2003 California League season

2003 California League season
LeagueCalifornia League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 3 – September 1
Games140
Teams10
Regular season
League championsVisalia Oaks
Season MVPJosh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm
Playoffs
League championsInland Empire 66ers
  Runners-upStockton Ports

The 2003 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 3 and September 1. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, as three teams from each division qualified for the post-season, the winner of each half of the season plus playoff qualifiers.

The Inland Empire 66ers won the California League championship, as they defeated the Stockton Ports in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

2003 California League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
North Bakersfield Blaze Bakersfield, California Tampa Bay Devil Rays Sam Lynn Ballpark
Modesto A's Modesto, California Oakland Athletics John Thurman Field
San Jose Giants San Jose, California San Francisco Giants San Jose Municipal Stadium
Stockton Ports Stockton, California Texas Rangers Billy Hebert Field
Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Colorado Rockies Recreation Park
South High Desert Mavericks Adelanto, California Milwaukee Brewers Maverick Stadium
Inland Empire 66ers San Bernardino, California Seattle Mariners Arrowhead Credit Union Park
Lake Elsinore Storm Lake Elsinore, California San Diego Padres Lake Elsinore Diamond
Lancaster JetHawks Lancaster, California Arizona Diamondbacks The Hangar
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga, California Anaheim Angels Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter

Map of teams

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Visalia Oaks finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1990.

Standings

[1]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Visalia Oaks7961.564–
Stockton Ports7763.5502
Modesto A's7466.5295
Bakersfield Blaze7070.5009
San Jose Giants5882.41421
South Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Inland Empire 66ers7862.557–
Lake Elsinore Storm7565.5363
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes7466.5294
Lancaster JetHawks7367.5215
High Desert Mavericks4298.30036

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGGreg Jacobs, Inland Empire 66ers.357
HJosh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm185
RJayson Nix, Visalia Oaks107
2BJosh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm
Jayson Nix, Visalia Oaks		46
3BShin-Soo Choo, Inland Empire 66ers13
HRKyle Nichols, Lancaster JetHawks31
RBIJosh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm128
SBChris Morris, High Desert Mavericks67

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WBrad Weis, Modesto A's15
ERAErvin Santana, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes2.53
CGBrad Weis, Modesto A's3
SHOJeff Francis, Visalia Oaks
Ryan Ketchner, Inland Empire 66ers		2
SVPete Sikaras, Lancaster JetHawks23
IPJake Woods, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes171.1
SORyan Ketchner, Inland Empire 66ers159

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division semi-finals Division finals Finals
         
N1 Stockton bye
 
N1 Stockton 3
N2 Visalia 2
N2 Visalia 2
N3 Modesto 0
N1 Stockton 0
S2 Inland Empire 3
S1 Rancho Cucamonga bye
 
S1 Rancho Cucamonga 1
S2 Inland Empire 3
S2 Inland Empire 2
S3 Lake Elsinore 0

Awards

California League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerJosh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm

See also

References

  1. ↑ CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025
  2. ↑ 2003 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025
  3. ↑ 2003 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025
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