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2019 Pacific Association season

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2019 Pacific Association season
LeaguePacific Association
SportBaseball
DurationMay 31, 2019 – September 1, 2019 [1]
Number of games64 (160 games in total)
Number of teams5
Regular season
Season championsSonoma Stompers
League postseason
Finals championsSan Rafael Pacifics
  Runners-upSonoma Stompers
PACA seasons

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]

Team and rule change

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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

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as of September 1, 2019

Regular Season Standings
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

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Record vs. opponents

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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

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Hitting

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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

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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]

Playoffs

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Format

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In 2019, 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. The playoffs were held August 28 through September 1.

Championship Series
(best-of-three)
1Sonoma Stompers553
2San Rafael Pacifics845

Individual Awards

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Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Raúl Navarro [8] San Rafael Pacifics
Pitcher of the Year Dakota Freese [9] Vallejo Admirals
Reliever of the Year Jailen Peguero, Ryan Richardson [10] San Rafael Pacifics, Sonoma Stompers
Rookie of the Year Zane Gelphman [11] Salina Stockade, San Rafael Pacifics
Manager of the Year Zack Pace [12] Sonoma Stompers
Executive of the Year Brett Creamer [13] Sonoma Stompers

Gilded Glove Awards

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Position Player Team
C Ermindo Escobar San Rafael Pacifics
1B Axel Johnson San Rafael Pacifics
2B Nick Gotta Sonoma Stompers
SS Raúl Navarro San Rafael Pacifics
3B Chris Kwitzer Sonoma Stompers
LF Nick Ultsch Napa Silverados
CF Dondrei Hubbard Sonoma Stompers
RF Corey Dempster San Rafael Pacifics
P Nick Barnese Sonoma Stompers

Notable players

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Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2019

Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific Association - schedule".
  2. ^ "San Rafael Pacifics blank Stompers to capture championship". Marin Independent Journal. September 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pacifics win Game 3, defend Pacific Association title". Marin Independent Journal. September 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bay Area independent baseball league's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad offseason continues". The Mercury News. April 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "California couple pleads guilty to plotting $1B Ponzi scheme". AP NEWS. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020. Prosecutors alleged that the company engaged in $2.5 billion in investment transactions between 2011 and 2018, costing investors $1 billion. Among the investors was Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which lost some $340 million.
  6. ^ "Pacific Association - standings". pointstreak.com.
  7. ^ "Pacific Association - stats".
  8. ^ "Winnipeg Goldeyes Sign Infielders Navarro, Conners". chrisd.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Vallejo Admiral Dakota Freese named Pacific Association Pitcher of the Year". timesheraldonline.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  10. ^ "RYAN RICHARDSON, JAILEN PEGUERO WIN DUAL RELIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". stompersbaseball.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Zane Gelphman Named ROY". pacificinterntaionalleague.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  12. ^ "PACE, CREAMER EARN AWARDS". stompersbaseball.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  13. ^ "PACE, CREAMER EARN AWARDS". stompersbaseball.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Congratulations to the following 2019 Gilded Glove winners!". instagram.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.