Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Pacific Association Cancels 2020 Regular Season
Date:07/17/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2020 CONTACT: Jonathan Stone 707-981-6500 Pacific Association Cancels 2020 Regular Season The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs announced the cancellation of the 2020 regular season today due to ongoing health and safety concerns. “Wait until next year!” said Commissioner Jonathan Stone in a message to fans. “The Pacific A...
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION POSTPONE 2020 SEASON
Date:05/12/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SAN FRANCISCO, CA- The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, with teams in Sonoma, Napa, Vallejo and Fairfield, has decided to postpone the start of the 2020 season at this time. Due to government curtailment and pending welfare, among other pressing areas surrounding COVID-19, we cannot guarantee the start of a regular season at the end of May. We will continue to provide regular...
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION STATEMENT REGARDING COVID-19
Date:03/19/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
San Francisco, Calif. - As we prepare for the start of our season in June, the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, and each of our teams in Sonoma, Napa, Vallejo and Fairfield, in consultation with health and wellness experts, have decided to keep plans for our summer season. In all hopes that the mass spread of the coronavirus becomes controlled, there is an u...
LUNA NAMED ADMIRALS GENERAL MANAGER
Date:03/06/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
VALLEJO, Calif. — The Vallejo Admirals announced that Heather Luna, a veteran of the Pacific Association, will be the team's new General Manager. Luna worked as the Assistant General Manager with the San Rafael Pacifics during their 2018 Pacific Association championship season. “I am thrilled to return to the Pacific Association, where I first experienced the joy and value o...
JOHN LaROSSA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH BREWERS
Date:03/03/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
VALLEJO, Calif. - The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs is excited to announce that 25 year-old RHP John LaRossa has been signed to a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. In 24 innings pitched, the Hartford alumnus had 26 strikeouts with a 2-1 won loss record. On July 17th vs. the Salina Stockade, LaRossa had a career high eight strikeouts in just three innings pitched during a 7-...
VALLEJO ADMIRALS SOLD TO NEW OWNERSHIP
Date:03/02/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
VALLEJO, Calif. — The Vallejo Admirals announced the sale of the team from Kevin Reilly to Dave Phinney, a Napa Valley winemaker and one of the partners in the Nimitz Group. Reilly had owned the team since early 2015. Under Reilly, the team won its first Pacific Association championship in 2017. The Admirals also made the Pacific Association playoffs the past three seasons. “It ...
HUBBARD SIGNED BY PADRES
Date:02/09/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Dondrei Hubbard, a right- handed utility player out of Georgia, is signing with the San Diego Padres. The 24-year old played in both the Pacific Association and Frontier League during the 2019 season. The Mayville State alumnus had plenty of success in his first season of independent league play. Hubbard won the 2019 Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Gilded Glove award at t...
PACIFICS NAVARRO WINS PACIFIC ASSOCIATION MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD
Date:02/05/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
San Rafael Pacifics Raul Navarro has been named the 2019 Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Most Valuable Player. The switch hitting shortstop led the Pacific Association with a .372 batting average and 92 hits, 15 more than any player. The nine-year veteran has seven years of affiliated baseball experience, all with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Navarro climbed the ranks of t...
STOMPERS MANAGER ZACK PACE AND EXECUTIVE BRETT CREAMER WIN AWARDS
Date:02/04/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
MANAGER OF THE YEAR - ZACK PACE, SONOMA STOMPERS Sonoma Stompers Zack Pace has been named Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Manager of the Year. In 2019, Pace would lead the Sonoma Stompers to a Pacific Association best 45-19 record. Over Pace’s two year tenure, he now holds a win percentage of over .708% and an astonishing record of 102-42 for the Stompers.&nb...
ADMIRALS DAKOTA FREESE WINS PITCHER OF THE YEAR HONORS
Date:01/27/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
For the 2019 season, Vallejo Admirals Dakota Freese (7-5,2.91) has been named Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Pitcher of the Year. In 2019, The Cedar Rapids native had a break-through 2019 season with the Vallejo Admirals. Freese amassed over 90 strikeouts for the third consecutive season by striking out 94 batters in just 77.1 innings pitched. On August 17, the righty threw a ...
FORMER DIAMONDBACK JAILEN PEGUERO AND STOMPERS RYAN RICHARDSON WIN RELIEVER OF THE YEAR
Date:01/24/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
In 2019, San Rafael Pacifics closer Jailen Peguero (6-4, 1.88) and Sonoma Stompers RHP Ryan Richardson (2-0, .51) claimed Reliever of the Year honors. Peguero led the Pacific Association with 16 saves. Throughout Peguero’s 38.1 innings pitched, the former Arizona Diamondback struck out 77 batters. Over Peguero’s 18-year career, including two seasons in the MLB, he has amassed...
GELPHMAN GRABS PACIFIC ASSOCIATION ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS
Date:01/23/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Zane Gelphman started the 2019 season off with the Salina Stockade, a traveling team. The Salina Stockade had also played as a traveling team in the American Association and Canada American Association before playing in the Pacific Association in 2019. Through 53 games with the Stockade, the Half Moon Bay native hit 17 home runs while driving in 37 runs. Previously, Gel...
2019 GILDED GLOVE WINNERS
Date:01/14/2020 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
CATCHER - ERMINDO ESCOBAR, SAN RAFAEL PACIFICS The nine year veteran threw out 17% of base runners this past season and held a career high .332 average for the Pacifics. The 28 year old previously had five years of Cuban National League Series experience as well as two years of American Association and one year of Atlantic League before joining the Pacifics. Escobar also added a career high ...
2018 PITCHER OF THE YEAR SIGNS WITH OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Date:12/18/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SAN FRANCISCO — 2018 Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Pitcher of the Year Jared Koenig signs with the Oakland Athletics. The Aptos, California native held a 11-1 record with a 3.54 ERA when he received the honors. The lefty also set a Pacific Association record with 140 strikeouts in just 96.2 innings pitched. Koenig was originally drafted in the 35th round of the 201...
FORMER PACIFICS MAZZA EARNS FIRST MLB WIN IN SEASON FINALE WITH METS
Date:09/30/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
ALUMNI UPDATE: Former San Rafael Pacifics pitcher Chris Mazza earned his first Major League Baseball victory on September 29th, 2019 game vs. the Atlanta Braves. In 2018, the Walnut Creek native went 3-2 with a .59 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched with 31 strikeouts with the Pacifics before getting promoted to the South Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League. In 2019, Mazza spent time in both the...
PACIFICS DEFEND TITLE OVER SONOMA 5-3
Date:09/04/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
By MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL | September 1, 2019 at 9:35 pm Jailen Peguero took the mound for San Rafael in the bottom of the seventh on Sunday and didn’t stop pitching until the Pacifics had clinched both the victory and a second consecutive Pacific Association title. Peguero faced 11 batters, retiring nine of them to earn the three-inning save as San Rafael topped host S...
STOMPERS CLINCH 1ST PLACE AND HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES WITH 13-2 WIN OVER SAN RAFAEL
Date:08/16/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SONOMA, Calif- The magic number for the Sonoma Stompers was 2 heading into Wednesday night’s game against San Rafael, knowing that a win would give them an automatic birth to the Pacific Association Championship Series and home field advantage in the Series. The Stompers got on the board first in the bottom of the 3rd inning against San Rafael starter Johnny Morell (...
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 8/6-8/12
Date:08/16/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Hitter of the Week - Montrell Marshall Marshall raked this week, slashing .500/.591/1.056 with two home runs, seven RBIs, and four walks. The Vallejo first baseman brought a seven game hitting streak into this week and continued it with four straight multi hit games. The North Carolina native continues an impressive season, carrying a .314 AVG and a 0.703 BB/K rate along with seven dingers. ...
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 7/29-8/5
Date:08/09/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Hitter of the Week - Brent Gillespie Gillespie went on a power surge this past week, hitting a home run in every game but one. The Stompers first baseman also had multi hit games in five of his last six games. He slashed .414/.472/1.172, raising his overall OPS to 1.109. Pitcher of the Week - Mike Melendez In a week in which twenty players hit over .300, dominant pitc...
ADMIRALS INK FORMER DODGERS BIG LEAGUER O'KOYEA DICKSON
Date:08/06/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
On August 3rd, the Vallejo Admirals singed former Los Angeles Dodger O'Koyea Dickson. The San Francisco native spent seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system, including 31 days of MLB service. For the Dodgers, Dickson went one-for-seven with his lone hit coming against former World Series Most Valuable Player Madison Bumgarner on September 23rd, 2017. In 201...
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 7/22-7/29
Date:07/30/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Hitter of the Week: Nick Akins Sr. The 2018 home run leader raked this past week, slashing .353/.450/1.059 and smashing four home runs. Akins’ past week was highlighted by a three-for-four, four RBI performance on Thursday. The Vallejo outfielder raised his OPS by 75 points and is on his way to another great year. Pitcher of the Week - Dakota Freese Freese was th...
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 7/17-7/24
Date:07/25/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Hitter of the Week: Matt Eureste - Vallejo Admirals Eureste sported a 1.215 OPS this past week, mashing two home runs and driving in ten. The Vallejo infielder smacked at least one hit in all but one game, topping off his week with a 4-4 with a home run and six RBIs last Saturday. The past seven days came as no surprise to Vallejo faithful, as Eureste raised his already above a...
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 7/8-7/15
Date:07/19/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Hitter of the week: Justin Byrd - Salina Stockade Byrd has been on fire the last week, slashing .458/.552/1.25 with a league leading 11 hits, nine of them being for extra bases. The Dallas native raised his overall OPS from a below average .770 to a fifth best .966 while mashing five home runs with eight RBIs... collecting at least one hit in each game. Pitcher of the Week...
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION JUNE RECAP
Date:07/02/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Photo by: J.W. Toy III Sonoma Stompers Chris Kwitzer batting vs. the San Rafael Pacifcs. League Highlights In the first month of the season, the Pacific Association of Professional Baseballs Clubs had its first player (Chris Mazza) reach the Major Leagues and also featured the Vallejo Admirals’ signing of former three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner Brandon ...
2018 PACIFIC ASSOCIATION STANDOUT CHRIS MAZZA DAZZLES IN MLB DEBUT
Date:07/02/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Photo By: Paul J. Bereswill Sonoma, CA.- Former 2018 San Rafael Pacifics standout Chris Mazza made his Major League Baseball debut this past Saturday June 29, 2019 vs. the Atlanta Braves. Mazza dazzled in four innings pitched where he allowed just one run while striking out two. The Walnut Creek Native is the first Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs player to make...
ADMIRALS SIGN FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER BRANDON PHILLIPS
Date:06/25/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
The Vallejo Admirals have signed MLB veteran and Vallejo manager P.J.’s brother, Brandon Phillips. “It's a pleasure to be managing my brother,” P.J. Phillips said. “It was a dream to play with him and it's exciting to have him be part of the Admirals.” Brandon Phillips last played in the Major Leagues last year, playing nine games for the World Champio...
STOMPERS PROMOTE COLE WATTS TO KANSAS CITY ROYALS!
Date:06/07/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SONOMA, Calif. – The Sonoma Stompers have promoted left-handed pitcher Cole Watts to the Kansas City Royals. Watts will report to Arizona where he will then be assigned to one of the Royals affiliated organizations. “We’re thrilled for Cole, and now he’s one step closer to his dream,” General Manager Brett Creamer said. Watts, a Half Moon Bay native joined the Sonoma...
PacPro Teams Holding 2019 Tryouts
Date:04/02/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SAN FRANCISCO — Each of the five teams of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs are holding tryouts in May, ahead of the start of the 2019 season on May 31. The defending champion San Rafael Pacifics will be the first to hold tryouts, with sign-ups available on their website. Tryouts for the Pacifics take place on Saturday, May 4 at Albert Park in San Rafael...
2019 Schedule Released
Date:04/01/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SAN FRANCISCO — Each of the five teams of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs have announced their 2019 schedules, with play opening up on May 31. The defending champion San Rafael Pacifics open their season hosting the Salinas Stockade while the Vallejo Admirals will play host to the Napa Silverados to begin their 2019 campaign. The Sonoma Stompers will kick off their se...
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION ADDS STOCKADE TO LEAGUE
Date:03/31/2019 Source:Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs is proud to announce that for the 2019 season, the Salina Stockade will serve as the travel team in the league. The Stockade will not play any home games, instead playing 64 road games against the Sonoma Stompers, Napa Silverados, Vallejo Admirals, San Rafael Pacifics. The roster will consist of playe...
