# 2018 Pacific Association season

The 2018 Pacific Association season was the sixth season of the Pacific Association. There was a six team 80 game schedule. Most series included a two-game series with each team having 40 home games.
The Vallejo Admirals entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Sonoma Stompers 11–8 in the league's 2017 championship game.
The playoffs concluded on September 2, with the San Rafael Pacifics defeating the Sonoma Stompers 6–0 in the championship game, winning their third Pacific Association championship.

## Team and rule changes

The Napa Silverados and Martinez Clippers were both added as new franchises.
The top four teams would qualify for the 2018 playoffs with two best of one series to determine the champion.

## Regular season standings

as of August 31, 2018
Regular Season Standings :
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – Sonoma Stompers | 80 | 57 | 23 | .713 | -- |
| 2 | x – San Rafael Pacifics | 80 | 50 | 30 | .625 | 7.0 |
| 3 | x – Vallejo Admirals | 80 | 37 | 43 | .463 | 20.0 |
| 4 | x – Pittsburg Diamonds | 80 | 36 | 44 | .450 | 21.0 |
| 5 | e – Napa Silverados | 80 | 31 | 49 | .388 | 26.0 |
| 6 | e – Martinez Clippers | 80 | 29 | 51 | .363 | 28.0 |
* y – Clinched division
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* e – Eliminated from playoff contention

### Record vs. opponents

2018 Pacific Association Record vs. opponents :
| Team | MTZ | NAPA | PIT | SRF | SON | VAL |
| Martinez | — | 8–8 | 8–8 | 5–11 | 4–12 | 4–12 |
| Napa | 8–8 | — | 6–10 | 6–10 | 3–13 | 8–8 |
| Pittsburg | 8–8 | 10–6 | — | 6–10 | 4–12 | 8–8 |
| San Rafael | 11–5 | 10–6 | 10–6 | — | 8–8 | 11–5 |
| Sonoma | 12–4 | 13–3 | 12–4 | 8–8 | — | 12–4 |
| Vallejo | 12–4 | 8–8 | 8–8 | 5–11 | 4–12 | — |

## Statistical leaders
### Hitting

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| HR | Nick Akins | Vallejo Admirals | 29 |
| AVG | Javion Randle | San Rafael Pacifics | .402 |
| RBIs | Nick Akins | Vallejo Admirals | 81 |
| SB | DonAndre Clark, Nick Kern | San Rafael Pacifics, Napa Silverados | 31 |

### Pitching

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| W | Jared Koenig | San Rafael Pacifics | 11 |
| ERA | Tyler Sharp | Sonoma Stompers | 2.90 |
| SO | Jared Koenig | San Rafael Pacifics | 140 |
| SV | Jacob Cox | Sonoma Stompers | 26 |
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 2018, The top four teams would qualify for the playoffs. The number one and two seeds would host a best-of-one semi-final game. The lowest seeded team would then host a best-of-one championship game. The playoffs were held September 1 through September 2.
| Semi-final Game | Semi-final Game | Semi-final Game | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| 4 | Pittsburg Diamonds | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Sonoma Stompers | 5 | | | |
| 1 | Sonoma Stompers | 5 | 2 | San Rafael Pacifics | 6 |
| | | | 1 | Sonoma Stompers | 0 |
| 3 | Vallejo Admirals | 2 | 1 | Sonoma Stompers | 0 |
| 2 | San Rafael Pacifics | 3 | | | |

### Individual Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Javion Randle | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Pitcher of the Year | Jared Koenig | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Reliever of the Year | Jacob Cox | Sonoma Stompers |
| Rookie of the Year | Kenny Meimerstorf | Sonoma Stompers |
| Manager of the Year | Zack Pace | Sonoma Stompers |
| Executive of the Year | Brett Creamer | Sonoma Stompers |

### Gilded Glove Awards

| Position | Player | Team |
| C | Daniel Comstock | Sonoma Stompers |
| 1B | Josh Montelongo | Napa Silverados |
| 2B | Brandon Fischer | Vallejo Admirals |
| SS | Rando Moreno | San Rafael Pacifics |
| 3B | Chris Fornaci | Vallejo Admirals |
| LF | Javion Randle | San Rafael Pacifics |
| CF | DonAndre Clark | San Rafael Pacifics |
| RF | Vladmimir Gomez | Vallejo Admirals |
| P | Billy Felo | Napa Silverados |

## Notable players

Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2018
* Travis Blackley (Pittsburg)
* J. P. Howell (San Rafael)
* Jared Koenig (San Rafael)
* Chris Mazza (San Rafael)
Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2018
* Jose Casilla (San Rafael)
* Chris Kwitzer (Pittsburg)
* D. J. Sharabi (Sonoma)