2011 Pacific Coast League season

The 2011 Pacific Coast League season was the 109th season in the league's history. It ended with the Omaha Storm Chasers winning the city's first league championship since the Omaha Royals won the 1990 American Association title. The Storm Chasers lost the Triple-A Baseball National Championship.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

American Conference

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Storm Chasers	79	63	.556	--	Mike Jirschele	Kansas City Royals
Memphis Redbirds	77	66	.538	2½	Chris Maloney	St. Louis Cardinals
Nashville Sounds	71	73	.493	9	Don Money	Milwaukee Brewers
Iowa Cubs	66	77	.462	13½	Bill Dancy	Chicago Cubs

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Round Rock Express	87	57	.604	--	Bobby Jones	Texas Rangers
Albuquerque Isotopes	70	74	.486	17	Lorenzo Bundy	Los Angeles Dodgers
New Orleans Zephyrs	69	74	.483	17½	Greg Norton	Florida Marlins
Oklahoma City RedHawks	68	75	.476	18½	Tony DeFrancesco	Houston Astros

Pacific Conference

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Reno Aces	77	67	.535	--	Brett Butler	Arizona Diamondbacks
Tacoma Rainiers	70	74	.486	7	Daren Brown	Seattle Mariners
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	64	80	.444	13	Stu Cole	Colorado Rockies
Salt Lake Bees	62	82	.431	15	Keith Johnson	Los Angeles Angels

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Sacramento River Cats	88	56	.611	—	Darren Bush	Oakland Athletics
Las Vegas 51s	71	73	.458	13	Marty Brown	Toronto Blue Jays
Fresno Grizzlies	65	79	.451	23	Steve Decker	San Francisco Giants
Tucson Padres	65	79	.451	23	Terry Kennedy	San Diego Padres

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					Championship Finals
	AN	Omaha Storm Chasers	3
	AS	Round Rock Express	1
						AN	Omaha Storm Chasers	3
						NS	Sacramento River Cats	0
	NN	Reno Aces	2
	NS	Sacramento River Cats	3

Conference Championships

Round Rock vs. Omaha Date Away Home September 7 Omaha 4 Round Rock 0 September 8 Omaha 7 Round Rock 2 September 9 Round Rock 9 Omaha 8 11 innings September 10 Round Rock 2 Omaha 4 10 innings Omaha wins series 3-1

Sacramento vs. Reno Date Away Home September 7 Sacramento 4 Reno 7 September 8 Sacramento 2 Reno 4 September 9 Reno 2 Sacramento 5 September 10 Reno 2 Sacramento 8 September 11 Reno 2 Sacramento 13 Sacramento wins series 3-2

Championship Finals

Sacramento vs. Omaha Date Away Home September 13 Sacramento 2 Omaha 3 September 14 Sacramento 4 Omaha 15 September 16 Omaha 11 Sacramento 6 Omaha wins series 3-0 and advances to Triple-A Baseball National Championship

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average David Cooper, Las Vegas, .364
• Runs Scored Alex Liddi, Tacoma, 121
• Hits Cooper, 170
• Doubles Cooper, 51
• Triples Jeremy Moore, Salt Lake, 18
• Home Runs Bryan LaHair, Iowa, 38
• Runs Batted In LaHair, 109
• Stolen Bases Esteban German, Round Rock, 44

Pitching

• Wins Graham Godfrey, Sacramento, 14
• Earned Run Average Luis Mendoza, Omaha, 2.18
• Complete Games Six tied with 2
• Shutouts Nine tied with 1
• Strikeouts Matt Yourkin, Fresno, 145
• Saves Victor Marte, Memphis, 31

All-Star Team

• First Base Bryan LaHair, Iowa
• Second Base Johnny Giavotella, Omaha
• Shortstop Cody Ransom, Reno
• Third Base Taylor Green, Nashville
• Outfield Jai Miller, Sacramento; Collin Cowgill, Reno; Joey Butler, Round Rock
• Catcher Anthony Recker, Sacramento
• Designated Hitter Clint Robinson, Omaha
• Right-Handed Pitcher Luis Mendoza, Omaha
• Left-Handed Pitcher Dana Eveland, Albuquerque
• Relief Pitcher Victor Marte, Memphis

External Links

• BR minors page
• 2011 Minor League Baseball Playoffs - Official Website
• 2011 PCL - The Baseball Cube