2016 Pacific Association season

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.

The season concluded on August 28, with the Sonoma Stompers winning both halves, becoming outright champions.

Team and rule changes
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.

In July, Anna Kimbrell joined Piagno and Whitmore to become the first female battery in professional baseball.

Regular season standings
as of August 28, 2016


 * y – Clinched division
 * x – Clinched playoff spot
 * e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Pitching
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.

Format
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.

Notable players
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the Pacific Association in 2017
 * Jose Canseco (Pittsburg)
 * Aaron Miles (Pittsburg)
 * Trent Oeltjen (Pittsburg)

Other notable players who played in the Pacific Association in 2017
 * Anna Kimbrell (Sonoma)
 * P. J. Phillips (Vallejo)
 * Stacy Piagno (Sonoma)
 * Clayton Tanner (Pittsburg)
 * Kelsie Whitmore (Sonoma)