2015 Carolina League season

2015 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 9 – September 7 140 8 Regular season Nellie Rodríguez, Lynchburg Hillcats Playoffs Myrtle Beach Pelicans Wilmington Blue Rocks List of Carolina League seasons CL 2014 Carolina League season 2014 2016 Carolina League season 2016 The 2015 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 9 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Carolina Mudcats ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians and began a new affiliation with the Atlanta Braves. The Lynchburg Hillcats ended their affiliation with the Atlanta Braves and began a new affiliation with the Cleveland Indians. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans ended their affiliation with the Texas Rangers and began a new affiliation with the Chicago Cubs. Teams 2015 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Cleveland Indians 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 Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Five County Stadium Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Chicago Cubs TicketReturn.com Field Salem Red Sox Salem, Virginia Boston Red Sox Lewis Gale Field Winston-Salem Dash Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago White Sox BB&T Ballpark Map of teams left 10px North division 10px South division 850 425 370 190 530 USA 2300 USA 39.40 -77.41 Blue pog.svg 80 top Frederick #ffe USA 37.39 -79.17 Blue pog.svg 80 top Lynchburg #ffe USA 38.68 -77.35 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Potomac #ffe USA 39.73 -75.56 Blue pog.svg 80 top Wilmington #ffe USA 35.82 -78.27 Red pog.svg 80 top Carolina #ffe USA 33.71 -78.88 Red pog.svg 80 top Myrtle Beach #ffe USA 37.29 -80.04 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Salem #ffe USA 36.09 -80.26 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season. Standings 2015 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Hillcats 72 68 72 68 – Potomac Nationals 65 74 65 74 6.5 Frederick Keys 64 76 64 76 8 Wilmington Blue Rocks 62 77 62 77 9.5South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 81 57 81 57 – Winston-Salem Dash 75 63 75 63 6 Carolina Mudcats 71 68 71 68 10.5 Salem Red Sox 66 73 66 73 15.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 2015 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Chesny Young, Myrtle Beach Pelicans .321 H Clint Frazier, Lynchburg Hillcats 143 R Adam Engel, Winston-Salem Dash 90 2B Clint Frazier, Lynchburg Hillcats 36 3B Ivan Castillo, Lynchburg Hillcats 12 HR Nellie Rodríguez, Lynchburg Hillcats 17 RBI Nellie Rodríguez, Lynchburg Hillcats 84 SB Adam Engel, Winston-Salem Dash 65 Pitching leaders 2015 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 Stat Player Total W Matt Heidenreich, Winston-Salem Dash 12 ERA Nick Pivetta, Potomac Nationals 2.29 SV Cody Wheeler, Frederick Keys 17 SO Mitch Horacek, Frederick Keys 146 IP Jakob Junis, Wilmington Blue Rocks 155.2 Playoffs The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in three games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Lynchburg 0 N2 Wilmington 2 S1 Myrtle Beach 2 S2 Winston-Salem 1 N2 Wilmington 0 S1 Myrtle Beach 3 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Nellie Rodríguez, Lynchburg Hillcats Pitcher of the Year Matt Heidenreich, Winston-Salem Dash Manager of the Year Mark Johnson, Myrtle Beach Pelicans See also 2015 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2015 in sports in Delaware Category:2015 in sports in Maryland Category:2015 in sports in North Carolina Category:2015 in sports in South Carolina Category:2015 in sports in Virginia