# 2013 Carolina League season

The 2013 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 4 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.
The Salem Red Sox won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Potomac Nationals in the final round of the playoffs.

## Teams

2013 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Frederick Keys | Frederick, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Harry Grove Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Hillcats | Lynchburg, Virginia | Atlanta Braves | Calvin Falwell Field |
| North | Potomac Nationals | Woodbridge, Virginia | Washington Nationals | G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium |
| North | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Wilmington, Delaware | Kansas City Royals | Daniel S. Frawley Stadium |
| South | Carolina Mudcats | Zebulon, North Carolina | Cleveland Indians | Five County Stadium |
| South | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Texas Rangers | TicketReturn.com Field |
| South | Salem Red Sox | Salem, Virginia | Boston Red Sox | Lewis Gale Field |
| South | Winston-Salem Dash | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Chicago White Sox | BB&T Ballpark |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Potomac Nationals finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Potomac Nationals | 84 | 55 | .604 | – |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 69 | 70 | .496 | 15 |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 63 | 77 | .450 | 21.5 |
| Frederick Keys | 61 | 78 | .439 | 23 |
| South division |||||
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 77 | 62 | .554 | – |
| Salem Red Sox | 76 | 64 | .543 | 1.5 |
| Winston-Salem Dash | 71 | 69 | .507 | 6.5 |
| Carolina Mudcats | 57 | 83 | .407 | 20.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Mike Ohlman, Frederick Keys | .313 |
| H | Jordan Smith, Carolina Mudcats | 151 |
| R | Chris Curley, Winston-Salem Dash | 90 |
| 2B | Michael A. Taylor, Potomac Nationals | 41 |
| 3B | Billy Burns, Potomac Nationals | 9 |
| HR | Chris Curley, Winston-Salem Dash | 24 |
| RBI | Chris Curley, Winston-Salem Dash | 92 |
| SB | Billy Burns, Potomac Nationals | 54 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Chris Beck, Winston-Salem Dash Tim Berry, Frederick Keys Bryan Blough, Winston-Salem Dash Blake Schwartz, Potomac Nationals Sam Selman, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 11 |
| ERA | Cody Anderson, Carolina Mudcats | 2.34 |
| SV | Nate Hyatt, Lynchburg Hillcats | 12 |
| SO | Alec Asher, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 139 |
| IP | Bryan Blough, Winston-Salem Dash | 172.2 |

## Playoffs

* The Salem Red Sox won their seventh Carolina League championship, defeating the Potomac Nationals in three games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Potomac | 2 | | | |
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | | | |
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | N1 | Potomac | 0 |
| | | | S1 | Salem | 3 |
| S1 | Salem | 2 | S1 | Salem | 3 |
| S2 | Myrtle Beach | 0 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Chris Curley, Winston-Salem Dash |
| Pitcher of the Year | Cody Anderson, Carolina Mudcats |
| Manager of the Year | Jason Wood, Myrtle Beach Pelicans |