2012 Pacific Coast League season

The 2012 Pacific Coast League season was the 110th season in the league's history. The Reno Aces won the pennant and then took the Triple-A Baseball National Championship.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

American Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Storm Chasers	83	61	.576	—	Mike Jirschele	Kansas City Royals
Nashville Sounds	67	77	.485	16	Mike Guerrero	Milwaukee Brewers
Memphis Redbirds	57	87	.396	26	Ron Warner	St. Louis Cardinals
Iowa Cubs	53	87	.379	28	Dave Bialas	Chicago Cubs

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Albuquerque Isotopes	80	64	.556	-	Lorenzo Bundy	Los Angeles Dodgers
Oklahoma City RedHawks	78	65	.545	1½	Tony DeFrancesco	Houston Astros
New Orleans Zephyrs	73	67	.521	5	Ron Hassey	Miami Marlins
Round Rock Express	69	75	.479	11	Bob Jones	Texas Rangers

Pacific Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Reno Aces	81	63	.563	-	Brett Butler	Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	75	69	.521	6	Stu Cole	Colorado Rockies
Salt Lake Bees	73	71	.507	8	Keith Johnson	Los Angeles Angels
Tacoma Rainiers	63	81	.438	18	Daren Brown	Seattle Mariners

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Sacramento River Cats	86	58	.597	-	Darren Bush	Oakland Athletics
Las Vegas 51s	79	64	.552	6½	Marty Brown	Toronto Blue Jays
Fresno Grizzlies	74	70	.514	12	Bob Mariano	San Francisco Giants
Tucson Padres	56	88	.389	30	Terry Kennedy	San Diego Padres

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					Championship Finals
	AS	Albuquerque Isotopes	2
	AN	Omaha Storm Chasers	3
						AN	Omaha Storm Chasers	1
						AN	Reno Aces	3
	NN	Reno Aces	3
	NS	Sacramento River Cats	2

Conference Championships

Albuquerque vs. Omaha Date Away Home September 5 Albuquerque 4 Omaha 8 September 6 Albuquerque 5 Omaha 3 September 7 Omaha 7 Albuquerque 4 September 8 Omaha 12 Albuquerque 12 September 9 Omaha 16 Albuquerque 7 Omaha wins series 3-2

Reno vs. Sacramento Date Away Home September 5 Reno 3 Sacramento 1 September 6 Reno 0 Sacramento 1 September 7 Sacramento 7 Reno 11 September 8 Sacramento 4 Reno 3 September 8 Sacramento 4 Reno 7 Reno wins series 3-2

Championship Finals

Omaha vs. Reno Date Away Home September 11 Omaha 1 Reno 13 September 12 Omaha 9 Reno 6 September 14 Reno 3 Omaha 0 September 15 Reno 8 Omaha 2 Reno wins series 3-1 and advances to Triple-A National Championship

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Adam Eaton, Reno, .381
• Runs Scored Eaton, 119
• Hits Eaton, 186
• Doubles Eaton, 46
• Triples Brett Jackson, Iowa, 12
• Home Runs Mike Hessman, Oklahoma City, 35
• Runs Batted In Jerry Sands, Albuquerque, 107
• Stolen Bases Eaton, 38

Pitching

• Wins John Ely, Albuquerque & Sean O'Sullivan, Las Vegas, 14
• Earned Run Average Ely, 3.20
• Complete Games Tyler Lyons, Memphis, 3
• Shutouts Eight tied with 1
• Strikeouts Ely, 165
• Saves Josh Wall, Albuquerque, 28

All-Star Team

• First Base Matt McBride, Colorado Springs
• Second Base Jake Elmore, Reno
• Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, Las Vegas
• Third Base Ryan Wheeler, Reno
• Outfield Adam Eaton, Reno; Andrew Brown, Colorado Springs; Wil Myers, Omaha
• Catcher Tim Federowicz, Albuquerque
• Designated Hitter Jerry Sands, Albuquerque
• Right-Handed Pitcher John Ely, Albuquerque
• Left-Handed Pitcher Ryan Verdugo, Omaha
• Relief Pitcher Josh Wall, Albuquerque

External Links

• BR minors page
• 2012 PCL - The Baseball Cube