| 2014 Pacific Association season | |
| League: | Pacific Association |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | June 3, 2014 – August 31, 2014 [1] |
| No Of Games: | 78 (156 games in total) |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | San Rafael Pacifics 1H (23–16), San Rafael Pacifics 2H (25–14) |
| Playoffs: | League postseason |
| Finals Champ: | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Seasonslist: | List of Pacific Association seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | PACA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2013 Pacific Association season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2015 Pacific Association season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015 |
The 2014 Pacific Association season was the second season of the Pacific Association. There was a four team 78 game schedule.
Maui Na Koa Ikaika won the previous 2013 Pacific Association season, but folded in the off-season.
The San Rafael Pacifics won both halves of the 2014 season, earning them their first Pacific Association championship.[2]
The four teams in the league played a 78-game schedule. Each team played 39 games for the first and second half of the season. Each half champion would receive a place in the best-of-one championship game.
Hawaii, Maui and East Bay all folded after the 2013 season.[3] [4] The Pittsburg Mettle and Sonoma Stompers were both introduced to the league. Sonoma did not host a home game until July 1 due to field renovations.
as of August 31, 2014
| Pacific Association | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + Regular Season Standings | Pos | Team | G | First half | Second half | Season record | GB | |
| 1 | y – San Rafael Pacifics | 78 | 23–16 | 25–14 | 48–30 | .615 | -- | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 2 | e – Vallejo Admirals | 78 | 21–18 | 23–16 | 44–34 | .564 | 4.0 |
| 3 | e – Sonoma Stompers | 78 | 21–18 | 21–18 | 42–36 | .538 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | e – Pittsburg Mettle | 78 | 13–26 | 9–30 | 22–56 | .282 | 26.0 | |
| 2014 Pacific Association Record vs. opponents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | PIT | SRF | SON | VAL | |
| Pittsburg | — | 5–22 | 8–16 | 9–18 | |
| San Rafael | 22–5 | — | 14–13 | 12–12 | |
| Sonoma | 16–8 | 13–14 | — | 13–14 | |
| Vallejo | 18–9 | 12–12 | 14–13 | — | |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Joel Carranza | 19 | ||
| AVG | Jayce Ray | .355 | ||
| RBIs | Joel Carranza | 64 | ||
| SB | Tillman Pugh | 43 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Patrick Conroy | 9 | ||
| ERA | Dennis Neal | 2.76 | ||
| SO | Dylan Brammer | Pittsburg Mettle | 89 | |
| SV | Colin Allen | 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.[6]
In 2014, The winner of the first and second half who have played a best-of-one championship game. The San Rafael Pacifics won the first half with a 23–16 record. The San Rafael Pacifics also won the second half with a 25–14 record, naming them the outright champion.
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Jayce Ray [7] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Pitcher of the Year | Patrick Conroy [8] | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Reliever of the Year | Colin Allen | |
| Rookie of the Year | Jordan Hinshaw [9] | |
| Manager of the Year | Garry Templeton II [10] | |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Andrew Parker | Sonoma Stompers |
| 1B | Mike Orefice | |
| 2B | Chris Dibiasi | |
| SS | Elvin Rodriguez | |
| 3B | Michael Cerda | Vallejo Admirals |
| LF | Tillman Pugh | Vallejo Admirals |
| CF | Zack Pace | San Rafael Pacifics |
| RF | Jordan Hinshaw | Vallejo Admirals |
| P | Jesse Smith | San Rafael Pacifics |
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2014
Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2014