2019 Pacific Association season
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| 2019 Pacific Association season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Association |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 31, 2019 – September 1, 2019 [1] |
| Games | 64 (160 games in total) |
| Teams | 5 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Sonoma Stompers |
| League postseason | |
| Finals champions | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Runners-up | Sonoma Stompers |
The 2019 Pacific Association season was the seventh season of the Pacific Association. There was a five team 64 game schedule.
The San Rafael Pacifics entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Sonoma Stompers 6–0 in the league's 2018 championship game.[2]
They playoffs concluded on September 1, with the San Rafael Pacifics defeating the Sonoma Stompers 2–1 in the championship series, winning their fourth Pacific Association championship.[3]
The 5 teams in the league played a 64-game schedule. The Salina Stockade were added as a travel team to be the sixth team, but the Pittsburg Diamonds announced they would be going on a hiatus in April just weeks after the Stockade were announced.[4] The Martinez Clippers also folded after the 2018 season.[5]
The Stockade would play as a travel team and play double-headers on Saturdays. The top four teams would qualify for the playoffs with the regular season champion getting a bye to the best-of-three championship series. The third and four seed would play a one-game wild card to advance to the semi-final matchup vs the two seed, which was also a best-of-one.
Regular season standings
as of September 1, 2019
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Sonoma Stompers | 64 | 45 | 19 | .703 | -- |
| 2 | x – San Rafael Pacifics | 64 | 38 | 26 | .594 | 7.0 |
| 3 | x – Vallejo Admirals | 64 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 11.0 |
| 4 | x – Napa Silverados | 64 | 29 | 35 | .453 | 16.0 |
| 5 | e – Salina Stockade | 64 | 14 | 50 | .219 | 31.0 |
- y – Clinched division
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Record vs. opponents
| 2019 Pacific Association Record vs. opponents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | NAPA | SLN | SRF | SON | VAL |
| Napa | — | 12–6 | 4–9 | 7–13 | 6–7 |
| Salina | 6–12 | — | 4–14 | 3–12 | 1–12 |
| San Rafael | 9–4 | 14–4 | — | 4–8 | 11–10 |
| Sonoma | 13–7 | 12–3 | 8–4 | — | 12–5 |
| Vallejo | 7–6 | 12–1 | 10–11 | 5–12 | — |
Statistical leaders
Hitting
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Nick Akins | Vallejo Admirals | 21 |
| AVG | Raúl Navarro | San Rafael Pacifics | .373 |
| RBIs | Axel Johnson | San Rafael Pacifics | 67 |
| SB | Omar Artsen | Salina Stockade | 50 |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | (Nick Barnese, Vijay Patel), Dakota Freese | (Sonoma Stompers),Vallejo Admirals | 7 |
| ERA | Dakota Freese | Vallejo Admirals | 2.91 |
| SO | Carl Brice | Vallejo Admirals | 100 |
| SV | Jailen Peguero | 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. [7]