# 2001 Carolina League season

The 2001 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 6 and September 1. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Salem Avalanche won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final round of the playoffs.

## Teams

2001 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 1999.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 78 | 62 | .557 | – |
| Frederick Keys | 70 | 69 | .504 | 7.5 |
| Potomac Cannons | 66 | 74 | .471 | 12 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 58 | 79 | .423 | 18.5 |
| South division |||||
| Kinston Indians | 89 | 51 | .636 | – |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 71 | 67 | .514 | 17 |
| Salem Avalanche | 70 | 68 | .507 | 18 |
| Winston-Salem Warthogs | 54 | 86 | .386 | 35 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Víctor Martínez, Kinston Indians | .329 |
| H | Coco Crisp, Potomac Cannons | 162 |
| R | Marco Cunningham, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 82 |
| 2B | Garrett Atkins, Salem Avalanche | 43 |
| 3B | José Castillo, Lynchburg Hillcats Javier Colina, Salem Avalanche | 7 |
| HR | Doug Gredvig, Frederick Keys | 20 |
| RBI | Troy Cameron, Kinston / Myrtle Beach | 76 |
| SB | Chad Durham, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 50 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Trey Hodges, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 15 |
| ERA | Blake Williams, Potomac Cannons | 2.43 |
| CG | Dennis Ulacia, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 4 |
| SV | Brian Jackson, Kinston Indians | 25 |
| SO | Brian Tallet, Kinston Indians | 164 |
| IP | Trey Hodges, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 173.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Salem Avalanche won their fourth Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in five games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Wilmington | 2 | | | |
| N2 | Frederick | 0 | | | |
| N2 | Frederick | 0 | N1 | Wilmington | 2 |
| | | | S2 | Salem | 3 |
| S1 | Kinston | 1 | S2 | Salem | 3 |
| S2 | Salem | 2 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Víctor Martínez, Kinston Indians |
| Pitcher of the Year | Trey Hodges, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Jimmy Journell, Potomac Cannons |
| Manager of the Year | Brad Komminsk, Kinston Indians |