2010 Carolina League season

2010 Carolina League season
2010 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 8 – September 6
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals
Playoffs
League champions	Potomac Nationals
Runners-up	Winston-Salem Dash
CL seasons
	← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 6. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.

The Potomac Nationals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Dash in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

The Lynchburg Hillcats ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.

Teams

Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
2010 Carolina League
North	Frederick Keys	Frederick, Maryland	Baltimore Orioles	Harry Grove Stadium
	Lynchburg Hillcats	Lynchburg, Virginia	Cincinnati Reds	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 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

Frederick

Lynchburg

Potomac

Wilmington

Kinston

Myrtle Beach

Salem

Winston-Salem

North division

South division

Regular season

Summary

The Winston-Salem Dash finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1979.

Standings

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North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Frederick Keys	72	68	.514	–
Potomac Nationals	70	69	.504	1.5
Wilmington Blue Rocks	68	70	.493	3
Lynchburg Hillcats	61	77	.442	10
South division
Winston-Salem Dash	81	58	.583	–
Salem Red Sox	73	65	.529	7.5
Kinston Indians	73	67	.521	8.5
Myrtle Beach Pelicans	58	82	.414	23.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

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Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Eric Hosmer, Wilmington Blue Rocks	.354
H	Jon Gilmore, Winston-Salem Dash	177
R	Seth Loman, Winston-Salem Dash	88
2B	Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals	43
3B	Justin Greene, Winston-Salem Dash Steve Lombardozzi, Potomac Nationals Cole Miles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	9
HR	Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals	31
RBI	Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals	111
SB	Kyle Hudson, Frederick Keys	40

Pitching leaders

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Stat	Player	Total
W	Joe Gardner, Kinston Indians	12
ERA	Dylan Axelrod, Winston-Salem Dash	1.99
SV	Jumbo Díaz, Frederick Keys	12
SO	Randall Delgado, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	120
IP	Nate Jones, Winston-Salem Dash	152.1

Playoffs

The Potomac Nationals won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Dash in four games.

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals			Finals

N1	Frederick	1

N2	Potomac	3
			N2	Potomac	3

			S1	Winston-Salem	1
S1	Winston-Salem	3

S2	Kinston	0

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals
Pitcher of the Year	Jordan Hotchkiss, Lynchburg Hillcats
Manager of the Year	Joe McEwing, Winston-Salem Dash

References

^ 2010 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 30, 2024
^ 2010 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2024
^ 2010 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2024

External links

Minor League Baseball official website

[1] 2010 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 30, 2024

[2] 2010 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2024

[3] 2010 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2024

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