in a game that saw several dozen runs scored in a more than four-hour match. Trinidad and Santa Fe faced off in the middle game, with Las Vegas coming back for the nightcap against Taos — a game that ended a bit early as darkness began to fall on the unlighted field.
With a few fans from each of the teams in attendance, along with the entire cadre of Pecos League umpires — conducting their own spring training — a reality television crew and various other onlookers, most managers used the day as a chance to evaluate their players while charting the pitching and hitting of the opposition.
Most threw a different pitcher each inning and rotated their fielders and hitters to give everyone a chance to show what they could
Pecos League Exhibition Schedule
May 3 2013 12:00AM
EXHIBITON SCHEDULE All Times at Mou
EXHIBITON SCHEDULE All Times at Mountain Time Zone
MAY 5 5:00 PM ROSWELL at WHITE SANDS (ALAMOGORDO)
MAY 7 9:00 AM RATON at Las Vegas (New Mexico Highlands)
MAY 7 12:00 PM Trinidad at Santa Fe (New Mexico Highlands)
MAY 7 3:00 PM Taos at Las Vegas (New Mexico Highlands)
MAY 10 7:00 Roswell at El Paso Diablos (El Paso Texas)
MAY 11 1:00 PM Taos at Santa Fe (Pojoaque)
MAY 12 5:00 PM Raton at Amarillo Sox (Amarillo)
2013 Pecos League Home Openers
May 3 2013 12:00AM
ALPINE @ WHITE SANDS MAY
ALPINE @ WHITE SANDS MAY 14
VEGAS @ ROSWELL MAY 14
SANTA FE @ TAOS MAY 15
TRINIDAD @ RATON MAY 15
TAOS @ SANTA FE MAY 16
TAOS @ ALPINE MAY 19
VEGAS @ TRINIDAD MAY 21
TAOS @ VEGAS MAY 28
The Following Changes to the Pecos
The Following Changes to the Pecos League Schedule will occur
The Alpine Cowboys will have the following dates of doubleheaders:
June 1st 4:05/7:05 vs Roswell Invaders
June 7th 4:05/7:05 vs White Sands Pupfish
June 15th 4:05/7:05 vs Taos Blizzard
June 27th 4:05/7:05 vs Las Vegas Train Robbers
June 29th 4:05/7:05 vs Taos Blizzard
July 4th 4:05/7:05 vs White Sands Pupfish
July 13th 4:05/7:05 vs Roswell Invaders
July 18th 4:05/7:05 vs Trinidad Triggers
The Alpine Cowboys schedule is viewable at http://Alpine.PecosLeague.com
The Alpine Cowboys always host doubleheaders to make it easy on the visiting teams travel and to reduce games on Monday their lowest attendence night
The Las Vegas Train Robbers will play May 24th in Raton and May 26th in Raton.
May 19th and May 20th will be off days for both the Train Robbers and Triggers.
The May 19th (3173) game will be a doubleheader on June 15th in Las Vegas.
The May 20th (3174) game will be a doubleheader on July 7th in Trinidad.
The Train Robbers home opener will be in May 28 against the Taos Blizzard.
After extensive evaluation Rodriguez Park"s playing surface had to be resurfaced for the Train Robbers to play professional games in the 2013 season.
Luna Community College just finished playing their first season in the WCJC Conference and the playing surface was a major concern. Several of the series had to moved to New Mexico Highlands.
The Pecos League combine on May 7th will be held at New Mexico Highlands.
The Pecos League Program features history of baseball in all 8 Pecos League Cities. League History, advertisers and other information are included in this 28 page color program.
The Story of Bill Wood Field
Apr 30 2013 12:00AM
Contributed by North Platte Nationals Legion Program
On April 2, 1956, a $35,000 bond issue was resoundingly voted down by North Platte city voters. Coincidentally or not, the election also saw thre...
Contributed by North Platte Nationals Legion Program
On April 2, 1956, a $35,000 bond issue was resoundingly voted down by North Platte city voters. Coincidentally or not, the election also saw three out of the four sitting councilmen get voted out in favor of a slate of candidates running on the platform of "tax reduction". North Platte, with a population of approximately 15,000 at the time, had just seen the demise of the semi-pro league that featured the North Platte Plainsmen, a team supported by local businessmen, most notably York Hinman. Hinman, a local truck stop owner, was also involved at a different time with a team called the Hinman Oilers.
At the April 4th council meeting, the newly formed group unanimously approved a proposal, presented by Dr. H. K. Young, to have the North Platte Baseball Association conduct a public subscription drive for bleachers to be placed at "the ball diamond site on city property across from Cody Park." Dr. Young emphasized to the City Council the North Platte Baseball Association fully understood that a successful drive would mean the
The El Paso Diablos have canceled t
The El Paso Diablos have canceled the exhibition games on May 11th against the White Sands Pupfish and on May 13th against the Alpine 06 Cowboys. The Diablos will still host the Roswell Invaders on May 10th. The Amarillo Sox will host the Raton Osos instead of the Las Vegas Train Robbers on May 12.
This game was played on 4/20/2013 at Coastal Park Blue
The Pecos League has agreed to a de
The Pecos League has agreed to a deal with Wells Fargo to be the official bank of the Pecos League.
Wells Fargo has the most cities with a branch location in the league (Alamogordo, Roswell, Santa Fe, Raton and Las Vegas).
Trinidad players will be able to access the Raton Branch and Taos players will be able to access the Santa Fe Branch.
The Pecos League covers some very isolated areas and Wells Fargo is the only choice for the Northern Region of the League.
Players, Umpires and Staff will also have option of being paid via direct deposit.
Wells Fargo will also be a team sponsor of the Las Vegas Train Robbers.
Timing of payment is very important for players and with limited banking in some cities it is great to have Wells Fargo as a partner.
Checks were always cut on time in 2011 and 2012 but getting to banks that honored the checks or charging players a fee to cash the checks were a problem.
With Las Cruces no longer in the league the Pecos League lost Pioneer Bank which was bank from 2010-2012 for league and Vaqueros.
Pioneer was a great partner and offered excellent service.
Train Robbers roster buoyed by No. 1 draft pick
Apr 11 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
With Pecos League spring training now less than a month away, managers are finalizing their rosters, and we’ll take a look at each team, ...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
With Pecos League spring training now less than a month away, managers are finalizing their rosters, and we’ll take a look at each team, one day at a time. The one thing all coaches have confidence about is their players will be ready when the season starts.
LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — As a Pecos League expansion team, the Las Vegas Train Robbers got the first pick in the Pecos League Spring, and manager Casey Dill — definitely not new to the league — used it to good advantage.
Dill — who moves to Las Vegas from Las Cruces — picked Edison Alvarez, a pitcher from the Dominican Republic who spent two years with the Minnesota Twins organization and wrapped up the Spring League with a 2-1 record, 2.04 ERA and 34 strikeouts. (Not to mention a .321 batting average that included two home runs.)
“Edison, in my opinion, is the best player there,” Dill said. “The most projectability. He’s just a great guy. A great teammate. So I think we got a very, ve
Pecos League release 2013 Umpires
Apr 5 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League is proud to announce its 2013 umpires
(11) Steve Liddell Las Cruces, NM
(18) David Crawford Santa Fe, NM
(19) Edward Padilla Santa Fe, NM
(67) David Kereazis Chic...
The Pecos League is proud to announce its 2013 umpires
(11) Steve Liddell Las Cruces, NM
(18) David Crawford Santa Fe, NM
(19) Edward Padilla Santa Fe, NM
(67) David Kereazis Chico, Ca
(21) Matt Martinez Santa Fe, NM
(23) Richard Salazar Santa Fe, NM
(24) Eric Lujan Santa Fe, NM
(44) Harold Moya Santa Fe, NM
(45) Devon Shefcyk Spring Hill, KS
(66) Shawn Mowdy Ruidoso, NM
Shefcyk, Kereazis, Crawford, Padilla and Mowdy are full time umpires. The others are working as local rovers. Umpiring is expected to improve in the 2013 season.
Alpine will go back using local west Texas umpires.
For an updated list http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=188
Pecos League to offer local tryout in Santa Fe on April 21, 2013 at 3PM MST
Mar 28 2013 12:00AM
The Pecos League will offer one loc
The Pecos League will offer one local tryout. Pre-Registration required.This Tryout will be for the Santa Fe Fuego, Raton Osos, Trinidad Triggers, Roswell Invaders, Taos Blizzard and Las Vegas Train Robbers at Fort Marcy Park 617 Paseo de Peralta/Santa Fe New Mexico.
Ran by coach Casey Dill and Andrew Dunn
Sign up here
86% of players who attended the Pecos Spring League got an invitiation to Spring Training or a contract.
"I am very happy with my draft these players will help the 06 Cowboys." says Ryan Stevens from Alpine.
"There are players that I drafted that will be a major upgrade over what we had last year in Santa Fe. I am amazed at how the draft went. I got some arms that can help us win games and I am excited." says Santa Fe Manager Bill Moore.
"I got the best defensive player here and some other players that will help us." says JD Droddy manager of Trinidad.
"I got two pitchers that will help us win games from day one. These are the guys I wanted." says Las Vegas Manager Casey Dill
The New York Mets have signed Andy
The New York Mets have signed Andy Wells to a minor league contract. Wells pitched in the Pecos League in 2011 with the Roswell Invaders on their championship team. See MLB Daily Dish. Wells becomes the 6th Pecos League player to sign an affiliated contract this off season.
Computerized scorekeeping a plus for players and fans alike
Feb 23 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
It used to be that sports scorekeeping was a simple matter.
A scorekeeper used pen and paper to follow the game in a book, then tr...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
It used to be that sports scorekeeping was a simple matter.
A scorekeeper used pen and paper to follow the game in a book, then transferred the team and players stats onto stat sheets, which were updated after every game. It was tedious, but not too complicated.
These days however, as with everything else, scorekeeping has become computerized and the Pecos League is no exception. League commissioner Andrew Dunn chose Pointstreak Sports Technologies (http://www.pointstreak.com/) — a company that scores eight sports from high school through the pros — as the system to use for the Pecos League. And while there have been growing pains, Pointstreak has pluses for everyone from the scorekeepers to the players to the fans.
Roswell Invader statistician Geoff Gunn said getting a package deal for the entire league made sense.
That way we’re all on the same system,” he said. “If every team is using same stats system, it make it a lot easier to effect changes; to get everybody on the same page
RATON — Folks in Raton have been disappointed in recent years with promises of big things that never materialized. In particular, a new race...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
RATON — Folks in Raton have been disappointed in recent years with promises of big things that never materialized. In particular, a new racetrack and casino that was promised to replace the La Mesa racetrack, the state’s first racetrack, never came to town.
So Raton residents are justifiably a little leery about the move of the Osos from Ruidoso to Raton.
“The general feeling is there’s a little bit of skepticism, said Raton Parks and Recreation Director Jared Chatterly. “With a lot of things that have happened in Raton lately, there’s this big build up to big things that are going to happen and they don’t pan out.”
That aside, Chatterly said excitement about the Osos is growing, and he expects the team to be well supported once the players roll into town in early May.
“There’s a lot of support for baseball in the community. I think people are just kind of waiting to see if it will happen,” he said. “Things will start to roll and get exciting. People do know it can hap
Pecos League final schedule set
Feb 19 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
After an off-season in which the Pecos League schedule saw numerous changes as teams came and went in the league, the season is finally set, w...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
After an off-season in which the Pecos League schedule saw numerous changes as teams came and went in the league, the season is finally set, with eight teams for 2013 and regular-season games running from May 14 to July 24.
After spring training in early May, four teams will play exhibition games against American Association teams El Paso and Amarillo.
Roswell will open up the exhibition season May 10 at Cohen Park in El Paso, then May 11, White Sands faces the DIablos in El Paso.
May 12, Las Vegas travels to Amarillo to face the Sox, then Alpine wraps up the exhibition season May 13 in El Paso.
The regular season kicks off with two games May 14, with the Cowboys traveling to White Sands and the Invaders hosting the Train Robbers. After that, it’s a busy season, with all eight teams playing daily through the rest of May and June (no days off) and from July 7 through 24.
The only break the players will get is the first week in July, when only July 3-4 will feature all eight teams
Taos fans excited that Blizzard is blowing into town
Feb 14 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
TAOS — The Blizzard will be a cross between a full-time team and a travel team in their first year in the Pecos League — with only about 1...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
TAOS — The Blizzard will be a cross between a full-time team and a travel team in their first year in the Pecos League — with only about 16 home games on the schedule — but that doesn’t bother Taos facilities manager Marty Remaly.
“I think it’s good for the inaugural situation here just to get the word out,” he said. “Get all the logistics set up. Figure out parking and how we’re going to set up the field. For me, on my end, I’m glad, because I’m going to be coordinating all that. I’d rather take it slow the first year. So I’m kind of happy for that the first year.”
And even though they won’t have as many homes games as other teams, the Blizzard seem to have had the easiest introduction of any city in the league.
Remaly said baseball in Taos goes back almost 100 years, and 20 years ago when he moved to the ski mecca, he started a men’s adult and senior league. So after a possible team in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League never came about when that league folded, joining
The Taos Blizzard will host a kids
The Taos Blizzard will host a kids camp on May 18th, 2013 at 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Taos Tundra Ballpark which is located at 134 Cervantes Road, Taos, NM 87571.
Fans are invited to follow the Blizzard to Santa Fe as they play the Fuego in Fort Marcy Park that same night at 6PM. Blizzard Manager Matthew Leahy will be conducting the camp along with Blizzard Players. The Camp is free to kids 7-14. All parents must sign a participation waiver. Pitching, Hitting and Fielding will be taught to campers. There is no charge for the camp. Parking is on a first come basis. Campers will throw, hit and pitch in this two hour clinic put on by the Taos Blizzard.
High altitudes lead to explosive offense
Feb 9 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
In 1993, when the Rockies became a part of Major League Baseball, everyone was forced to take a look at the effect altitude had on baseball. B...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
In 1993, when the Rockies became a part of Major League Baseball, everyone was forced to take a look at the effect altitude had on baseball. Both in Mile High Stadium — where the Rockies played for two years — and Coors Field (5,277 feet), balls seemed to leave the park at a much quicker rate than at lower elevation fields.
Numerous studies confirmed that.
A 2003 study at the University of Northern Colorado proved balls hit at Coors Field carry farther than in any other stadium in the country. Jay Schaffer and Erik Heiny studied the effects of elevation on slugging percentages — the total number of bases divided by the number of at bats — in major league baseball. They found that the slugging percentage at Coors Field is about 9.2. percentage points higher than for stadiums at middle elevations (between 500 and 1,100 feet), and about 12.5 percentage points higher than at elevations below 500 feet.
During the 2007 World Series between Colorado and Boston, a University of Illinois study compared baseball tr
David Crawford has been named the Umpire Crew Chief for the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs. David will be responsible for suspensions of players and managers as well as evaluations of umpires.
David works in the Santa Fe School System and is a current full time college umpire in the Divison II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with includes New Mexico Highlands in Las Vegas and Adams State in Alamosoa.
The Pecos League will continue to improve their umpiring process for 2013 and beyond.
David is another example of the Pecos League"s efforts to hire locally in Santa Fe. He is the third person from Santa Fe this off season to receive a job within the league. These jobs in years past had been given to people outside of the region.
Las Vegas, New Mexico will be the c
Las Vegas, New Mexico will be the center of the Pecos League for one day on May 7th, 2013. All events will be at Rodridguez Park in Las Vegas, NM
David Crawford will host the Pecos League Umpires Clinic at 9AM.
The Trinidad Triggers/Santa Fe Fuego will play an exhibition game at 10 AM
The Las Vegas Train Robbers/Raton Osos will play an exhibition game at 2PM
All four teams players will be scouted by affliated scouts. All Northern Division umpires will be evaluated by David Crawford
Pecos League managers differ on return to National League rules
Feb 6 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
The Pecos League is going back to the basics this year, with two changes that bring to mind the days of more traditional baseball.
...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
The Pecos League is going back to the basics this year, with two changes that bring to mind the days of more traditional baseball.
One — the more controversial of the two — actually brings the league back to where it was during the first half of its opening season: a return to National League rules, with no designated hitter, meaning pitchers have to bat.
It’s been 40 years since the DH was introduced in the American League, and today, as Alpine manager Ryan Stevens points out, virtually no one except the National League plays without the DH.
"You"re going to be hard pressed to find anybody who does that, up until the major leagues in the National League,” he said.
Still, Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn said he decided to removed the DH for one simple reason.
“We went back to the National League rules because we never should have gone away from it,” he said. “It’s because the players at this level, especially the pitchers, who are our hottest commodities, want
Pecos League Players and Coaches wi
Pecos League Players and Coaches will report on May 5th, 2013. Below is schedule of exhibition games for 2013 season.
May 5th will be report date for teams across the Pecos League.
May 5th Roswell at White Sands in Alamogordo
May 7th Trinidad at Santa Fe in Las Vegas
May 7th Raton at Las Vegas in Las Vegas
May 9th Taos at Las Vegas in Las Vegas
May 10th Roswell at El Paso in Cohen Stadium in El Paso
May 11th White Sands at El Paso in Cohen Stadium in El Paso
May 12th Final rosters are released, players move in with host families
May 12th Las Vegas at Amarillo in Potter County Stadium in Amarillo
May 13th White Sands at El Paso in Cohen Stadium in El Paso
Officiating grows as Pecos League expands
Feb 2 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
SANTA FE — Umpires — indeed, officials of any sort — are generally met with a love-hate relationship by fans. But officials are a huge p...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
SANTA FE — Umpires — indeed, officials of any sort — are generally met with a love-hate relationship by fans. But officials are a huge part of any sporting competition, and the Pecos League has been doing its best to bring a better quality of umpires to the ballparks every year.
This year is no exception.
"The umpiring will be improved,” said commissioner Andrew Dunn.
The league will be bringing back umpires who "were widely known as the best umpires in the league,” Dunn said, as well as adding others from umpire school.
Leading the officiating crew in the north — Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Taos, Raton and Trinidad, Colo. — will be David Crawford, who’s been calling plays, he said, since he was 16 years old.
“I started with the little 6- and 7-year-olds and moved up every year,” he said. “And I just kind of keep moving up.”
He’s been a Division II umpire with the for Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for four years, calling games for such schools as
Matt McDermott, Independent League
Matt McDermott, Independent League Expert-Author and Editor has released his picks:
No. 1 Alpine Cowboys-Ryan Stevens will win, last year I made wrong prediction.
No. 2 Las Vegas Train Robbers-Casey Dill will finish 2nd he was born to finish second in life.
No. 3 Raton Osos-I think Keith Essary will make it this year. Keith has been around and is back and hungry.
No. 4 White Sands-Ready for bounce back year.
No. 5 Santa Fe-will draw well again, hopefully narrowly miss. Looking to be an opposite side of losing one run games this year.
No. 6 Roswell-Fans won"t come back until the end of the season based on 2012 season. 2014 will be their year.
No. 7 Trinidad-Fans on Colorado side turn into Raton Fans when Oso fever sweeps Colorado.
Essary becomes a fan favorite in Trinidad.
No. 8 Taos-Travel schedule will put them in the bottom. Only four travel teams in independent baseball history ever made the playoffs.
The Pecos League recently compiled
The Pecos League recently compiled a list of managers all time won/loss records. It took percentage point for Casey Dill to have a higher percentage than Ryan Stevens.
Anyone who’s familiar with the Continental Baseball League or Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn knows the story of the “CB” brand.
...
By Karen Boehler Pecos League writer
Anyone who’s familiar with the Continental Baseball League or Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn knows the story of the “CB” brand.
But even if you’re not, it’s a good story, especially since the CB will try to break what’s been an ongoing jinx when the Carlsbad Bats come back to the league in 2013.
“The story of the ‘CB’ has followed me everywhere I go,” Dunn said.
The story began in 2009, when Dunn was approached by Continental League founder Ron Baron and asked to put together a team three days before the season started after the Dallas Aviators had folded.
“He basically begged me to put (together) a travel team and help run and administer a travel team in the Continental League,” Dunn said.
Baron wanted to name the team the Texas Heat, but since Houston already had a team with that name, it wouldn’t work. So Dunn named the squad the Coastal Kingfish, after Coastal Baseball Park, which he owns, and the Kingfish, after the ECHL hockey team he’d wor
Ernie Munoz will manage t
Ernie Munoz will manage the White Sands Pupfish he has played in the Pecos League for White Sands both in 2011 and 2012.
Casey Dill will manage the Las Vegas Train Robbers, he managed the Las Cruces Vaqueros in the 2012 season.
Bill Moore will manage the Santa Fe Fuego, he managed the Fuego in their inaugural 2012 season.
JD Droddy will manage the Trinidad Triggers, he was assistant manager of the Triggers in 2012.
Keith Essary will manage the Raton Osos he was the inaugural manager of the White Sands Pupfish in 2011.
Chris Ebright will manage the Roswell Invaders.
Ryan Stevens will be manage the Alpine Cowboys, Ryan won the league and has made the playoffs both years managing the Cowboys.
Matt Leahy will manage the Taos Blizzard
The Pecos League is pleased to anno
The Pecos League is pleased to announce ist first round of full time umpires.
David Crawford and Edward Padilla will be full time Northern Division umpires. Both are from Santa Fe and are full time teachers.
Crawford teaches at DeVargas Middle School in Santa Fe.
Padilla teaches at Pinon Elementary in Santa Fe.
Crawford and Padilla were rovers in the 2012 and worked 20 games. They were the leagues best umpires by far.
Bill Moore from the Santa Fe Fuego:
"They were best umpires in the league. They are as good anybody in Arizona. They will do good work for the whole league. These guys pay attention and listen. This is a great upgrade for the league. Everyone that had them in Santa Fe said, "Where have these guys been all year?""
Steve Liddell and Jim Sayer of Las Cruces will be Southern Rovers and will work Alamogordo home games and Deming games if the Pecos League plays a regular season series in Deming.
Liddell and Sayer have been well known as the best umpires in the Pecos League and the 2010 Continental League.
The Pecos League will hire two more full time crews and retain Steve Liddell"s Las Cruces crew as Southern Rovers for Alamogordo/Roswell.
With the Pecos League not deciding to return to Las Cruces and wanting to keep Liddell"s crew, the Pecos League will go with a Northern Rover crew when White Sands is on the road. The Northern rovers will consist of Santa Fe umpires Danny Lujan, Matt Martinez, Richard Salazar and Eric Lujan.)
Pupfish hoping 2013 will bring enthusiasm back to the Aquarium
Jan 15 2013 12:00AM
By Karen Boehler
Pecos League writer
ALAMOGORDO — During the Pecos League"s inaugural year, the White Sands Pupfish were one of the leading teams in fan enthusiasm. While they lost to Rui...
By Karen Boehler
Pecos League writer
ALAMOGORDO — During the Pecos League"s inaugural year, the White Sands Pupfish were one of the leading teams in fan enthusiasm. While they lost to Ruidoso in the playoffs that year, that fan support — and support from the city of Alamogordo — was enough to give the ’Fish a second round of hosting the Pecos League All-Star game in 2012.
Unfortunately, an 0-8 start to the 2012 season dimmed some of that fan enthusiasm, enough to leave a sour taste in the mouth of outfielder Ernie Munoz, who spent all of 2011 in Alamogordo, then came back late in 2012 after a stint in the North American Baseball League.
"Being a part of everything in 2011, where White Sands and Roswell were pretty much the two places in the league that had great fan bases, I took it kind of personally last year, showing up to Alamogordo, and there being only 30 or 40 people in the stands," he said. "So one of my main objectives for this season is to fill the bleachers again. And we"re going to do that by bringing in very talented players and gettin
Every year when managers are named
Every year when managers are named and schedules are released fans love to make their predications:
Independent baseball is totally unpredictable and rosters aren"t set until the day before the season starts. Almost all posts have either Roswell or Alpine in first and Taos, Carlsbad in Last. In 2011 everyone picked White Sands to finish last and Las Cruces to win the league. White Sands finished 2nd and Las Cruces didn"t make the playoffs. In 2012 everyone picked White Sands to win the league and Las Cruces to finish last. Las Cruces almost won the league and White Sands didn"t make the playoffs.
Fans are invited to get their predications in on the leagues Facebook page. It will be next to impossible to predict the order of finish of ten teams but it is worth a try.
Here are some of the predictions from fans across the Pecos League from online emails and Facebook Posts:
Michael Castellano
alpine
roswell
trinidad
pecos
whitesands
carlsbad
taos
las vegas
raton
santa fe
Dan Parsons
ROSWELL ,
Alpine
Pecos
White Sands
Santa Fe
Carlsbad
Trinidad
Raton
Las Vegas
Taos.
Kyle Mayhofen
roswell
pecos
carlsbad
white sands
Alpine
trinadad
Raton
las vegas
santa fe
taos
Emily Olguin
Trinidad
Alpine
Santa Fe
White Sands
Roswell
Las Vegas
Carlsbad
Pecos
Taos
Raton
Jeff Harris
Alpine
Roswell
Las Vegas
White Sands
Santa Fe
Raton
Carlsbad
Pecos
Trinidad
Taos
Juan Lopez
Alpine
Roswell
White Sands
Santa Fe
Trinidad
Pecos
Las Vegas
Raton
Carlsbad
Taos
Pecos League hires Karen Boehler as
Pecos League hires Karen Boehler as official PecosLeague.com writer.
Karen Boehler will be the official game day writer for PecosLeague.com. She will chronicle all games for all 10 teams. She will write articles for the PecosLeague.com and all team sites.
"Karen is drastically overqualified for this position we are glad to have her. She has covered the league from top to bottom from Day 1. Her ChavesCountySports.org site was the source for Roswell Invaders. I don"t think there is a city in the league except Alpine she hasn"t worked in."
Karen has worked for almost every city in the Pecos League and knows the Desert like the band of her hand.
Karen worked for the Las Cruces Sun News
Karen worked for the Alamogordo Daily News
Ruidoso News
Raton Range
Las Alamos Monitor
Silver City Sun News
Karen is originally from Woodland Hills, California in the San Fernando Valley. She is an avid Dodgers fan and has never missed a Roswell Invaders Home Game.
Karen says "I am excited to goto to the other cities in Pecos League and see games."
This is another example of the Pecos League hiring within New Mexico when possible.
The Pecos Spring League will begin
The Pecos Spring League will begin its second year in Houston Texas. Games will be played at Coastal Baseball Park on the Houston/Pearland border and Christy Park in South Houston Texas. Players will stay at Sun Suites on 45 South at Fuqua. All teams are looking to sign players from the Pecos Spring League to the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs...Schedule and all information can be viewed at http://Spring.PecosLeague.com.
Bill Moore will manage the Garden of Gears team from Mesa Arizona. Bill has had the Garden of Gears since 1984 where they were Connie Mack State Champions.
Garden of Gears has had twenty two major league players Andre Either, Paul Konerko, Matt Perisho, Marc Kroon and Albie Lopez. There have been numerous players play affliated minor league baseball from the Garden of Gears. The Garden of Gears have played in Connie Mack, AABC and NBC Leagues throughout Arizona for 29 years. Bill is the current manager of the Santa Fe Fuego in the Pecos League.
Andrew Dunn will manage the Houston Apollos team from Houston, Texas. Andrew has had the Apollos since 2002. The Apollos have played semipro, NBC and AABC ball in every league is existance in Texas and Louisiana. The Big States League, the Coastal Baseball League, the Galveston County Wood Bat League. The Apollos began their journey with independent ball in 2007 as they played the first every game in the history of the Continental Baseball League beating the Bay Area Toros 17-10. The Apollos would play spring training games against the Coastal Kingfish and Toros in 2008 as well. The Apollos played against the Carlsbad Bats in 2011. The Apollos have featured a high power offense with the likes of Mike Wilson and Bob Pfaff as their leaders. The Apollos have had over twenty former players play affliated minor league baseball.The Apollos played in the Pecos Spring League"s inaugural game in 2012 beating the Coastal Kingfish 5-3. Andrew Dunn is the commissioner/director of player procurement for the Pecos League.
Casey Dill will manage the Coastal Kingfish Team. Casey has managed the Nor Cal Pirates since 2002. Casey is the manager of the Las Vegas Train Robbers. Casey managed the Las Cruces Vaqueros to the Championship Game in 2012. Casey also managed the Kingfish in the 2012 Pecos Spring League. The Coastal Kingfish played in the Continental League in 2009 and 2010 in Houston and El Paso. The CB kept its colors and moved to Carlsbad New Mexico to be the Carlsbad Bats in 2011. In the 2012 the Kingfish played in the Pecos Spring League and will do the same in 2013. The Kingfish have had over 25 players picked up by higher level teams and 3 former players turned into managers
JD Droddy will manage the Galveston Sea Lions. JD is also the manager of the Trinidad Triggers. Jd Droddy high the highest level of education of Pecos League Coaches. He graduated from Harvard. He is from Daisetta Texas 58 miles from Houston.
