2007 Carolina League season

2007 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 5 – September 3 140 8 Regular season Mitch Einertson, Salem Avalanche Playoffs Frederick Keys Salem Avalanche List of Carolina League seasons CL 2006 Carolina League season 2006 2008 Carolina League season 2008 The 2007 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 5 and September 3. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs. The Frederick Keys won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Salem Avalanche in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Wilmington Blue Rocks ended their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and began a new affiliation with the Kansas City Royals. Teams 2007 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 Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season. Standings 2007 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Wilmington Blue Rocks 75 62 75 62 – Potomac Nationals 69 68 69 68 6 Frederick Keys 64 74 64 74 11.5 Lynchburg Hillcats 55 82 55 82 20South division Kinston Indians 87 52 87 52 – Salem Avalanche 79 60 79 60 8 Winston-Salem Warthogs 64 74 64 74 22.5 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 59 80 59 80 28 First half standings 2007 First Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 6, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Frederick Keys 32 37 32 37 – Wilmington Blue Rocks 30 38 30 38 1.5 Lynchburg Hillcats 29 38 29 38 2 Potomac Nationals 29 39 29 39 2.5South division Kinston Indians 45 24 45 24 – Salem Avalanche 41 28 41 28 4 Winston-Salem Warthogs 38 31 38 31 7 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 30 39 30 39 15 Second half standings Second Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 6, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Wilmington Blue Rocks 45 24 45 24 – Potomac Nationals 40 29 40 29 5 Frederick Keys 32 37 32 37 13 Lynchburg Hillcats 26 44 26 44 19.5South division Kinston Indians 42 28 42 28 – Salem Avalanche 38 32 38 32 4 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 29 41 29 41 13 Winston-Salem Warthogs 26 43 26 43 15.5 League leaders Batting leaders 2007 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Mitch Einertson, Salem Avalanche .305 H José Duarte, Wilmington Blue Rocks 143 R Josh Rodriguez, Kinston Indians 84 2B Mitch Einertson, Salem Avalanche 40 3B Quentin Davis, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 11 HR Micah Schnurstein, Winston-Salem Warthogs 25 RBI Brad Corley, Lynchburg Hillcats 89 SB Pedro Powell, Lynchburg Hillcats 67 Pitching leaders 2007 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024 Stat Player Total W Rowdy Hardy, Wilmington Blue Rocks 15 ERA Brad James, Salem Avalanche 1.98 SV Scott Roehl, Kinston Indians 24 SO David Hernandez, Frederick Keys 168 IP Rowdy Hardy, Wilmington Blue Rocks 167.0 Playoffs The Frederick Keys won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Salem Avalanche in four games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Wilmington 0 N2 Frederick 2 S1 Kinston 1 S2 Salem 2 N2 Frederick 3 S2 Salem 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Mitch Einertson, Salem Avalanche Pitcher of the Year Rowdy Harty, Wilmington Blue Rocks Manager of the Year Mike Sarbaugh, Kinston Indians See also 2007 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2007 in sports in Delaware Category:2007 in sports in Maryland Category:2007 in sports in North Carolina Category:2007 in sports in South Carolina Category:2007 in sports in Virginia