2005 Carolina League season

Sports season

2005 Carolina League season

League| Carolina League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 7 - September 5
Number of games| 140
Number of teams| 8
Regular season
Season MVP| Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs
Playoffs
League champions| Frederick Keys
Runners-up| Kinston Indians
CL seasons

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The 2005 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 7 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with two teams from each division competing in the playoffs.

The Frederick Keys won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

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* The Potomac Cannons ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began a new affiliation with the Washington Nationals. The club was renamed the Potomac Nationals.
* The Wilmington Blue Rocks ended their affiliation with the Kansas City Royals and began a new affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.

## Teams

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2005 Carolina League

Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium
North  | Frederick Keys | Frederick, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Harry Grove Stadium
Lynchburg Hillcats | Lynchburg, Virginia | Pittsburgh Pirates | Calvin Falwell Field
Potomac Nationals | Woodbridge, Virginia | Washington Nationals | G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Wilmington Blue Rocks | Wilmington, Delaware | Boston Red Sox | 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

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Frederick

Lynchburg

Potomac

Wilmington

Kinston

Myrtle Beach

Salem

Winston-Salem

North division  South division

## Regular season

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### Summary

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* The Frederick Keys finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1993.
* The Winston-Salem Warthogs defeated the Salem Avalanche in a tie-breaking game to win the South Division in the second half of the season, qualifying for the playoffs.

### Standings

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#### Overall standings

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North division

Team | Win | Loss | % | GB
Frederick Keys | 79 | 61 | .564 | –
Lynchburg Hillcats | 78 | 62 | .557 | 1
Potomac Nationals | 63 | 77 | .450 | 16
Wilmington Blue Rocks | 60 | 80 | .429 | 19
South division
Winston-Salem Warthogs | 77 | 64 | .546 | –
Kinston Indians | 76 | 64 | .543 | 0.5
Salem Avalanche | 67 | 74 | .475 | 10
Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 61 | 79 | .436 | 15.5

#### First half standings

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North division

Team | Win | Loss | % | GB
Lynchburg Hillcats | 40 | 30 | .571 | –
Frederick Keys | 35 | 35 | .500 | 5
Potomac Nationals | 31 | 39 | .443 | 9
Wilmington Blue Rocks | 31 | 39 | .443 | 9
South division
Kinston Indians | 41 | 29 | .586 | –
Winston-Salem Warthogs | 39 | 31 | .557 | 2
Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 33 | 37 | .471 | 8
Salem Avalanche | 30 | 40 | .429 | 11

#### Second half standings

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North division

Team | Win | Loss | % | GB
Frederick Keys | 44 | 26 | .629 | –
Lynchburg Hillcats | 38 | 32 | .543 | 6
Potomac Nationals | 32 | 38 | .457 | 12
Wilmington Blue Rocks | 29 | 41 | .414 | 15
South division
Winston-Salem Warthogs | 38 | 33 | .535 | –
Salem Avalanche | 37 | 34 | .521 | 1
Kinston Indians | 35 | 35 | .500 | 2.5
Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 28 | 42 | .400 | 9.5

## League Leaders

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### Batting leaders

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Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs | .341
H | Frank Diaz, Potomac Nationals | 173
R | Noah Hall, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 112
2B | Frank Diaz, Potomac Nationals | 45
3B | Javier Guzmán, Lynchburg Hillcats
Rob Valido, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 7
HR | Tom Collaro, Winston-Salem Warthogs
Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 29
RBI | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 112
SB | Rob Valido, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 52

### Pitching leaders

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Stat  | Player  | Total

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W | Ryan Rodriguez, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 13
ERA | Chance Douglass, Salem Avalanche | 2.90
SV | Ehren Wassermann, Winston-Salem Warthogs | 20
SO | Jim Johnson, Frederick Keys | 168
IP | Chance Douglass, Salem Avalanche
Michael O'Connor, Potomac Nationals | 167.2

## Playoffs

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* The Frederick Keys won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in five games.

### Playoff bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Finals |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| N1 | Frederick | 2 | |
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 |
| | N1 | Frederick | 3 |
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| | | S2 | Kinston | 2 |
| S1 | Winston-Salem | 0 |

| S2 | Kinston | 2 |

## Awards

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Carolina League awards

Award name | Recipient
Most Valuable Player | Leo Daigle, Winston-Salem Warthogs
Pitcher of the Year | Jim Johnson, Frederick Keys
Manager of the Year | Iván DeJesús, Salem Avalanche

## See also

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* 2005 Major League Baseball season

## References

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1. ^ 2005 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
2. ^ 2005 First Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025
3. ^ Second Half Standings at milb.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025
4. ^ 2005 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024
5. ^ 2005 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 27, 2024

## External links

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* Minor League Baseball official website