# 1999 Carolina League season

The 1999 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Wilmington Blue Rocks were co-champions of the Carolina League this season.

## Team changes

* The Danville 97s relocated to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and were renamed the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The club remained affiliated with the Atlanta Braves.
* The Prince William Cannons were renamed the Potomac Cannons. The club remained affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.

## Teams

1999 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Frederick Keys | Frederick, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Harry Grove Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Hillcats | Lynchburg, Virginia | Pittsburgh Pirates | City Stadium |
| North | Potomac Cannons | Woodbridge, Virginia | St. Louis Cardinals | G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium |
| North | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Wilmington, Delaware | Kansas City Royals | Daniel S. Frawley Stadium |
| South | Kinston Indians | Kinston, North Carolina | Cleveland Indians | Grainger Stadium |
| South | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Atlanta Braves | Coastal Federal Field |
| South | Salem Avalanche | Salem, Virginia | Colorado Rockies | Salem Memorial Ballpark |
| South | Winston-Salem Warthogs | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Chicago White Sox | Ernie Shore Field |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1997.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 77 | 61 | .558 | – |
| Frederick Keys | 67 | 71 | .486 | 10 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 64 | 73 | .467 | 12.5 |
| Potomac Cannons | 54 | 85 | .388 | 23.5 |
| South division |||||
| Kinston Indians | 79 | 58 | .577 | – |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 79 | 60 | .568 | 1 |
| Salem Avalanche | 69 | 69 | .500 | 10.5 |
| Winston-Salem Warthogs | 63 | 75 | .457 | 16.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Marcus Giles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | .326 |
| H | Marcus Giles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 162 |
| R | Eddy Furniss, Lynchburg Hillcats Aaron Rowand, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 96 |
| 2B | Marcus Giles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 40 |
| 3B | Jason Ross, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 13 |
| HR | Andy Bevins, Potomac Cannons | 25 |
| RBI | Andy Bevins, Potomac Cannons | 97 |
| SB | Scott Pratt, Kinston Indians | 47 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Tim Drew, Kinston Indians | 13 |
| ERA | Josh Kalinowski, Salem Avalanche | 2.11 |
| CG | Rick Bauer, Frederick Keys Sam McConnell, Lynchburg Hillcats | 4 |
| SV | Travis Thompson, Salem Avalanche | 27 |
| SO | Josh Kalinowski, Salem Avalanche | 176 |
| IP | Ryan Price, Salem Avalanche | 171.2 |

## Playoffs

* The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Wilmington Blue Rocks won named co-champions of the league as Hurricane Floyd canceled the fifth and deciding game of the series.
* The championship was the first for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the fourth for the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Wilmington | bye | | | |
| | | | N1 | Wilmington | 2 |
| | | | S2 | Myrtle Beach | 2 |
| S1 | Kinston | 1 | S2 | Myrtle Beach | 2 |
| S2 | Myrtle Beach | 2 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Marcus Giles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
| Pitcher of the Year | Josh Kalinowski, Salem Avalanche |
| Manager of the Year | Eric Wedge, Kinston Indians |