2025 Carolina League season

2025 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 4 – September 7
Games132
Teams12
Regular season
Season MVPCaleb Bonemer, Birmingham Barons
Playoffs
League championsLynchburg Hillcats
  Runners-upColumbia Fireflies

The 2025 Carolina League season was a Single-A baseball season played between April 4 and September 7. Twelve teams played a 132-game schedule, with two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

The Lynchburg Hillcats won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Columbia Fireflies in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

2025 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Milwaukee Brewers Five County Stadium
Delmarva Shorebirds Salisbury, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Fayetteville Woodpeckers Fayetteville, North Carolina Houston Astros Segra Stadium
Fredericksburg Nationals Fredericksburg, Virginia Washington Nationals Virginia Credit Union Stadium
Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Cleveland Guardians Bank of the James Stadium
Salem Red Sox Salem, Virginia Boston Red Sox Carilion Clinic Field
South Augusta GreenJackets North Augusta, South Carolina Atlanta Braves SRP Park
Charleston RiverDogs Charleston, South Carolina Tampa Bay Rays Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Columbia Fireflies Columbia, South Carolina Kansas City Royals Segra Park
Hickory Crawdads Hickory, North Carolina Texas Rangers L. P. Frans Stadium
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Kannapolis, North Carolina Chicago White Sox Atrium Health Ballpark
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Chicago Cubs Pelicans Ballpark

Map of teams

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

Overall standings

Final standings[4]

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Hillcats 70 59 .543 –
Carolina Mudcats 68 60 .531 1.5
Fayetteville Woodpeckers 69 63 .523 2.5
Fredericksburg Nationals 65 64 .504 5
Salem Red Sox 56 74 .431 14.5
Delmarva Shorebirds 51 79 .392 19.5
South division
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 68 60 .531 –
Charleston RiverDogs 68 62 .523 1
Hickory Crawdads 68 62 .523 1
Augusta GreenJackets 67 62 .519 1.5
Columbia Fireflies 64 65 .496 4.5
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 64 68 .485 6

First half standings

Final first half standings[5]

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Hillcats 41 25 .621 –
Carolina Mudcats 36 28 .563 4
Fayetteville Woodpeckers 36 30 .545 5
Fredericksburg Nationals 30 35 .462 10.5
Delmarva Shorebirds 27 39 .409 14
Salem Red Sox 26 38 .406 14
South division
Columbia Fireflies 36 30 .545 –
Augusta GreenJackets 34 30 .531 1
Charleston RiverDogs 35 31 .530 1
Hickory Crawdads 33 32 .508 2.5
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 32 34 .485 4
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 25 39 .391 10

Second half standings

Final second half standings[6]

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Fredericksburg Nationals 35 29 .547 –
Fayetteville Woodpeckers 33 33 .500 3
Carolina Mudcats 32 32 .500 3
Lynchburg Hillcats 29 34 .460 6
Salem Red Sox 30 36 .455 6
Delmarva Shorebirds 24 40 .375 11
South division
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 43 21 .672 –
Hickory Crawdads 35 30 .538 8.5
Charleston RiverDogs 33 31 .516 10
Augusta GreenJackets 33 32 .508 10.5
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 32 34 .485 12
Columbia Fireflies 28 35 .444 14.5

League leaders

Batting leaders

[7]

Stat Player Total
AVG Justin Gonzales, Salem Red Sox .298
H Owen Carey, Augusta GreenJackets 121
R Narciso Polanco, Charleston RiverDogs 84
2B Caleb Bonemer, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 26
3B Starlyn Nunez, Salem Red Sox
Cristhian Vaquero, Fredericksburg Nationals		 8
HR Eric Bitoni, Carolina Mudcats 19
RBI Eric Bitoni, Carolina Mudcats 77
SB Asbel Gonzalez, Columbia Fireflies 78

Pitching leaders

[8]

Stat Player Total
W Ryan Andrade, Charleston RiverDogs 11
ERA Melvin Hernandez, Carolina Mudcats 2.00
CG Rayven Antonio, Augusta GreenJackets
Cam Caminiti, Augusta GreenJackets
Ethan Flanagan, Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Melvin Hernandez, Carolina Mudcats
Yoel Tejada, Fredericksburg Nationals		 1
SHO Rayven Antonio, Augusta GreenJackets
Ethan Flanagan, Myrtle Beach Pelicans		 1
SV Robert Cranz, Fredericksburg Nationals 9
SO Melkis Hernandez, Lynchburg Hillcats 116
IP Melvin Hernandez, Carolina Mudcats 121.2

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Lynchburg 2
N2 Fredericksburg 0
N1 Lynchburg 2
S1 Columbia 1
S1 Columbia 2
S2 Myrtle Beach 0

Semi-finals

(N1) Lynchburg Hillcats vs. (N2) Fredericksburg Nationals

Lynchburg won the series, 2–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 9 Lynchburg Hillcats – 2, Fredericksburg Nationals – 1 Virginia Credit Union Stadium 2:40 1,963[9] 
2 September 11 Frederickburg Nationals – 4, Lynchburg Hillcats – 5 Bank of the James Stadium 2:47 1,642[10]

(S1) Columbia Fireflies vs. (S2) Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Columbia won the series, 2–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 9 Columbia Fireflies – 4, Myrtle Beach Pelicans – 1 Pelicans Ballpark 2:38 4,843[11] 
2 September 11 Myrtle Beach Pelicans – 1, Columbia Fireflies – 2 Segra Park 2:16 3,762[12]

Finals

(S1) Columbia Fireflies vs. (N1) Lynchburg Hillcats

Lynchburg won the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 14 Columbia Fireflies – 5, Lynchburg Hillcats – 6 Bank of the James Stadium 3:11 1,510[13] 
2 September 16 Lynchburg Hillcats – 10, Columbia Fireflies – 15 Segra Park 3:11 4,012[14] 
3 September 17 Lynchburg Hillcats – 8, Columbia Fireflies – 2 Segra Park 2:56 2,838[15]

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Caleb Bonemer, Birmingham Barons
Pitcher of the Year David Shields, Columbia Fireflies
Top MLB Prospect Jesús Made, Carolina Mudcats
Manager of the Year Jordan Smith, Lynchburg Hillcats

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Atlantic, Carolina Leagues to realign in 2025". MILB.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ Salinas, Ashley. "Crawdads to Join Historic Carolina League". MILB.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Woodpeckers 2024 Season Recap". MILB.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Overall Standings". Minor League Baseball.
  5. ^ "First Half Standings". Minor League Baseball.
  6. ^ "Second Half Standings". Minor League Baseball.
  7. ^ 2025 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed September 7, 2025
  8. ^ 2025 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed September 7, 2025
  9. ^ "Hillcats 2, Nationals 1 Final Score". MILB.com. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  10. ^ "Nationals 4, Hillcats 5 Final Score". MILB.com. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Fireflies 4, Pelicans 1 Final Score". MILB.com. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "Pelicans 1, Fireflies 2 Final Score". MILB.com. September 11, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "Fireflies 5, Hillcats 6 Final Score". MILB.com. September 14, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Hillcats 10, Fireflies 15 Final Score". MILB.com. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  15. ^ "Hillcats 8, Fireflies 2 Final Score". MILB.com. September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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