2016 Carolina League season

2016 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 9 – September 7 140 8 Regular season Bobby Bradley, Lynchburg Hillcats Playoffs Myrtle Beach Pelicans Lynchburg Hillcats List of Carolina League seasons CL 2015 Carolina League season 2015 2017 Carolina League season 2017 The 2016 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 9 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division 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 2016 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Cleveland Indians 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 Atlanta Braves Five County Stadium Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Chicago Cubs 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 Salem Red Sox finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1987. Standings 2016 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Hillcats 84 56 84 56 – Potomac Nationals 73 65 73 65 10 Frederick Keys 68 72 68 72 16 Wilmington Blue Rocks 54 84 54 84 29South division Salem Red Sox 87 52 87 52 – Myrtle Beach Pelicans 82 57 82 57 5 Winston-Salem Dash 56 83 56 83 31 Carolina Mudcats 52 87 52 87 35 League Leaders Batting leaders 2016 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG David Bote, Myrtle Beach Pelicans .337 H Mason Robbins, Winston-Salem Dash 159 R Greg Allen, Lynchburg Hillcats 93 2B Anthony Santander, Lynchburg Hillcats 42 3B Danny Mars, Salem Red Sox 10 HR Aderlin Rodríguez, Frederick Keys 26 RBI Yasiel Balaguert, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 96 SB Jay Gonzalez, Frederick Keys 41 Pitching leaders 2016 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025 Stat Player Total W Sean Brady, Lynchburg Hillcats Jonathan Martinez, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 12 ERA Matthew Grimes, Frederick Keys 1.45 SV Ryan Brinley, Potomac Nationals 16 SO Jordan Stephens, Winston-Salem Dash 155 IP Matt Kent, Salem Red Sox 156.0 Playoffs The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won their fourth Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Hillcats in four games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Lynchburg 2 N2 Potomac 1 S1 Salem 1 S2 Myrtle Beach 2 N1 Lynchburg 1 S2 Myrtle Beach 3 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Bobby Bradley, Lynchburg Hillcats Pitcher of the Year Trevor Clifton, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Manager of the Year Mark Budzinski, Lynchburg Hillcats See also 2016 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:2016 in sports in Delaware Category:2016 in sports in Maryland Category:2016 in sports in North Carolina Category:2016 in sports in South Carolina Category:2016 in sports in Virginia