| 2018 Pacific Association season | |
| League: | Pacific Association |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | May 31 - August 31 (Playoffs: September 1 - September 2)[1] |
| No Of Games: | 80 (240 games in total) |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Sonoma Stompers |
| Playoffs: | League postseason |
| Finals Champ: | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Sonoma Stompers |
| Seasonslist: | List of Pacific Association seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | PACA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2017 Pacific Association season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2019 Pacific Association season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019 |
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.[2]
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.[3]
The Napa Silverados and Martinez Clippers were both added as new franchises.[4] [5]
The top four teams would qualify for the 2018 playoffs with two best of one series to determine the champion.
as of August 31, 2018
| Team | G | W | L | 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 | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 5 | e – Napa Silverados | 80 | 31 | 49 | .388 | 26.0 |
| 6 | e – Martinez Clippers | 80 | 29 | 51 | .363 | 28.0 | |
| 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 | — | |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Nick Akins | 29 | ||
| AVG | Javion Randle | .402 | ||
| RBIs | Nick Akins | 81 | ||
| SB | DonAndre Clark, Nick Kern | 31 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 11 | |||
| ERA | Tyler Sharp | 2.90 | ||
| SO | San Rafael Pacifics | 140 | ||
| SV | Jacob Cox | 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.[7]
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.
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Javion Randle [8] | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Pitcher of the Year | Jared Koenig[9] | San Rafael Pacifics |
| Reliever of the Year | Jacob Cox [10] | |
| Rookie of the Year | Kenny Meimerstorf [11] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Manager of the Year | Zack Pace [12] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Executive of the Year | Brett Creamer [13] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Daniel Comstock | Sonoma Stompers |
| 1B | Josh Montelongo | |
| 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 | |
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2018
Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2018