Prospect League Conference & Division Names Announced

Presented By Atomic Speedway

(ELKVILLE, Illinois) – The Prospect League announced the names of its newly-formed conferences and realigned divisions ahead of the collegiate wood-bat circuit’s 12th season, which begins Thursday, May 27.

The 16-team league will be split into two conferences, East and West, and each conference will contain two divisions. The Ohio River Valley Division and the Wabash River Division make up the East, while the West’s divisions are the Great River Division and the Prairie Land Division.

The league recently held its annual Spring Prospect League Meetings, where the names were approved by the Board of Directors, comprised of a representative from each team.

“With the simple geographic monikers for the conferences, our Directors wanted to be more creative and descriptive with the division names,” said Prospect League Commissioner Dennis Bastien. “So, we’ve got three US waterways and a farm land represented – proudly Americana and a natural fit for our current structure.”

The division names were partly inspired by a recent “Name the Conferences” contest run by the Prospect League that received several hundred recommendations from fans from across the country. Five winners have been identified who will receive a Prospect League Privilege Pass good for free admission for two to any Prospect League game in 2021 and other prizes.

EAST CONFERENCE 

(Ohio River Valley Division)    

Champion City Kings,  Chillicothe Paints,  Johnstown Mill Rats, West Virginia Miners 

(Wabash River Division)

Danville Dans, Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, REX Lafayette Aviators

WEST CONFERENCE

(Great River Division)

Burlington Bees, Clinton LumberKings, Normal CornBelters, Quincy Gems 

(Prairie Land Division)

Alton River Dragons, Cape Catfish, O’Fallon Hoots, Springfield Sliders

The Prospect League is an elite, collegiate wood-bat summer baseball league, providing college players with the opportunity to compete in a minor-league setting with high-level competition. The League’s members provide their communities with quality baseball and affordable, family-friendly entertainment.

Founded in 2009 after merging with the Central Illinois Collegiate League, the Prospect League is made up of 16 teams competing in a seven-state region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, please visit www.prospectleague.com.