# 2019 Carolina League season

The 2019 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 4 and September 2. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in the final round.

## Team changes

* The Buies Creek Astros relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina, and were renamed the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. The club remained affiliated with the Houston Astros.

## Teams

2019 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Frederick Keys | Frederick, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Harry Grove Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Hillcats | Lynchburg, Virginia | Cleveland Indians | Calvin Falwell Field |
| North | Potomac Nationals | Woodbridge, Virginia | Washington Nationals | Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium |
| North | Salem Red Sox | Salem, Virginia | Boston Red Sox | Haley Toyota Field |
| North | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Wilmington, Delaware | Kansas City Royals | Daniel S. Frawley Stadium |
| South | Carolina Mudcats | Zebulon, North Carolina | Milwaukee Brewers | Five County Stadium |
| South | Down East Wood Ducks | Kinston, North Carolina | Texas Rangers | Grainger Stadium |
| South | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Houston Astros | Segra Stadium |
| South | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Chicago Cubs | TicketReturn.com Field |
| South | Winston-Salem Dash | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Chicago White Sox | BB&T Ballpark |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Down East Wood Ducks finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 82 | 56 | .594 | – |
| Potomac Nationals | 70 | 67 | .511 | 11.5 |
| Salem Red Sox | 67 | 70 | .489 | 14.5 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 62 | 73 | .459 | 18.5 |
| Frederick Keys | 53 | 84 | .387 | 28.5 |
| South division |||||
| Down East Wood Ducks | 87 | 52 | .626 | – |
| Winston-Salem Dash | 72 | 61 | .541 | 12 |
| Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 72 | 67 | .518 | 15 |
| Carolina Mudcats | 65 | 74 | .468 | 22 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 55 | 81 | .404 | 30.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Jarren Duran, Salem Red Sox | .387 |
| H | Cole Freeman, Potomac Nationals | 141 |
| R | Cole Freeman, Potomac Nationals | 82 |
| 2B | Aldrem Corredor, Potomac Nationals | 34 |
| 3B | Craig Dedelow, Winston-Salem Dash | 10 |
| HR | Mario Feliciano, Carolina Mudcats | 19 |
| RBI | Aldrem Corredor, Potomac Nationals | 89 |
| SB | Brewer Hicklen, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 39 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Nelson Hernandez, Carolina Mudcats Nick Raquet, Potomac Nationals Paul Richan, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 11 |
| ERA | Kris Bubic, Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2.30 |
| SV | Joe Kuzia, Down East Wood Ducks | 18 |
| SO | Shawn Dubin, Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 132 |
| IP | Daniel González, Salem Red Sox | 150.2 |

## Playoffs

* The Wilmington Blue Rocks won their fifth Carolina League championship, defeating the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in five games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Wilmington | 3 | | | |
| N2 | Salem | 2 | | | |
| N2 | Salem | 2 | N1 | Wilmington | 3 |
| | | | S2 | Fayetteville | 2 |
| S1 | Down East | 2 | S2 | Fayetteville | 2 |
| S2 | Fayetteville | 3 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Mario Feliciano, Carolina Mudcats |
| Pitcher of the Year | Noah Zavolas, Carolina Mudcats |
| Manager of the Year | Corey Ragsdale, Down East Wood Ducks |