2019 Pacific Association season
| 2019 Pacific Association season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Association |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 31, 2019 – September 1, 2019 [1] |
| Number of games | 64 (160 games in total) |
| Number of 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 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.[2] The Martinez Clippers also folded after the 2018 season.[3]
Season schedule[edit]
The 5 teams in the league played a 64-game schedule. 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[edit]
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
Statistical leaders[edit]
Hitting[edit]
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Nick Akins | Vallejo Admirals | 21 |
| AVG | Raul Navarro | San Rafael Pacifics | .372 |
| RBIs | Axel Johnson | San Rafael Pacifics | 67 |
| SB | Omar Artsen | Salina Stockade | 50 |
Pitching[edit]
| 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. [5]
Playoffs[edit]
Format[edit]
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.
| Wild Card Game | Semi-final Game | |||||||
| 4 | Napa Silverados | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | Vallejo Admirals | 5 | ||||||
| 3 | Napa Silverados | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | San Rafael Pacifics | 7 | ||||||
| - | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | San Rafael Pacifics | |||||||
| Championship Series (best-of-three) | |||||
| 1 | Sonoma Stompers | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | San Rafael Pacifics | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Pacific Association - schedule".
- ^ "Bay Area independent baseball league's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad offseason continues". The Mercury News. April 5, 2019.
- ^ "California couple pleads guilty to plotting $1B Ponzi scheme". AP NEWS. 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.
- ^ "Pacific Association - standings". pointstreak.com.
- ^ "Pacific Association - stats".