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Sports season
2006 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – September 4
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPJordan Brown, Kinston Indians
Playoffs
League championsKinston Indians
  Runners-upFrederick Keys
CL seasons
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The 2006 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.

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

Teams

2006 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 Boston Red Sox 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 Houston Astros Lewis Gale Field
Winston-Salem Warthogs Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago White Sox Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

2006 Carolina League season is located in the United StatesFrederickFrederickLynchburgLynchburgPotomacPotomacWilmingtonWilmingtonKinstonKinstonMyrtle BeachMyrtle BeachSalemSalemWinston-SalemWinston-Salem North division South division

Regular season

Summary

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Wilmington Blue Rocks 67 71 .486 –
Potomac Nationals 64 76 .457 4
Lynchburg Hillcats 63 75 .457 4
Frederick Keys 61 77 .442 6
South division
Kinston Indians 85 54 .612 –
Salem Avalanche 76 61 .555 8
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 72 68 .514 13.5
Winston-Salem Warthogs 66 72 .478 18.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Carl Loadenthal, Myrtle Beach Pelicans .323
H Victor Mercedes, Winston-Salem Warthogs 142
R Van Pope, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 78
2B Francisco Caraballo, Salem Avalanche
Neil Sellers, Salem Avalanche		 40
3B Victor Mercedes, Winston-Salem Warthogs 8
HR Jason Fransz, Frederick Keys 24
RBI Jordan Brown, Kinston Indians 87
SB Pedro Powell, Lynchburg Hillcats 63

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Chuck Lofgren, Kinston Indians 17
ERA Scott Lewis, Kinston Indians 1.48
SV Mike James, Wilmington Blue Rocks 25
SO Jimmy Barthmaier, Salem Avalanche 134
IP Kevin Hart, Frederick Keys
Mike Hinckley, Potomac Nationals		 148.1

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Wilmington 1
N2 Frederick 2
N2 Frederick 0
S1 Kinston 3
S1 Kinston 2
S2 Salem 0

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Jordan Brown, Kinston Indians
Pitcher of the Year Chuck Lofgren, Kinston Indians
Manager of the Year Jim Pankovits, Salem Avalanche

See also

References

  1. 2006 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
  2. 2006 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
  3. 2006 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
  4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

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