2002 California League season

2002 California League season California League Baseball April 4 – September 1 140 10 Regular season Stockton Ports Rocco Baldelli, Bakersfield Blaze Playoffs Stockton Ports Lake Elsinore Storm List of Carolina League seasons CALL 2001 California League season 2001 2003 California League season 2003 The 2002 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 4 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 Stockton Ports won the California League championship, as they defeated the Lake Elsinore Storm in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Mudville Nine are renamed to the Stockton Ports. The club continued their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. Teams 2002 California League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium 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 Cincinnati Reds Billy Hebert Field Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Oakland Athletics Recreation Park South High Desert Mavericks Adelanto, California Milwaukee Brewers Maverick Stadium 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 San Bernardino Stampede San Bernardino, California Seattle Mariners Arrowhead Credit Union Park Map of teams left 10px North Division 10px South Division 475 450 385 0 200 California 550 California 35.40 -119.02 Blue pog.svg 80 left Bakersfield #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Blue pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Blue pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Blue pog.svg 80 left Stockton #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Blue pog.svg 80 right Visalia #ffe California 34.55 -117.40 Red pog.svg 80 right High Desert #ffe California 33.65 -117.30 Red pog.svg 80 right Lake Elsinore #ffe California 34.70 -118.17 Red pog.svg 80 left Lancaster #ffe California 34.10 -117.55 Red pog.svg 80 left Rancho Cucamonga #ffe California 34.10 -117.30 Red pog.svg 80 right San Bernardino #ffe Regular season Summary The Stockton Ports finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1992. The Visalia Oaks defeated the Bakersfield Blaze in a tie-breaking game to clinch the third playoff position in the North Division. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Stockton Ports 89 51 89 51 – Modesto A's 78 62 78 62 11 Visalia Oaks 70 71 70 71 19.5 Bakersfield Blaze 69 72 69 72 20.5 San Jose Giants 68 72 68 72 21South Division Team Win Loss % GB San Bernardino Stampede 77 63 77 63 – Lake Elsinore Storm 75 65 75 65 2 Lancaster JetHawks 63 77 63 77 14 High Desert Mavericks 60 80 60 80 17 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 52 88 52 88 25 League Leaders Batting leaders 2002 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Jon Knott, Lake Elsinore Storm .341 H José López, San Bernardino Stampede 169 R Jonny Gomes, Bakersfield Blaze 102 2B José López, San Bernardino Stampede 39 3B Dave Krynzel, High Desert Mavericks 12 HR Jorge Soto, Visalia Oaks 31 RBI Jesús Cota, Lancaster JetHawks 101 SB Marcus Nettles, Lake Elsinore Storm 58 Pitching leaders 2002 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025 Stat Player Total W Russ Morgan, San Bernardino Stampede Ryan Mottl, Stockton Ports 13 ERA Jeff Clark, San Jose Giants 2.06 CG Rich Fischer, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5 SHO Rich Fischer, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4 SV Jared Hoerman, San Bernardino Stampede 29 IP Ryan Mottl, Stockton Ports 180.0 SO Clint Nageotte, San Bernardino Stampede 214 Playoffs The Stockton Ports won their tenth California League championship, as they defeated the Lake Elsinore Storm in four games. Playoff bracket Division semi-finals Division finals Finals N1 Stockton bye N2 Modesto 2 N3 Visalia 0 S1 San Bernardino bye S2 Lake Elsinore 2 S3 Lancaster 0 N1 Stockton 3 N2 Modesto 0 S1 San Bernardino 2 S2 Lake Elsinore 3 N1 Stockton 3 S2 Lake Elsinore 1 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Rocco Baldelli, Bakersfield Blaze See also 2002 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:2002 in sports in California