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|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 5 – September 3 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Bobby Dalbec, Salem Red Sox |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Buies Creek Astros |
| Runners-up | Potomac Nationals |
| CL seasons | |
| ← 20172019 → | |
The 2018 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 5 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.
The Buies Creek Astros won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Potomac Nationals in the final round.
Team changes
- The Buies Creek Astros joined the league as an expansion team and would join the South Division. The club began an affiliation with the Houston Astros.
- The Down East Wood Ducks joined the league as an expansion team and would join the South Division. The club began an affiliation with the Texas Rangers.
- The Salem Red Sox moved from the South Division to the North Division.
- The Carolina Mudcats ended their affiliation with the Atlanta Braves and began a new affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Teams
Map of teams
FrederickLynchburgPotomacSalemWilmington
Buies CreekCarolinaDown EastMyrtle BeachWinston-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 2012.
Standings
| North division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Potomac Nationals | 74 | 62 | .544 | – |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 71 | 66 | .518 | 3.5 |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 68 | 72 | .486 | 8 |
| Frederick Keys | 65 | 72 | .474 | 9.5 |
| Salem Red Sox | 63 | 75 | .457 | 12 |
| South division | ||||
| Winston-Salem Dash | 84 | 54 | .609 | – |
| Buies Creek Astros | 80 | 57 | .584 | 3.5 |
| Carolina Mudcats | 65 | 73 | .471 | 19 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 61 | 78 | .439 | 23.5 |
| Down East Wood Ducks | 59 | 81 | .421 | 26 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Ryan McKenna, Frederick Keys | .377 |
| H | Osvaldo Duarte, Buies Creek Astros | 134 |
| R | Blake Perkins, Potomac / Wilmington | 87 |
| 2B | Gabriel Cancel, Wilmington Blue Rocks Brett Netzer, Salem Red Sox |
31 |
| 3B | Osvaldo Duarte, Buies Creek Astros Blake Rutherford, Winston-Salem Dash |
9 |
| HR | Bobby Dalbec, Salem Red Sox | 26 |
| RBI | Bobby Dalbec, Salem Red Sox | 85 |
| SB | D.J. Burt, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 32 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Cristian Alvarado, Frederick Keys | 12 |
| ERA | Cam Roegner, Carolina Mudcats | 2.16 |
| SV | Luke Barker, Carolina Mudcats | 20 |
| SO | Tyson Miller, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 126 |
| IP | Cristian Alvarado, Frederick Keys | 155.0 |
Playoffs
- Due to Hurricane Florence, the final round of the playoffs was limited to only one game before the remainder of the series was canceled.
- The Buies Creek Astros won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Potomac Nationals in one game.
- The semi-finals were changed from a best-of-three series to a best-of-five series.
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Potomac | 3 | |||||||
| N2 | Lynchburg | 2 | |||||||
| N1 | Potomac | 0 | |||||||
| S2 | Buies Creek | 1 | |||||||
| S1 | Winston-Salem | 0 | |||||||
| S2 | Buies Creek | 3 | |||||||
Awards
| Carolina League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Bobby Dalbec, Salem Red Sox |
| Pitcher of the Year | Wil Crowe, Potomac Nationals |
| Manager of the Year | Omar Vizquel, Winston-Salem Dash |
See also
References
- 2018 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed January 3, 2025
- 2018 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 3, 2025
- 2018 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 3, 2025
- "Hurricane Florence Curtails Carolina League Playoffs". Baseball Digest. Retrieved 3 January 2025.