| 2016 Pacific Association season | |
| League: | Pacific Association |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | May 31, 2016 – August 28, 2016 [1] |
| No Of Games: | 78 (156 games in total) |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Sonoma Stompers 1H (23–16), Sonoma Stompers 2H (24–15) |
| Playoffs: | League postseason |
| Finals Champ: | Sonoma Stompers |
| Seasonslist: | List of Pacific Association seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | PACA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015 Pacific Association season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017 Pacific Association season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017 |
The 2016 Pacific Association season was the fourth 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 San Rafael Pacifics entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Sonoma Stompers 4–3 in the league's 2015 championship game.[2]
The season concluded on August 28, with the Sonoma Stompers winning both halves, becoming outright champions.[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.
In June, the Stompers signed two female players to their roster. Kelsie Whitmore and Stacy Piagno were the third time since the 1950s that women were on a professional baseball team.[4] [5]
In July, Anna Kimbrell joined Piagno and Whitmore to become the first female battery in professional baseball.[6]
as of August 28, 2016
| Pacific Association | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + Regular Season Standings | Pos | Team | G | First half | Second half | Season record | GB | |
| 1 | y – Sonoma Stompers | 78 | 23–16 | 24–15 | 47–31 | .603 | -- | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 2 | e – San Rafael Pacifics | 78 | 21–18 | 20–19 | 41–37 | .526 | 6.0 |
| 3 | e – Pittsburg Diamonds | 78 | 19–20 | 17–22 | 36–42 | .462 | 11.0 | |
| 4 | e – Vallejo Admirals | 78 | 15–24 | 17–22 | 32–46 | .410 | 15.0 | |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Jake Taylor | 16 | ||
| AVG | Joel Carranza | .316 | ||
| RBIs | Jake Taylor | San Rafael Pacifics | 74 | |
| SB | Darian Sandford | 99 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | J.R. Bunda, Mike Jackson | 8 | ||
| ERA | Patrick Conroy | 2.12 | ||
| SO | Chris Cummins | Pittsburg Diamonds | 102 | |
| SV | J.R. Bunda | 11 |
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.[8]
In 2016, The winner of the first and second half would have played in a best-of-one championship game. However, The Sonoma Stompers won the first half with a 23–16 record and the second half with a 24–15 record, naming them the outright champion.
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Joel Carranza [9] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Pitcher of the Year | Patrick Conroy | |
| Reliever of the Year | J.R. Bunda [10] | |
| Rookie of the Year | Marquis Hutchinson [11] | Vallejo Admirals |
| Manager of the Year | Takashi Miyoshi [12] | Sonoma Stompers |
| Executive of the Year | Theo Fightmaster | Sonoma Stompers |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Mason Morioka | Sonoma Stompers |
| 1B | Lydell Moseby | |
| 2B | Chase Tucker | |
| SS | Daniel Gonzalez | San Rafael Pacifics |
| 3B | Gerald Bautista | Vallejo Admirals |
| LF | Mark Hurley | Sonoma Stompers |
| CF | Zack Pace | San Rafael Pacifics |
| RF | Tim Williams | Vallejo Admirals |
| P | J.R. Bunda | 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