# 2010 Carolina League season

The 2010 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 6. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.
The Potomac Nationals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Dash in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Lynchburg Hillcats ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.

## Teams

2010 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Frederick Keys | Frederick, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Harry Grove Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Hillcats | Lynchburg, Virginia | Cincinnati Reds | 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 | Kinston Indians | Kinston, North Carolina | Cleveland Indians | Grainger Stadium |
| South | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Atlanta Braves | BB&T Coastal 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 Winston-Salem Dash finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1979.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Frederick Keys | 72 | 68 | .514 | – |
| Potomac Nationals | 70 | 69 | .504 | 1.5 |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 68 | 70 | .493 | 3 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 61 | 77 | .442 | 10 |
| South division |||||
| Winston-Salem Dash | 81 | 58 | .583 | – |
| Salem Red Sox | 73 | 65 | .529 | 7.5 |
| Kinston Indians | 73 | 67 | .521 | 8.5 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 58 | 82 | .414 | 23.5 |

#### First half standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Frederick Keys | 41 | 29 | .586 | – |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 32 | 38 | .457 | 9 |
| Potomac Nationals | 31 | 39 | .443 | 10 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 29 | 41 | .414 | 12 |
| South division |||||
| Winston-Salem Dash | 43 | 27 | .614 | – |
| Salem Red Sox | 42 | 28 | .600 | 1 |
| Kinston Indians | 36 | 34 | .514 | 7 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 26 | 44 | .371 | 17 |

#### Second half standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Potomac Nationals | 39 | 30 | .565 | – |
| Wilmington Blue Rocks | 36 | 32 | .529 | 2.5 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats | 32 | 36 | .471 | 6.5 |
| Frederick Keys | 31 | 39 | .443 | 8.5 |
| South division |||||
| Winston-Salem Dash | 38 | 31 | .551 | – |
| Kinston Indians | 37 | 33 | .529 | 1.5 |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 32 | 38 | .457 | 6.5 |
| Salem Red Sox | 31 | 37 | .456 | 6.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Eric Hosmer, Wilmington Blue Rocks | .354 |
| H | Jon Gilmore, Winston-Salem Dash | 177 |
| R | Seth Loman, Winston-Salem Dash | 88 |
| 2B | Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals | 43 |
| 3B | Justin Greene, Winston-Salem Dash Steve Lombardozzi, Potomac Nationals Cole Miles, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 9 |
| HR | Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals | 31 |
| RBI | Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals | 111 |
| SB | Kyle Hudson, Frederick Keys | 40 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Joe Gardner, Kinston Indians | 12 |
| ERA | Dylan Axelrod, Winston-Salem Dash | 1.99 |
| SV | Jumbo Díaz, Frederick Keys | 12 |
| SO | Randall Delgado, Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 120 |
| IP | Nate Jones, Winston-Salem Dash | 152.1 |

## Playoffs

* The Potomac Nationals won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Dash in four games.

### Playoff bracket

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

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Tyler Moore, Potomac Nationals |
| Pitcher of the Year | Jordan Hotchkiss, Lynchburg Hillcats |
| Manager of the Year | Joe McEwing, Winston-Salem Dash |