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Sports season
2016 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 9 – September 7
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPBobby Bradley, Lynchburg Hillcats
Playoffs
League championsMyrtle Beach Pelicans
  Runners-upLynchburg Hillcats
CL seasons
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The 2016 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 9 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.

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

Teams

2016 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium
Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Cleveland Indians 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 Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Five County Stadium
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Chicago Cubs TicketReturn.com 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

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Regular season

Summary

  • The Salem Red Sox finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1987.

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Hillcats 84 56 .600 –
Potomac Nationals 73 65 .529 10
Frederick Keys 68 72 .486 16
Wilmington Blue Rocks 54 84 .391 29
South division
Salem Red Sox 87 52 .626 –
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 82 57 .590 5
Winston-Salem Dash 56 83 .403 31
Carolina Mudcats 52 87 .374 35

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG David Bote, Myrtle Beach Pelicans .337
H Mason Robbins, Winston-Salem Dash 159
R Greg Allen, Lynchburg Hillcats 93
2B Anthony Santander, Lynchburg Hillcats 42
3B Danny Mars, Salem Red Sox 10
HR Aderlin Rodríguez, Frederick Keys 26
RBI Yasiel Balaguert, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 96
SB Jay Gonzalez, Frederick Keys 41

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Sean Brady, Lynchburg Hillcats
Jonathan Martinez, Myrtle Beach Pelicans		 12
ERA Matthew Grimes, Frederick Keys 1.45
SV Ryan Brinley, Potomac Nationals 16
SO Jordan Stephens, Winston-Salem Dash 155
IP Matt Kent, Salem Red Sox 156.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Lynchburg 2
N2 Potomac 1
N1 Lynchburg 1
S2 Myrtle Beach 3
S1 Salem 1
S2 Myrtle Beach 2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Bobby Bradley, Lynchburg Hillcats
Pitcher of the Year Trevor Clifton, Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Manager of the Year Mark Budzinski, Lynchburg Hillcats

See also

References

  1. 2016 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025
  2. 2016 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025
  3. 2016 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 2, 2025

External links

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