2000 Carolina League season
2000 Carolina League season | |
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League | Carolina League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 6 – September 3 |
Number of games | 140 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons |
Playoffs | |
League champions | Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
Runners-up | Lynchburg Hillcats |
The 2000 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 3. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Hillcats in the final round of the playoffs.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
Summary
- The Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.
Standings
North division | ||||
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Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
Frederick Keys | 66 | 71 | .482 | – |
Lynchburg Hillcats | 66 | 72 | .478 | 0.5 |
Wilmington Blue Rocks | 63 | 76 | .453 | 4 |
Potomac Cannons | 62 | 76 | .449 | 4.5 |
South division | ||||
Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 88 | 52 | .629 | – |
Salem Avalanche | 73 | 67 | .521 | 15 |
Kinston Indians | 68 | 69 | .496 | 18.5 |
Winston-Salem Warthogs | 68 | 71 | .489 | 19.5 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Víctor Rodríguez, Kinston Indians | .327 |
H | Mark Ellis, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 146 |
R | Chone Figgins, Salem Avalanche | 92 |
2B | Kevin Burford, Salem Avalanche | 40 |
3B | Chone Figgins, Salem Avalanche | 14 |
HR | Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons | 23 |
RBI | Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons | 113 |
SB | Esix Snead, Potomac Cannons | 108 |
Pitching leaders
Stat | Player | Total |
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W | Christian Parra, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 17 |
ERA | Corey Thurman, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2.26 |
CG | Geronimo Mendoza, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 4 |
SV | Jason Marr, Potomac Cannons | 30 |
SO | Ryan Cameron, Salem Avalanche | 168 |
IP | Chuck Crowder, Salem Avalanche | 168.2 |
Playoffs
- The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Hillcats in three games.
Playoff bracket
Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
N1 | Frederick | 0 | |||||||
N2 | Lynchburg | 2 | |||||||
N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | |||||||
S1 | Myrtle Beach | 3 | |||||||
S1 | Myrtle Beach | bye | |||||||
Awards
Carolina League awards[4] | |
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Award name | Recipient |
Most Valuable Player | Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons |
Pitcher of the Year | Christian Parra, Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
Manager of the Year | Brian Snitker, Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
See also
References
- ^ 2000 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024
- ^ 2000 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024
- ^ 2000 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024
- ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2024.