The 2023 Carolina League season was a Single-A baseball season played between April 6 and September 10. Twelve teams played a 132-game schedule, with two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.
The Charleston RiverDogs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Down East Wood Ducks in the final round.
Teams 2023 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 Down East Wood Ducks Kinston, North Carolina Texas Rangers Grainger 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 Fayetteville Woodpeckers Fayetteville, North Carolina Houston Astros Segra 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
Regular season Summary The Myrtle Beach Pelicans finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 2015.
Standings 2023 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025 North division Team Win Loss % GB Carolina Mudcats 72 55 – Down East Wood Ducks 66 61 6 Lynchburg Hillcats 67 64 7 Fredericksburg Nationals 65 63 7.5 Salem Red Sox 55 72 17 Delmarva Shorebirds 56 74 17.5South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 75 55 – Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 67 64 8.5 Charleston RiverDogs 66 65 9.5 Columbia Fireflies 66 65 9.5 Augusta GreenJackets 63 68 12.5 Fayetteville Woodpeckers 60 72 16
League Leaders Batting leaders 2023 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Justin Janas, Augusta GreenJackets .310 H Cooper Kinney, Charleston RiverDogs 125 R Reivag García, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 72 2B Jadher Areinamo, Carolina Mudcats 26 3B Wuilfredo Antunez, Lynchburg Hillcats Zac Fascia, Lynchburg Hillcats Daylen Lile, Fredericksburg Nationals 7 HR Tim Elko, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 17 RBI Brett Squires, Columbia Fireflies 69 SB Chandler Simpson, Charleston RiverDogs 81
Pitching leaders 2023 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed January 4, 2025 Stat Player Total W Zach Jacobs, Lynchburg Hillcats Trevor Martin, Charleston RiverDogs Manuel Veloz, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 10 ERA Aidan Curry, Down East Wood Ducks 2.30 SV Billy Seidl, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 14 SO Trey Dombrowski, Fayetteville Woodpeckers 148 IP Marcus Johnson, Charleston RiverDogs 130.0
Playoffs The Charleston RiverDogs won their third consecutive Carolina League championship, defeating the Down East Wood Ducks in two games.
Playoff bracket
Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Samuel Basallo, Delmarva Shorebirds Pitcher of the Year Aidan Curry, Down East Wood Ducks Manager of the Year Victor Estevez, Carolina Mudcats
See also 2023 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website