2002 Carolina League season

2002 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 5 – September 2
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Brad Hawpe, Salem Avalanche
Playoffs
League champions	Lynchburg Hillcats
Runners-up	Kinston Indians

The 2002 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 5 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with four teams competing in the playoffs.

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

Teams

2002 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 Wilmington Blue Rocks finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1998.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Wilmington Blue Rocks	89	51	.636	–
Lynchburg Hillcats	87	53	.621	2
Potomac Cannons	59	81	.421	30
Frederick Keys	47	92	.338	41.5
South division
Myrtle Beach Pelicans	79	61	.564	–
Kinston Indians	74	65	.532	4.5
Salem Avalanche	74	66	.529	5
Winston-Salem Warthogs	50	90	.357	29

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Brad Hawpe, Salem Avalanche	.347
H	Ray Navarrete, Lynchburg Hillcats	169
R	Cory Sullivan, Salem Avalanche	90
2B	Cory Sullivan, Salem Avalanche	42
3B	Jorge Piedra, Salem Avalanche	12
HR	Josh Bonifay, Lynchburg Hillcats	26
RBI	Josh Bonifay, Lynchburg Hillcats	102
SB	Ruddy Yan, Winston-Salem Warthogs	88

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Kip Bouknight, Salem Avalanche Danny Tamayo, Wilmington Blue Rocks	14
ERA	Ray Aguilar, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	1.60
CG	Heath Phillips, Winston-Salem Warthogs	5
SV	D.J. Carrasco, Lynchburg Hillcats	29
SO	Adam Wainwright, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	167
IP	Chris Waters, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	182.2

Playoffs

• The Lynchburg Hillcats won their fifth Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Wilmington	1
	N2	Lynchburg	2
						N2	Lynchburg	3
						S2	Kinston	1
	S1	Myrtle Beach	0
	S2	Kinston	2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Brad Hawpe, Salem Avalanche
Pitcher of the Year	Sean Burnett, Lynchburg Hillcats
Manager of the Year	Jeff Garber, Wilmington Blue Rocks

See also

• 2002 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website