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 The Down East Wood Ducks relocated to Spartanburg, South Carolina and are renamed the Hub City Spartanburgers. The club moved to the South Atlantic League. The Hickory Crawdads joined the Carolina League from the South Atlantic League. The club is affiliated with the Texas Rangers and will play in the South Division. The Fayetteville Woodpeckers switched from the South Division to the North Division.
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
Regular season Summary The Lynchburg Hillcats finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 2017.
Overall standings Final standings North division Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Hillcats 70 59 – Carolina Mudcats 68 60 1.5 Fayetteville Woodpeckers 69 63 2.5 Fredericksburg Nationals 65 64 5 Salem Red Sox 56 74 14.5 Delmarva Shorebirds 51 79 19.5South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 68 60 – Charleston RiverDogs 68 62 1 Hickory Crawdads 68 62 1 Augusta GreenJackets 67 62 1.5 Columbia Fireflies 64 65 4.5 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 64 68 6
First half standings Final first half standings North division Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Hillcats 41 25 – Carolina Mudcats 36 28 4 Fayetteville Woodpeckers 36 30 5 Fredericksburg Nationals 30 35 10.5 Delmarva Shorebirds 27 39 14 Salem Red Sox 26 38 14South division Columbia Fireflies 36 30 – Augusta GreenJackets 34 30 1 Charleston RiverDogs 35 31 1 Hickory Crawdads 33 32 2.5 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 32 34 4 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 25 39 10
Second half standings Final second half standings North division Team Win Loss % GB Fredericksburg Nationals 35 29 – Fayetteville Woodpeckers 33 33 3 Carolina Mudcats 32 32 3 Lynchburg Hillcats 29 34 6 Salem Red Sox 30 36 6 Delmarva Shorebirds 24 40 11South division Myrtle Beach Pelicans 43 21 – Hickory Crawdads 35 30 8.5 Charleston RiverDogs 33 31 10 Augusta GreenJackets 33 32 10.5 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 32 34 12 Columbia Fireflies 28 35 14.5
League leaders Batting leaders 2025 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed September 7, 2025 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 2025 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed September 7, 2025 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 The Lynchburg Hillcats won their ninth Carolina League championship, defeating the Columbia Fireflies in three games.
Playoff bracket
Semi-finals (N1) Lynchburg Hillcats vs. (N2) Fredericksburg Nationals
(S1) Columbia Fireflies vs. (S2) Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Finals (S1) Columbia Fireflies vs. (N1) Lynchburg Hillcats
Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Caleb Bonemer, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 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 2025 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website