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Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp manager John Jakiemiec was named Prospect League Player of the Year and four Shrimp players were named Western Conference All Stars.
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The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp defeated Rex Baseball 4-2 on Wednesday to win the Prospect League championship for the first time.
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The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp beat Rex 13-8 Monday in Game 1 of the best-of-three Prospect League championship series.