2004 Carolina League season

2004 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 8 – September 5
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Brad Eldred, Lynchburg Hillcats
Playoffs
League champions	Kinston Indians
Runners-up	Wilmington Blue Rocks

The 2004 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.

The Kinston Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

2004 Carolina League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
North	Frederick Keys	Frederick, Maryland	Baltimore Orioles	Harry Grove Stadium
	Lynchburg Hillcats	Lynchburg, Virginia	Pittsburgh Pirates	City Stadium
	Potomac Cannons	Woodbridge, Virginia	Cincinnati Reds	G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Wilmington, Delaware	Kansas City Royals	Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
South	Kinston Indians	Kinston, North Carolina	Cleveland Indians	Grainger Stadium
	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Coastal Federal Field
	Salem Avalanche	Salem, Virginia	Houston Astros	Salem Memorial Ballpark
	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Chicago White Sox	Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

Frederick

Lynchburg

Potomac

Wilmington

Kinston

Myrtle Beach

Salem

Winston-Salem

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

• The Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 2001.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Wilmington Blue Rocks	77	62	.554	–
Potomac Cannons	67	72	.482	10
Lynchburg Hillcats	57	81	.413	19.5
Frederick Keys	52	87	.374	25
South division
Kinston Indians	88	50	.638	–
Myrtle Beach Pelicans	75	63	.543	13
Winston-Salem Warthogs	74	66	.529	15
Salem Avalanche	65	74	.468	23.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Pat Osborn, Kinston Indians	.342
H	Rajai Davis, Lynchburg Hillcats	160
R	Rajai Davis, Lynchburg Hillcats	91
2B	Mike Avilés, Wilmington Blue Rocks	40
3B	Gregor Blanco, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	9
HR	Darren Blakely, Winston-Salem Warthogs	25
RBI	Casey Rogowski, Winston-Salem Warthogs	90
SB	Rajai Davis, Lynchburg Hillcats	57

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Brian Slocum, Kinston Indians	15
ERA	Zach Duke, Lynchburg Hillcats	1.39
SV	Ryan Braun, Wilmington Blue Rocks	23
SO	Thomas Pauly, Potomac Cannons	135
IP	Blaine Boyer, Myrtle Beach Pelicans	154.0

Playoffs

• The Kinston Indians won their fourth Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in five games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Wilmington	2
	N2	Potomac	1
						N1	Wilmington	2
						S1	Kinston	3
	S1	Kinston	2
	S2	Winston-Salem	1

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Brad Eldred, Lynchburg Hillcats
Pitcher of the Year	Zack Duke, Lynchburg Hillcats
Manager of the Year	Torey Lovullo, Kinston Indians

See also

• 2004 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website