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Attendance up for Lucky Horseshoes and Prospect League in 2023

Attendance up for Lucky Horseshoes and Prospect League in 2023

Photo: Saga Communications/Prospect League


The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes contributed to the Prospect League’s jump in attendance this season. The league announced Thursday that it shattered attendance records with 575,294 fans attending games this year, a 23 percent increase from the 2022 season.

The Lucky Horseshoes enjoyed the league’s largest team attendance increase with 10,645 more fans this season compared to last year. The Horseshoes also achieved higher per game attendance this year. Seventeen teams make up the Prospect League and the Clinton LumberKings led the league in total attendance.

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