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.
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.
Team and rule change 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. The Martinez Clippers also folded after the 2018 season.
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
+ Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1y – Sonoma Stompers644519.703--2x – San Rafael Pacifics643826.5947.03x – Vallejo Admirals643430.53111.04x – Napa Silverados642935.45316.05e – Salina Stockade641450.21931.0
y – Clinched division x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Record vs. opponents 2019 Pacific Association Record vs. opponentsTeamNAPASLNSRFSONVAL 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 SOCarl 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.
Playoffs Format 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.
Individual Awards Award Player Team Most Valuable Player Raúl Navarro San Rafael Pacifics Pitcher of the Year Dakota Freese Vallejo Admirals Reliever of the Year Jailen Peguero, Ryan Richardson San Rafael Pacifics, Sonoma Stompers Rookie of the Year Zane Gelphman Salina Stockade, San Rafael Pacifics Manager of the Year Zack Pace Sonoma Stompers Executive of the Year Brett Creamer
Gilded Glove Awards
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 Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2019 O'Koyea Dickson (Vallejo) Jailen Peguero (San Rafael) Brandon Phillips (Vallejo)
Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2019 Andrew Chin (San Rafael) Henry Omana (Sonoma) Chris Kwitzer (Sonoma) D. J. Sharabi (Sonoma) References