| 2017 Pacific Association season | |
| League: | Pacific Association |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | June 2 - August 31 (Playoffs: September 1)[1] |
| No Of Games: | 78 (156 games in total) |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Sonoma Stompers 1H (28–11), Vallejo Admirals 2H (24–15) |
| Playoffs: | League postseason |
| Finals Champ: | Vallejo Admirals |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Sonoma Stompers |
| Seasonslist: | List of Pacific Association seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | PACA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2016 Pacific Association season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2016 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2018 Pacific Association season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2018 |
The 2017 Pacific Association season was the fifth season of the Pacific Association. There was a four team 78 game schedule. Most series included a three-game series with each team having 39 home games.
The Sonoma Stompers entered the season as defending champions, having won both halves of the 2016 Pacific Association season.[2]
The playoffs concluded on September 1, with the Vallejo Admirals defeating the Sonoma Stompers 11–8 in the league's 2017 championship game.[3]
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.
On May 1, Jonathan Stone was named commissioner of the Pacific Association.[4]
as of August 31, 2017
| Pacific Association | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + Regular Season Standings | Pos | Team | G | First half | Second half | Season record | GB | |
| 1 | x – Sonoma Stompers | 78 | 28–11 | 24–15 | 52–26 | .667 | -- | |
| 2 | x – Vallejo Admirals | 78 | 12–27 | 24–15 | 36–42 | .462 | 16.0 | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 3 | e – Pittsburg Diamonds | 78 | 21–18 | 15–24 | 36–42 | .462 | 16.0 |
| 4 | e – San Rafael Pacifics | 78 | 17–22 | 15–24 | 32–46 | .410 | 20.0 | |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Jake Taylor | 20 | ||
| AVG | Vinny Guglietti | .360 | ||
| RBIs | Jake Taylor, Vinny Guglietti | 65 | ||
| SB | Matt Hibbert | 36 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Demetrius Banks, Tyler Stirewalt | 7 | ||
| ERA | Tyler Garkow | 2.56 | ||
| SO | Dakota Freese | San Rafael Pacifics/Pittsburg Diamonds | 102 | |
| SV | 18 |
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 2017, The winner of the first and second half would play a best-of-one championship game. The Sonoma Stompers won the first half with a 28–11 record. The Vallejo Admirals won the second half in a head-to-head tie breaker with the Sonoma Stompers with a 24–15 record. The Stompers hosted the Admirals on September 1.
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Tillman Pugh [7] | Vallejo Admirals |
| Pitcher of the Year | Tyler Garkow [8] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Reliever of the Year | Sammy Gervacio[9] | |
| Rookie of the Year | Michael Rizzitello [10] | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Manager of the Year | P. J. Phillips / Takashi Miyoshi [11] [12] | Vallejo Admirals / Sonoma Stompers |
| Executive of the Year | Kevin Reilly | Vallejo Admirals |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Isaac Wenrich | Sonoma Stompers |
| 1B | Vinny Guglietti | |
| 2B | Ordomar Valdez | |
| SS | Jose Garcia | |
| 3B | Chris Fornaci | Vallejo Admirals |
| LF | Brennan Metzger | Sonoma Stompers |
| CF | Matt Hibbert | Sonoma Stompers |
| RF | Miles Williams | San Rafael Pacifics |
| P | Max Beatty | San Rafael Pacifics |
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2017
Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2017