By now everyone knows that the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes defeated the Visalia Rawhide 9-1 to claim the 2018 California League Advanced A League Championship. This was Drew Saylor’s first in his third year. RC last won a California League Championship in 2015 when Alex Verdugo and Cody Bellinger were on the roster.
The Quakes won the first half with a 35-35 record but turned it on the second half with a 52-18 record, to give them an overall record of 87-53. The Quakes faced the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) in the California League South Championship. The beat the JetHawks 3 games to 1 and moved on to the California League Championship.