2000 Carolina League season

The 2000 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 3. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

2000 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 6 – September 3
Games	140
Teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons
Playoffs
League champions	Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Runners-up	Lynchburg Hillcats

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Hillcats in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

2000 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

Frederick

Lynchburg

Potomac

Wilmington

Kinston

Myrtle Beach

Salem

Winston-Salem

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

• The Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Frederick Keys	66	71	.482	–
Lynchburg Hillcats	66	72	.478	0.5
Wilmington Blue Rocks	63	76	.453	4
Potomac Cannons	62	76	.449	4.5
South division
Myrtle Beach Pelicans	88	52	.629	–
Salem Avalanche	73	67	.521	15
Kinston Indians	68	69	.496	18.5
Winston-Salem Warthogs	68	71	.489	19.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Víctor Rodríguez, Kinston Indians	.327
H	Mark Ellis, Wilmington Blue Rocks	146
R	Chone Figgins, Salem Avalanche	92
2B	Kevin Burford, Salem Avalanche	40
3B	Chone Figgins, Salem Avalanche	14
HR	Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons	23
RBI	Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons	113
SB	Esix Snead, Potomac Cannons	108

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Christian Parra, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	17
ERA	Corey Thurman, Wilmington Blue Rocks	2.26
CG	Geronimo Mendoza, Winston-Salem Warthogs	4
SV	Jason Marr, Potomac Cannons	30
SO	Ryan Cameron, Salem Avalanche	168
IP	Chuck Crowder, Salem Avalanche	168.2

Playoffs

• The Myrtle Beach Pelicans won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Hillcats in three games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Frederick	0
	N2	Lynchburg	2
						N2	Lynchburg	0
						S1	Myrtle Beach	3
	S1	Myrtle Beach	bye

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Troy Farnsworth, Potomac Cannons
Pitcher of the Year	Christian Parra, Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Manager of the Year	Brian Snitker, Myrtle Beach Pelicans

See also

• 2000 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website