2008 Carolina League season

2008 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 3 – September 1 140 8 Regular season Beau Mills, Kinston Indians Playoffs Potomac Nationals Myrtle Beach Pelicans List of Carolina League seasons CL 2007 Carolina League season 2007 2009 Carolina League season 2009 The 2008 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 2008 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 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 BB&T Coastal 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 Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 2000. Standings 2008 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 29, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Potomac Nationals 79 61 79 61 – Wilmington Blue Rocks 69 71 69 71 10 Frederick Keys 63 76 63 76 15.5 Lynchburg Hillcats 58 80 58 80 20South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 89 51 89 51 – Kinston Indians 72 66 72 66 16 Winston-Salem Warthogs 71 68 71 68 17.5 Salem Avalanche 56 84 56 84 33 First half standings 2008 First Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 7, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Potomac Nationals 42 28 42 28 – Wilmington Blue Rocks 35 35 35 35 7 Frederick Keys 34 36 34 36 8 Lynchburg Hillcats 29 41 29 41 13South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 45 25 45 25 – Kinston Indians 35 34 35 34 9.5 Salem Avalanche 30 40 30 40 15 Winston-Salem Warthogs 29 40 29 40 15.5 Second half standings Second Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 7, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Potomac Nationals 37 33 37 33 – Wilmington Blue Rocks 34 36 34 36 3 Lynchburg Hillcats 29 39 29 39 7 Frederick Keys 29 40 29 40 7.5South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 44 26 44 26 – Winston-Salem Warthogs 42 28 42 28 2 Kinston Indians 37 32 37 32 6.5 Salem Avalanche 26 44 26 44 18 League Leaders Batting leaders 2008 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 29, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Jim Negrych, Lynchburg Hillcats .371 H Mark Ori, Salem Avalanche 151 R Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 93 2B Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 47 3B Paulo Orlando, Winston-Salem / Wilmington 14 HR Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Beau Mills, Kinston Indians 21 RBI Ernesto Mejía, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 93 SB Derrick Robinson, Wilmington Blue Rocks 62 Pitching leaders 2008 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 29, 2024 Stat Player Total W Scott Diamond, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Aaron Hartsock, Wilmington Blue Rocks Carlton Smith, Kinston Indians 12 ERA Scott Diamond, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2.79 SV Tyler Chambliss, Wilmington Blue Rocks 24 SO Brandon Erbe, Frederick Keys 151 IP Tony Watson, Lynchburg Hillcats 151.2 Playoffs The Potomac Nationals won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in four games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Potomac 2 N2 Wilmington 0 S1 Myrtle Beach 2 S2 Winston-Salem 1 N1 Potomac 3 S1 Myrtle Beach 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Beau Mills, Kinston Indians Pitcher of the Year Jake Arrieta, Frederick Keys Manager of the Year Rocket Wheeler, Myrtle Beach Pelicans See also 2008 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2008 in sports in Delaware Category:2008 in sports in Maryland Category:2008 in sports in North Carolina Category:2008 in sports in South Carolina Category:2008 in sports in Virginia