Malone Border Hounds

The Malone Border Hounds are an independent minor league baseball team based in Malone, New York that plays in the Empire Professional Baseball League. The Border Hounds play their home games at the American Legion Post 219 Veterans Field in Malone and have been managed by former MLB pitcher Ray King since 2024.^[1][2]

Malone Border Hounds
Information
League	Empire Professional Baseball League
Location	Malone, New York
Ballpark	American Legion 219 Veterans Field
Founded	2023
League championships	2023
Website	maloneborderhounds.com//

History

The Border Hounds began play in the Empire Professional Baseball League (EPBL) in 2023. They finished second among five teams in the 2023 EPBL season after ending the season on a twelve-game win streak, and then followed that up by capturing the 2023 EPBL championship with a 2–0 series win over the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds.^[3] They finished the 2024 EPBL season with a 17–21 record, good for third in the now-four-team league.^[4]

Year-by-year results

Season	GP	W	L	Postseason result
2023	26	18	8	Won championship
2024	38	17	21

Affiliations

Players for the Border Hounds—as well as players from the rest of the EPBL—can have their contracts selected to play for the Empire State Greys, a traveling team that competes in the MLB-partnered Frontier League.