2003 California League season

none 2003 California League season California League Baseball April 3 – September 1 140 10 Regular season Visalia Oaks Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm Playoffs Inland Empire 66ers Stockton Ports List of Carolina League seasons CALL 2002 California League season 2002 2004 California League season 2004 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 The San Bernardino Stampede are renamed to the Inland Empire 66ers. The club remained affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The Stockton Ports ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began a new affiliation with the Texas Rangers. The Visalia Oaks ended their affiliation with the Oakland Athletics and began a new affiliation with the Colorado Rockies. Teams 2003 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 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 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 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 Visalia Oaks finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1990. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Visalia Oaks 79 61 79 61 – Stockton Ports 77 63 77 63 2 Modesto A's 74 66 74 66 5 Bakersfield Blaze 70 70 70 70 9 San Jose Giants 58 82 58 82 21South Division Team Win Loss % GB Inland Empire 66ers 78 62 78 62 – Lake Elsinore Storm 75 65 75 65 3 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 74 66 74 66 4 Lancaster JetHawks 73 67 73 67 5 High Desert Mavericks 42 98 42 98 36 League Leaders Batting leaders 2003 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Greg Jacobs, Inland Empire 66ers .357 H Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm 185 R Jayson Nix, Visalia Oaks 107 2B Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm Jayson Nix, Visalia Oaks 46 3B Shin-Soo Choo, Inland Empire 66ers 13 HR Kyle Nichols, Lancaster JetHawks 31 RBI Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm 128 SB Chris Morris, High Desert Mavericks 67 Pitching leaders 2003 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 23, 2025 Stat Player Total W Brad Weis, Modesto A's 15 ERA Ervin Santana, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2.53 CG Brad Weis, Modesto A's 3 SHO Jeff Francis, Visalia Oaks Ryan Ketchner, Inland Empire 66ers 2 SV Pete Sikaras, Lancaster JetHawks 23 IP Jake Woods, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 171.1 SO Ryan Ketchner, Inland Empire 66ers 159 Playoffs The Inland Empire 66ers won their fourth California League championship, as they defeated the Stockton Ports in three games. Playoff bracket Division semi-finals Division finals Finals N1 Stockton bye N2 Visalia 2 N3 Modesto 0 S1 Rancho Cucamonga bye S2 Inland Empire 2 S3 Lake Elsinore 0 N1 Stockton 3 N2 Visalia 2 S1 Rancho Cucamonga 1 S2 Inland Empire 3 N1 Stockton 0 S2 Inland Empire 3 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm See also 2003 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:2003 in sports in California