2014 Carolina League season

2014 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 3 – September 1 140 8 Regular season Joey Gallo, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Playoffs Potomac Nationals Myrtle Beach Pelicans List of Carolina League seasons CL 2013 Carolina League season 2013 2015 Carolina League season 2015 The 2014 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 2014 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Atlanta Braves 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 Cleveland Indians Five County Stadium Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Texas Rangers 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 first time since 2008. Standings 2014 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Potomac Nationals 78 58 78 58 – Lynchburg Hillcats 68 71 68 71 11.5 Frederick Keys 65 72 65 72 13.5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 65 72 65 72 13.5South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 82 56 82 56 – Salem Red Sox 68 68 68 68 13 Carolina Mudcats 62 74 62 74 19 Winston-Salem Dash 61 78 61 78 21.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 2014 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Michael Burgess, Frederick Keys .315 H Matty Johnson, Salem Red Sox 141 R Matty Johnson, Salem Red Sox 104 2B Kevin Ahrens, Lynchburg Hillcats 41 3B Christopher Garia, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 9 HR Joey Gallo, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 21 RBI Courtney Hawkins, Winston-Salem Dash 84 SB Christopher Garia, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 45 Pitching leaders 2014 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 Stat Player Total W Ryan Merritt, Carolina Mudcats 13 ERA Glenn Sparkman, Wilmington Blue Rocks 1.56 SV Alex Wilson, Lynchburg Hillcats 16 SO Sean Manaea, Wilmington Blue Rocks 146 IP Ryan Merritt, Carolina Mudcats 160.1 Playoffs The Potomac Nationals won their fourth Carolina League championship, defeating the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in four games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Potomac 2 N2 Lynchburg 0 S1 Myrtle Beach 2 S2 Salem 1 N1 Potomac 3 S1 Myrtle Beach 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Joey Gallo, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Pitcher of the Year Glenn Sparkman, Wilmington Blue Rocks Manager of the Year Tripp Keister, Potomac Nationals See also 2014 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2014 in sports in Delaware Category:2014 in sports in Maryland Category:2014 in sports in North Carolina Category:2014 in sports in South Carolina Category:2014 in sports in Virginia