09/10/2026
🏆 THE 2026 PIONEER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS START TODAY 🏆
Four teams remain. Two best-of-three series. One Pioneer League Championship.
🔥 BILLINGS vs. MISSOULA
🔥 LONG BEACH vs. MODESTO
Here’s a look at the four clubs competing for the title:
🐎 BILLINGS MUSTANGS | 67-28
Knockout Round: 4-0
The Mustangs spent the summer overwhelming opponents with one of the league’s most dangerous lineups on their way to 67 wins.
💥 A.J. Shaver: .434 | 154 H | 29 2B | 14 3B | 21 HR | 122 RBI | 120 R | 35 SB
💥 Cameron Bowen: 147 H | 37 2B | 21 HR | 114 RBI
💥 Charlie Muniz: .361 | 27 HR | 106 RBI | .470 OBP | .656 SLG
💥 Adam Cootway: .343 | 22 HR | 94 RBI | 108 R
🔥 Julian Garcia: 9-1 | 99.2 IP | 97 K
🔒 Lucas Hartman: 10 SV | 59 K in 38.2 IP
Billings also enters the postseason a perfect 4-0 in the Knockout Round.
🌊 LONG BEACH COAST | 67-28
Knockout Round: 4-4
What a debut.
In their FIRST SEASON as a PBL club, the Coast won 67 games, tied for the best overall record in the playoff field and secured a spot in the postseason.
💥 Emilio Corona: .351 | 27 HR | 111 RBI | 50 SB
💥 Cuba Bess: 27 HR | 115 RBI
💥 Eddy Pelc: .357 | .528 OBP | 120 BB
💥 Jacob Jablonski: 23 HR | 88 RBI
💥 Cooper Vest: 96 R | 95 RBI
🔥 Nathan Hemmerling: 9-0 | 4.53 ERA | 100 K
🔒 Zach Voelker established a new PBL single-season saves record.
Long Beach now enters its first postseason after a 67-win inaugural campaign.
🐻 MISSOULA PADDLEHEADS | 59-36
Second Half: 35-13 | Knockout Round: 2-2
Nobody was better in the second half.
Missoula went a league-best 35-13 after the break to finish atop the second-half standings and charge into the postseason.
💥 Xavier Casserilla: .380 | 33 HR | 111 RBI | 116 R | .731 SLG
💥 Nich Klemp: 27 HR | 124 RBI
💥 Enzo Apodaca: .352 | 115 R
💥 Michael Koszewski: .480 OBP | 96 BB | 41 SB
🔥 Brendan Beard helped lead the rotation down the stretch.
🔒 Matthew Taubensee finished the regular season with 11 saves.
The hottest team of the second half now meets a 67-win Billings club with a trip to the Championship Series on the line.
🏁 MODESTO ROADSTERS | 58-38
Second Half: 31-17 | Knockout Round: 4-4
Another expansion club. Another playoff berth.
In their FIRST SEASON in the PBL, the Roadsters caught fire in the second half, going 31-17 behind pitching, defense and timely hitting to earn a postseason spot.
💥 Osiris Johnson: .390 | 22 HR | 99 RBI
💥 Bryce Cannon: 18 HR | 80 RBI | 95 BB
💥 Max Handron: .368 | .478 OBP
🔥 Omar Serrano: 8-3 | 4.15 ERA | 115 IP | 127 K
🔥 Devyn Hernandez: 6-3 | 4.76 ERA | 82 K
🔥 Corbin Talley: 8-3
And fittingly, the PBL’s two newest clubs will meet for a spot in the Championship Series.
Long Beach and Modesto played four games decided by two runs or fewer in their final five meetings, including THREE Knockout Round finishes.
Now they run it back when the stakes are highest. 👀
Billings. Long Beach. Missoula. Modesto.
Four teams. Two series. One championship.
PLAYOFF BASEBALL STARTS TODAY. 🏆🔥
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