2008 California League season

2008 California League season California League Baseball April 3 – September 1 140 10 Regular season San Jose Giants Carlos Santana, Inland Empire 66ers Playoffs Stockton Ports Lancaster JetHawks List of Carolina League seasons CALL 2007 California League season 2007 2009 California League season 2009 The 2008 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 Stockton Ports won the California League championship, as they defeated the Lancaster JetHawks in the final round of the playoffs. Teams 2008 California League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Bakersfield Blaze Bakersfield, California Texas Rangers Sam Lynn Ballpark Modesto Nuts Modesto, California Colorado Rockies John Thurman Field San Jose Giants San Jose, California San Francisco Giants San Jose Municipal Stadium Stockton Ports Stockton, California Oakland Athletics Banner Island Ballpark Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Arizona Diamondbacks Recreation Park South High Desert Mavericks Adelanto, California Seattle Mariners Stater Bros. Stadium Inland Empire 66ers San Bernardino, California Los Angeles Dodgers Arrowhead Credit Union Park Lake Elsinore Storm Lake Elsinore, California San Diego Padres Lake Elsinore Diamond Lancaster JetHawks Lancaster, California Boston Red Sox Clear Channel Stadium Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga, California Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter 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 37.95 -121.30 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 34.10 -117.30 Red pog.svg 80 right Inland Empire #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 Regular season Summary The San Jose Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 2006. The Inland Empire 66ers defeated the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in a tie-breaking game to clinch the third playoff seed in the South Division. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 20, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB San Jose Giants 85 55 85 55 – Stockton Ports 76 64 76 64 9 Modesto Nuts 70 69 70 69 14.5 Visalia Oaks 67 72 67 72 17.5 Bakersfield Blaze 62 78 62 78 23South Division Team Win Loss % GB Lancaster JetHawks 76 64 76 64 – Lake Elsinore Storm 71 69 71 69 3 Inland Empire 66ers 68 73 68 73 8.5 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 67 74 67 74 9.5 High Desert Mavericks 58 82 58 82 18 League Leaders Batting leaders 2008 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 20, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Carlos Santana, Inland Empire 66ers .323 H Cedric Hunter, Lake Elsinore Storm 186 R Chris Carter, Stockton Ports 101 2B Eric Sogard, Lake Elsinore Storm 42 3B P.J. Phillips, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 11 HR Chris Carter, Stockton Ports 39 RBI Chris Carter, Stockton Ports 104 SB Peter Bourjos, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 50 Pitching leaders 2008 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 20, 2025 Stat Player Total W Sean O'Sullivan, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 16 ERA Tim Alderson, San Jose Giants 2.79 CG Trevor Bell, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Aneury Rodríguez, Modesto Nuts 2 SHO Aneury Rodríguez, Modesto Nuts 2 SV Andrew Johnston, Modesto Nuts 24 IP Barry Enright, Visalia Oaks 164.1 SO Barry Enright, Visalia Oaks 143 Playoffs The Stockton Ports won their eleventh California League championship, as they defeated the Lancaster JetHawks in four games. Playoff bracket Division semi-finals Division finals Finals N1 San Jose bye N2 Stockton 2 N3 Modesto 1 S1 Lancaster bye S2 Lake Elsinore 2 S3 Inland Empire 0 N1 San Jose 2 N2 Stockton 3 S1 Lancaster 3 S2 Lake Elsinore 2 N2 Stockton 3 S1 Lancaster 1 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Carlos Santana, Inland Empire 66ers See also 2008 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:2008 in sports in California