2000 Carolina League season

2000 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 6 – September 3 140 8 Regular season Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons Playoffs Myrtle Beach Pelicans Lynchburg Hillcats List of Carolina League seasons CL 1999 Carolina League season 1999 2001 Carolina League season 2001 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 2000 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 Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history. Standings 2000 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Frederick Keys 66 71 66 71 – Lynchburg Hillcats 66 72 66 72 0.5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 63 76 63 76 4 Potomac Cannons 62 76 62 76 4.5South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 88 52 88 52 – Salem Avalanche 73 67 73 67 15 Kinston Indians 68 69 68 69 18.5 Winston-Salem Warthogs 68 71 68 71 19.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 2000 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024 Stat Player Total 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 2000 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 23, 2024 Stat Player Total 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 S1 Myrtle Beach bye N2 Lynchburg 0 S1 Myrtle Beach 3 Awards Carolina League awards 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 2000 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2000 in sports in Delaware Category:2000 in sports in Maryland Category:2000 in sports in North Carolina Category:2000 in sports in South Carolina Category:2000 in sports in Virginia