| 2005 Carolina League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 7 – September 5 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Frederick Keys |
| Runners-up | Kinston Indians |
| CL seasons | |
| ← 20042006 → | |
The 2005 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 7 and September 5. 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 Kinston Indians in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
- The Potomac Cannons ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began a new affiliation with the Washington Nationals. The club was renamed the Potomac Nationals.
- The Wilmington Blue Rocks ended their affiliation with the Kansas City Royals and began a new affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.
Teams
Map of teams
FrederickLynchburgPotomacWilmington
KinstonMyrtle BeachSalemWinston-Salem
North division 
South division
Regular season
Summary
- The Frederick Keys finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1993.
- The Winston-Salem Warthogs defeated the Salem Avalanche in a tie-breaking game to win the South Division in the second half of the season, qualifying for the playoffs.
Standings
| North division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Frederick Keys | 79 | 61 | .564 | – |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 78 | 62 | .557 | 1 |
| Potomac Nationals | 63 | 77 | .450 | 16 |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 60 | 80 | .429 | 19 |
| South division | ||||
| Winston-Salem Warthogs | 77 | 64 | .546 | – |
| Kinston Indians | 76 | 64 | .543 | 0.5 |
| Salem Avalanche | 67 | 74 | .475 | 10 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 61 | 79 | .436 | 15.5 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs | .341 |
| H | Frank Diaz, Potomac Nationals | 173 |
| R | Noah Hall, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 112 |
| 2B | Frank Diaz, Potomac Nationals | 45 |
| 3B | Javier Guzmán, Lynchburg Hillcats Rob Valido, Winston-Salem Warthogs |
7 |
| HR | Tom Collaro, Winston-Salem Warthogs Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs |
29 |
| RBI | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 112 |
| SB | Rob Valido, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 52 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Ryan Rodriguez, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 13 |
| ERA | Chance Douglass, Salem Avalanche | 2.90 |
| SV | Ehren Wassermann, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 20 |
| SO | Jim Johnson, Frederick Keys | 168 |
| IP | Chance Douglass, Salem Avalanche Michael O'Connor, Potomac Nationals |
167.2 |
Playoffs
- The Frederick Keys won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in five games.
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Frederick | 2 | |||||||
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | |||||||
| N1 | Frederick | 3 | |||||||
| S2 | Kinston | 2 | |||||||
| S1 | Winston-Salem | 0 | |||||||
| S2 | Kinston | 2 | |||||||
Awards
| Carolina League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs |
| Pitcher of the Year | Jim Johnson, Frederick Keys |
| Manager of the Year | Iván DeJesús, Salem Avalanche |
See also
References
- 2005 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
- 2005 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
- 2005 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
- "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 December 2024.