# 2024 Carolina League season

The 2024 Carolina League season was a Single-A baseball season played between April 5 and September 8. Twelve teams played a 132-game schedule, with two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.
The Fredericksburg Nationals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in the final round.

## Teams

2024 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Carolina Mudcats | Zebulon, North Carolina | Milwaukee Brewers | Five County Stadium |
| North | Delmarva Shorebirds | Salisbury, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Arthur W. Perdue Stadium |
| North | Down East Wood Ducks | Kinston, North Carolina | Texas Rangers | Grainger Stadium |
| North | Fredericksburg Nationals | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Washington Nationals | Virginia Credit Union Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Hillcats | Lynchburg, Virginia | Cleveland Guardians | Bank of the James Stadium |
| North | Salem Red Sox | Salem, Virginia | Boston Red Sox | Carilion Clinic Field |
| South | Augusta GreenJackets | North Augusta, South Carolina | Atlanta Braves | SRP Park |
| South | Charleston RiverDogs | Charleston, South Carolina | Tampa Bay Rays | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park |
| South | Columbia Fireflies | Columbia, South Carolina | Kansas City Royals | Segra Park |
| South | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Houston Astros | Segra Stadium |
| South | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | Kannapolis, North Carolina | Chicago White Sox | Atrium Health Ballpark |
| South | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Chicago Cubs | Pelicans Ballpark |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Carolina Mudcats finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Carolina Mudcats | 78 | 51 | .605 | – |
| Fredericksburg Nationals | 74 | 57 | .565 | 5 |
| Salem Red Sox | 70 | 62 | .530 | 9.5 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 67 | 61 | .523 | 10.5 |
| Down East Wood Ducks | 65 | 63 | .508 | 12.5 |
| Delmarva Shorebirds | 53 | 78 | .405 | 26 |
| South division |||||
| Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 70 | 61 | .534 | – |
| Charleston RiverDogs | 69 | 61 | .531 | 0.5 |
| Columbia Fireflies | 68 | 63 | .519 | 2 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 62 | 67 | .481 | 7 |
| Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 55 | 75 | .423 | 14.5 |
| Augusta GreenJackets | 49 | 80 | .380 | 20 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Caden Connor, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | .307 |
| H | Brandon Pimentel, Fredericksburg Nationals | 115 |
| R | Rikuu Nishida, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 84 |
| 2B | Andy Lugo, Salem Red Sox | 26 |
| 3B | Jacob Wetzel, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 11 |
| HR | Andy Garriola, Myrtle Beach Pelicans Blake Mitchell, Columbia Fireflies | 18 |
| RBI | Brandon Pimentel, Fredericksburg Nationals | 85 |
| SB | Yhoswar Garcia, Carolina Mudcats | 65 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Royman Blanco, Salem Red Sox | 10 |
| ERA | David Davalillo, Down East Wood Ducks | 1.79 |
| SV | Anthony Arguelles, Fredericksburg Nationals | 11 |
| SO | Travis Sykora, Fredericksburg Nationals | 129 |
| IP | Santiago Suárez, Charleston RiverDogs | 111.2 |

## Playoffs

* The Fredericksburg Nationals won their fifth Carolina League championship, defeating the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in three games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Carolina | 0 | | | |
| N2 | Fredericksburg | 2 | | | |
| N2 | Fredericksburg | 2 | N2 | Fredericksburg | 2 |
| | | | S1 | Kannapolis | 1 |
| S1 | Kannapolis | 2 | S1 | Kannapolis | 1 |
| S2 | Charleston | 1 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Jaison Chourio, Lynchburg Hillcats |
| Pitcher of the Year | Travis Sykora, Fredericksburg Nationals |
| Manager of the Year | Nick Stanley, Carolina Mudcats |