2014 Pacific Association season
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| 2014 Pacific Association season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Association |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | June 3, 2014 – August 31, 2014 [1] |
| Games | 78 (156 games in total) |
| Teams | 4 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | San Rafael Pacifics 1H (23–16), San Rafael Pacifics 2H (25–14) |
| League postseason | |
| Finals champions | San Rafael Pacifics |
The 2014 Pacific Association season was the second season of the Pacific Association. There was a four team 78 game schedule.
Maui Na Koa Ikaika won the previous 2013 Pacific Association season, but folded in the off-season.
The San Rafael Pacifics won both halves of the 2014 season, earning them their first Pacific Association championship.[2]
The four teams in the league played a 78-game schedule. Each team played 39 games for the first and second half of the season. Each half champion would receive a place in the best-of-one championship game.
Hawaii, Maui and East Bay all folded after the 2013 season.[3][4] The Pittsburg Mettle and Sonoma Stompers were both introduced to the league. Sonoma did not host a home game until July 1 due to field renovations.
Regular season standings
as of August 31, 2014
| Pacific Association | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | G | First half | Second half | Season record | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – San Rafael Pacifics | 78 | 23–16 | 25–14 | 48–30 | .615 | -- |
| 2 | e – Vallejo Admirals | 78 | 21–18 | 23–16 | 44–34 | .564 | 4.0 |
| 3 | e – Sonoma Stompers | 78 | 21–18 | 21–18 | 42–36 | .538 | 6.0 |
| 4 | e – Pittsburg Mettle | 78 | 13–26 | 9–30 | 22–56 | .282 | 26.0 |
- y – Clinched division
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Record vs. opponents
| 2014 Pacific Association Record vs. opponents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | PIT | SRF | SON | VAL |
| Pittsburg | — | 5–22 | 8–16 | 9–18 |
| San Rafael | 22–5 | — | 14–13 | 12–12 |
| Sonoma | 16–8 | 13–14 | — | 13–14 |
| Vallejo | 18–9 | 12–12 | 14–13 | — |
Statistical leaders
Hitting
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Joel Carranza | Sonoma Stompers | 19 |
| AVG | Jayce Ray | Sonoma Stompers | .355 |
| RBIs | Joel Carranza | Sonoma Stompers | 64 |
| SB | Tillman Pugh | Vallejo Admirals | 43 |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Patrick Conroy | San Rafael Pacifics | 9 |
| ERA | Dennis Neal | Vallejo Admirals | 2.76 |
| SO | Dylan Brammer | Pittsburg Mettle | 89 |
| SV | Colin Allen | San Rafael Pacifics | 16 |
To qualify as league leader for hitter, AVG - Minimum of plate appearances of 2.7 per team game. To qualify as league leader for pitcher, ERA - Minimum inning(s) of .8 pitched per team game. [6]