2008 Carolina League season

2008 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 3 – September 1
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Beau Mills, Kinston Indians
Playoffs
League champions	Potomac Nationals
Runners-up	Myrtle Beach Pelicans

The 2008 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 3 and September 1. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.

The Potomac Nationals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

2008 Carolina League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
North	Frederick Keys	Frederick, Maryland	Baltimore Orioles	Harry Grove Stadium
	Lynchburg Hillcats	Lynchburg, Virginia	Pittsburgh Pirates	Calvin Falwell Field
	Potomac Nationals	Woodbridge, Virginia	Washington Nationals	G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Wilmington, Delaware	Kansas City Royals	Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
South	Kinston Indians	Kinston, North Carolina	Cleveland Indians	Grainger Stadium
	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Atlanta Braves	BB&T Coastal Field
	Salem Avalanche	Salem, Virginia	Houston Astros	Lewis Gale Field
	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Chicago White Sox	Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

Frederick

Lynchburg

Potomac

Wilmington

Kinston

Myrtle Beach

Salem

Winston-Salem

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

• The Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 2000.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Potomac Nationals	79	61	.564	–
Wilmington Blue Rocks	69	71	.493	10
Frederick Keys	63	76	.453	15.5
Lynchburg Hillcats	58	80	.420	20
South division
Myrtle Beach Pelicans	89	51	.636	–
Kinston Indians	72	66	.522	16
Winston-Salem Warthogs	71	68	.511	17.5
Salem Avalanche	56	84	.400	33

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jim Negrych, Lynchburg Hillcats	.371
H	Mark Ori, Salem Avalanche	151
R	Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	93
2B	Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	47
3B	Paulo Orlando, Winston-Salem / Wilmington	14
HR	Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Beau Mills, Kinston Indians	21
RBI	Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	93
SB	Derrick Robinson, Wilmington Blue Rocks	62

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Scott Diamond, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Aaron Hartsock, Wilmington Blue Rocks Carlton Smith, Kinston Indians	12
ERA	Scott Diamond, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	2.79
SV	Tyler Chambliss, Wilmington Blue Rocks	24
SO	Brandon Erbe, Frederick Keys	151
IP	Tony Watson, Lynchburg Hillcats	151.2

Playoffs

• The Potomac Nationals won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Potomac	2
	N2	Wilmington	0
						N1	Potomac	3
						S1	Myrtle Beach	1
	S1	Myrtle Beach	2
	S2	Winston-Salem	1

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Beau Mills, Kinston Indians
Pitcher of the Year	Jake Arrieta, Frederick Keys
Manager of the Year	Rocket Wheeler, Myrtle Beach Pelicans

See also

• 2008 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website