2007 Carolina League season

2007 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 5 – September 3
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Mitch Einertson, Salem Avalanche
Playoffs
League champions	Frederick Keys
Runners-up	Salem Avalanche

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

Frederick

Lynchburg

Potomac

Wilmington

Kinston

Myrtle Beach

Salem

Winston-Salem

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

• The Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Wilmington Blue Rocks	75	62	.547	–
Potomac Nationals	69	68	.504	6
Frederick Keys	64	74	.464	11.5
Lynchburg Hillcats	55	82	.401	20
South division
Kinston Indians	87	52	.626	–
Salem Avalanche	79	60	.568	8
Winston-Salem Warthogs	64	74	.464	22.5
Myrtle Beach Pelicans	59	80	.424	28

League Leaders

Batting leaders

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

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
						N2	Frederick	3
						S2	Salem	1
	S1	Kinston	1
	S2	Salem	2

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

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website