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Sports season
2002 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 5 – September 2
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPBrad Hawpe, Salem Avalanche
Playoffs
League championsLynchburg Hillcats
  Runners-upKinston Indians
CL seasons
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The 2002 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 5 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with four teams competing in the playoffs.

The Lynchburg Hillcats won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

2002 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

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Regular season

Summary

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Wilmington Blue Rocks 89 51 .636 –
Lynchburg Hillcats 87 53 .621 2
Potomac Cannons 59 81 .421 30
Frederick Keys 47 92 .338 41.5
South division
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 79 61 .564 –
Kinston Indians 74 65 .532 4.5
Salem Avalanche 74 66 .529 5
Winston-Salem Warthogs 50 90 .357 29

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Brad Hawpe, Salem Avalanche .347
H Ray Navarrete, Lynchburg Hillcats 169
R Cory Sullivan, Salem Avalanche 90
2B Cory Sullivan, Salem Avalanche 42
3B Jorge Piedra, Salem Avalanche 12
HR Josh Bonifay, Lynchburg Hillcats 26
RBI Josh Bonifay, Lynchburg Hillcats 102
SB Ruddy Yan, Winston-Salem Warthogs 88

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Kip Bouknight, Salem Avalanche
Danny Tamayo, Wilmington Blue Rocks		 14
ERA Ray Aguilar, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1.60
CG Heath Phillips, Winston-Salem Warthogs 5
SV D.J. Carrasco, Lynchburg Hillcats 29
SO Adam Wainwright, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 167
IP Chris Waters, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 182.2

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Wilmington 1
N2 Lynchburg 2
N2 Lynchburg 3
S2 Kinston 1
S1 Myrtle Beach 0
S2 Kinston 2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Brad Hawpe, Salem Avalanche
Pitcher of the Year Sean Burnett, Lynchburg Hillcats
Manager of the Year Jeff Garber, Wilmington Blue Rocks

See also

References

  1. 2002 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 26, 2024
  2. 2002 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 26, 2024
  3. 2002 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 26, 2024
  4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

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