# 1993 Carolina League season

The 1993 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 4. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Winston-Salem Spirits won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Peninsula Pilots relocate to Wilmington, Delaware and are renamed the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The club ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners and began a new affiliation with the Kansas City Royals. The Blue Rocks moved from the Southern Division to the Northern Division.
* The Winston-Salem Spirits ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs and began a new affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.
* The Salem Buccaneers moved from the Northern Division to the Southern Division.

## Teams

1993 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Northern | Frederick Keys | Frederick, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Harry Grove Stadium |
| Northern | Lynchburg Red Sox | Lynchburg, Virginia | Boston Red Sox | City Stadium |
| Northern | Prince William Cannons | Woodbridge, Virginia | New York Yankees | Prince William County Stadium |
| Northern | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Wilmington, Delaware | Kansas City Royals | Legends Stadium |
| Southern | Durham Bulls | Durham, North Carolina | Atlanta Braves | Durham Athletic Park |
| Southern | Kinston Indians | Kinston, North Carolina | Cleveland Indians | Grainger Stadium |
| Southern | Salem Buccaneers | Salem, Virginia | Pittsburgh Pirates | Salem Municipal Field |
| Southern | Winston-Salem Spirits | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Cincinnati Reds | Ernie Shore Field |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Frederick Keys finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

### Standings

Northern division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Frederick Keys | 78 | 62 | .557 | – |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 74 | 65 | .532 | 3.5 |
| Prince William Cannons | 67 | 73 | .479 | 11 |
| Lynchburg Red Sox | 65 | 74 | .468 | 12.5 |
| Southern division |||||
| Kinston Indians | 71 | 67 | .514 | – |
| Winston-Salem Spirits | 72 | 68 | .514 | – |
| Durham Bulls | 69 | 69 | .500 | 2 |
| Salem Buccaneers | 61 | 79 | .436 | 11 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Felix Colon, Lynchburg Red Sox | .320 |
| H | Tim Belk, Winston-Salem Spirits Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys | 156 |
| R | Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys | 98 |
| 2B | Marc Marini, Kinston Indians | 34 |
| 3B | Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys | 10 |
| HR | Bubba Smith, Winston-Salem Spirits | 27 |
| RBI | Chad Mottola, Winston-Salem Spirits | 91 |
| SB | Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys | 61 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Rick Forney, Frederick Keys | 14 |
| ERA | Ron Frazier, Prince William Cannons | 2.14 |
| CG | Rob Henkel, Lynchburg Red Sox | 7 |
| SV | John Hrusovsky, Winston-Salem Spirits | 25 |
| SO | Joel Bennett, Lynchburg Red Sox | 221 |
| IP | Joel Bennett, Lynchburg Red Sox | 181.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Winston-Salem Spirits won their ninth Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in four games.

### Playoff bracket

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

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Bubba Smith, Winston-Salem Spirits |
| Pitcher of the Year | Julián Tavárez, Kinston Indians |
| Manager of the Year | Dave Keller, Kinston Indians Pete Mackanin, Frederick Keys |