2006 Carolina League season

2006 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 6 – September 4 140 8 Regular season Jordan Brown, Kinston Indians Playoffs Kinston Indians Frederick Keys List of Carolina League seasons CL 2005 Carolina League season 2005 2007 Carolina League season 2007 The 2006 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs. The Kinston Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Frederick Keys in the final round of the playoffs. Teams 2006 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 Boston Red Sox Daniel S. Frawley Stadium South Kinston Indians Kinston, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Grainger Stadium Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Coastal Federal 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 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 35.27 -77.57 Red pog.svg 80 top Kinston #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 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 2004. Standings 2006 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Wilmington Blue Rocks 67 71 67 71 – Potomac Nationals 64 76 64 76 4 Lynchburg Hillcats 63 75 63 75 4 Frederick Keys 61 77 61 77 6South division Kinston Indians 85 54 85 54 – Salem Avalanche 76 61 76 61 8 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 72 68 72 68 13.5 Winston-Salem Warthogs 66 72 66 72 18.5 First half standings 2006 First Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Wilmington Blue Rocks 35 35 35 35 – Lynchburg Hillcats 34 36 34 36 1 Potomac Nationals 33 37 33 37 2 Frederick Keys 26 43 26 43 8.5South division Kinston Indians 47 23 47 23 – Winston-Salem Warthogs 37 32 37 32 9.5 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 35 35 35 35 12 Salem Avalanche 32 38 32 38 15 Second half standings Second Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Frederick Keys 35 34 35 34 – Wilmington Blue Rocks 32 36 32 36 2.5 Potomac Nationals 31 39 31 39 4.5 Lynchburg Hillcats 29 39 29 39 5.5South division Salem Avalanche 44 23 44 23 – Kinston Indians 38 31 38 31 7 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 37 33 37 33 8.5 Winston-Salem Warthogs 29 40 29 40 16 League Leaders Batting leaders 2006 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Carl Loadenthal, Myrtle Beach Pelicans .323 H Victor Mercedes, Winston-Salem Warthogs 142 R Van Pope, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 78 2B Francisco Caraballo, Salem Avalanche Neil Sellers, Salem Avalanche 40 3B Victor Mercedes, Winston-Salem Warthogs 8 HR Jason Fransz, Frederick Keys 24 RBI Jordan Brown, Kinston Indians 87 SB Pedro Powell, Lynchburg Hillcats 63 Pitching leaders 2006 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024 Stat Player Total W Chuck Lofgren, Kinston Indians 17 ERA Scott Lewis, Kinston Indians 1.48 SV Mike James, Wilmington Blue Rocks 25 SO Jimmy Barthmaier, Salem Avalanche 134 IP Kevin Hart, Frederick Keys Mike Hinckley, Potomac Nationals 148.1 Playoffs The Kinston Indians won their fifth Carolina League championship, defeating the Frederick Keys in three games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Wilmington 1 N2 Frederick 2 S1 Kinston 2 S2 Salem 0 N2 Frederick 0 S1 Kinston 3 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Jordan Brown, Kinston Indians Pitcher of the Year Chuck Lofgren, Kinston Indians Manager of the Year Jim Pankovits, Salem Avalanche See also 2006 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2006 in sports in Delaware Category:2006 in sports in Maryland Category:2006 in sports in North Carolina Category:2006 in sports in South Carolina Category:2006 in sports in Virginia