2025 Frontier League season

2025 Frontier League season
LeagueFrontier League
SportBaseball
DurationMay 8 – August 31
(Playoffs: September 3 – September 21)
Games96 (768 games in total)
Teams18
East Division
League championsQuébec Capitales
West Division
League championsSchaumburg Boomers
Frontier League Championship
ChampionsQuébec Capitales
  Runners-upSchaumburg Boomers
Finals MVPAnthony Calarco, Schaumburg Boomers

The 2025 Frontier League season was the 32nd season of operation (31st season of play) of the Frontier League (FL). The regular season began on May 8, 2025, and ended on August 31, 2025. The playoffs concluded on September 21, with the Québec Capitales defeating the Schaumburg Boomers in the finals in five games, winning their fourth consecutive championship and 11th in franchise history.[1]

Team changes

On September 17, 2024, Cameron McRae, a business owner from North Carolina, became the primary owner of the Down East Bird Dawgs. The team began play in May of 2025.[2]

Also, that year, the Mississippi Mud Monsters began play after the Frontier League awarded the franchise to Mississippi on September 9, 2024.[3]

Regular season standings

  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Atlantic Conference - East Division

Team W L Pct. GB
y - Sussex County Miners 53 43 .552 –
x - New York Boulders 52 43 .547 .5
e - Down East Bird Dawgs 37 58 .479 15.5
e - New Jersey Jackals 28 65 .301 23.5

Atlantic Conference - North Division

Team W L Pct. GB
y - Québec Capitales 67 29 .698 –
x - Tri-City ValleyCats 62 34 .646 5
e - Ottawa Titans 51 43 .531 16
e - Brockton Rox 38 54 .413 27
e - Trois-Rivières Aigles 38 57 .400 28.5

Midwest Conference - Central Division

Team W L Pct. GB
y - Washington Wild Things 54 42 .563 –
x - Lake Erie Crushers 52 42 .553 1
e - Florence Y'alls 43 53 .448 11
e - Evansville Otters 40 56 .417 14

Midwest Conference - West Division

Team W L Pct. GB
y - Schaumburg Boomers 58 38 .604 –
x - Gateway Grizzlies 56 40 .583 2
e - Mississippi Mud Monsters 49 47 .510 9
e - Joliet Slammers 44 52 .458 14
e - Windy City ThunderBolts 36 60 .375 22

Playoffs

Format

The teams with the highest winning percentage (when calculated to three decimal places) in each respective division at the end of the Championship Season will qualify for the playoffs and receive the top two seeds in their conference, regardless of final record. The next two best records in each conference as determined by winning percentage (calculated to three (3) decimal places) will also qualify for the playoffs as Wild Card teams.[4]

Playoff results

Wild Card Round

Quebec vs. New York

Quebec won the series, 2-0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 3 Quebec Capitales 11, New York Boulders 4 Clover Stadium - - 
2 September 5 New York Boulders 0, Quebec Capitales 4 Stade Canac - -
Tri-City vs. Sussex County

Tri-City won the series, 2-0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 3 Sussex County 1, Tri-City 5 Joseph L. Bruno Stadium - - 
2 September 5 Tri-City 4, Sussex County 3 Skylands Stadium - -
Gateway vs. Washington

Gateway won the series, 2-0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 3 Washington 5, Gateway 6 Arsenal BG Ballpark - - 
2 September 5 Gateway 9, Washington 4 EQT Park - -
Schaumburg vs. Lake Erie

Schaumburg won the series, 2-0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 3 Schaumburg 9, Lake Erie 3 Crushers Stadium - - 
2 September 5 Lake Erie 3, Schaumburg 5 Wintrust Field - -

Conference Finals

Quebec vs. Tri-City

Quebec won the series, 3-1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 9 Quebec 4, Tri-City 2 Joseph L. Bruno Stadium - - 
2 September 10 Quebec 6, Tri-City 7 Joseph L. Bruno Stadium - - 
3 September 12 Tri-City 2, Quebec 17 Stade Canac - - 
4 September 13 Tri-City 5, Quebec 10 Stade Canac - -
Schaumburg vs. Gateway

Schaumburg won the series, 3-0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 9 Gateway 6, Schaumburg 11 Wintrust Field - - 
2 September 10 Gateway 0, Schaumburg 9 Wintrust Field - - 
3 September 12 Schaumburg 4, Gateway 2 Arsenal BG Ballpark - -

Championship Finals

Quebec vs. Schaumburg

Quebec won the series, 3-2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 16 Schaumburg 7, Quebec 1 Stade Canac - - 
2 September 17 Schaumburg 2, Quebec 4 Stade Canac - - 
3 September 19 Quebec 6, Schaumburg 10 Wintrust Field - - 
4 September 20 Quebec 14, Schaumburg 8 Wintrust Field - - 
5 September 21 Quebec 6, Schaumburg 5 Wintrust Field - -

End of year awards

[5]

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Anthony Calarco Schaumburg Boomers
Pitcher of the Year Braeden Allemann Québec Capitales
Rookie of the Year Ian Battipaglia Joliet Slammers
Manager of the Year Patrick Scalabrini Québec Capitales
Executive of the Year Martin Boyce Ottawa Titans

References

  1. ^ "2025 Frontier League Standings". baseball.pointstreak.com.
  2. ^ Sartori, Gabby; Layton, Courtney (September 18, 2024) [September 17, 2024]. "Professional baseball returns to Kinston with Bird Dawgs". WNCT-TV. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Simmons, Scott (September 9, 2024). "New baseball team coming to Trustmark Park as M-Braves leave". WAPT. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Playoff Format - Frontier League". frontierleague.com.
  5. ^ "2025 Frontier League Awards Announced". frontierleague.com.
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