2001 Carolina League season

2001 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 6 – September 1 140 8 Regular season Víctor Martínez, Kinston Indians Playoffs Salem Avalanche Wilmington Blue Rocks List of Carolina League seasons CL 2000 Carolina League season 2000 2002 Carolina League season 2002 The 2001 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 1. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs. The Salem Avalanche won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final round of the playoffs. Teams 2001 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates City Stadium Potomac Cannons Woodbridge, Virginia St. Louis Cardinals 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 Coastal Federal Field Salem Avalanche Salem, Virginia Colorado Rockies Salem Memorial Ballpark 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 1999. Standings 2001 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Wilmington Blue Rocks 78 62 78 62 – Frederick Keys 70 69 70 69 7.5 Potomac Cannons 66 74 66 74 12 Lynchburg Hillcats 58 79 58 79 18.5South division Kinston Indians 89 51 89 51 – Myrtle Beach Pelicans 71 67 71 67 17 Salem Avalanche 70 68 70 68 18 Winston-Salem Warthogs 54 86 54 86 35 League Leaders Batting leaders 2001 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Víctor Martínez, Kinston Indians .329 H Coco Crisp, Potomac Cannons 162 R Marco Cunningham, Wilmington Blue Rocks 82 2B Garrett Atkins, Salem Avalanche 43 3B José Castillo, Lynchburg Hillcats Javier Colina, Salem Avalanche 7 HR Doug Gredvig, Frederick Keys 20 RBI Troy Cameron, Kinston / Myrtle Beach 76 SB Chad Durham, Winston-Salem Warthogs 50 Pitching leaders 2001 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024 Stat Player Total W Trey Hodges, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 15 ERA Blake Williams, Potomac Cannons 2.43 CG Dennis Ulacia, Winston-Salem Warthogs 4 SV Brian Jackson, Kinston Indians 25 SO Brian Tallet, Kinston Indians 164 IP Trey Hodges, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 173.0 Playoffs The Salem Avalanche won their fourth Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in five games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Wilmington 2 N2 Frederick 0 S1 Kinston 1 S2 Salem 2 N1 Wilmington 2 S2 Salem 3 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Víctor Martínez, Kinston Indians Pitcher of the Year Trey Hodges, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Jimmy Journell, Potomac Cannons Manager of the Year Brad Komminsk, Kinston Indians See also 2001 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2001 in sports in Delaware Category:2001 in sports in Maryland Category:2001 in sports in North Carolina Category:2001 in sports in South Carolina Category:2001 in sports in Virginia