2000 California League season
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| 2000 California League season | |
|---|---|
| League | California League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 6 – September 3 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Lancaster JetHawks |
| Season MVP | Juan Silvestre, Lancaster JetHawks |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | San Bernardino Stampede |
| Runners-up | Visalia Oaks |
The 2000 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, as three teams from each division qualified for the post-season, the winner of each half of the season plus playoff qualifiers.
The San Bernardino Stampede won the California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in the final round of the playoffs.
- The Stockton Ports were renamed to the Mudville Nine. The club remained affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
Summary
- The Lancaster JetHawks finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in team history.
Standings
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Bakersfield Blaze | 80 | 60 | .571 | – |
| Visalia Oaks | 78 | 62 | .557 | 2 |
| Modesto A's | 76 | 64 | .543 | 4 |
| Mudville Nine | 68 | 72 | .486 | 12 |
| San Jose Giants | 53 | 87 | .379 | 27 |
| South Division | ||||
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Lancaster JetHawks | 89 | 51 | .636 | – |
| San Bernardino Stampede | 77 | 63 | .550 | 12 |
| Lake Elsinore Storm | 70 | 70 | .500 | 19 |
| Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 61 | 79 | .436 | 28 |
| High Desert Mavericks | 48 | 92 | .343 | 41 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
Pitching leaders
Playoffs
- The San Bernardino Stampede won their second consecutive, and third overall California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in three games.
Playoff bracket
| Division semi-finals | Division finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Modesto | bye | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Modesto | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Visalia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Bakersfield | 1 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Visalia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Visalia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | San Bernardino | 3 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Lancaster | bye | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Lancaster | 2 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | San Bernardino | 3 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | San Bernardino | 2 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Lake Elsinore | 0 | ||||||||||||
Awards
| California League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Juan Silvestre, Lancaster JetHawks |