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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Here are the current team power rankings for Carolina League:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Carolina Mudcats (128.4, o)
2) Augusta GreenJackets (99.8, o)
3) Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (95.0, ++)
4) Myrtle Beach Pelicans (94.6, ++)
5) Fayetteville Woodpeckers (94.0, ++)
6) Salem Red Sox (91.6, --)
7) Columbia Fireflies (85.4, +)
8) Fredericksburg Nationals (85.4, -)
9) Charleston RiverDogs (85.0, --)
10) Down East Wood Ducks (78.8, --)
11) Delmarva Shorebirds (74.6, +)
12) Lynchburg Hillcats (67.4, -)
Oake Earns CAR's Best Pitcher Honor
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Down East Wood Ducks fans lauded the selection of reliever Dave Oake as Carolina League Pitcher of the Month for May. The 23-year-old hurler was nothing short of masterful, holding enemy hitters to a .220 average.

In 12 relief appearances he put up a 3-0 record, 8 saves, 16 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.64 over 14 innings.

This season, Oake has made 19 relief appearances, saving 10. His record is 4-0 with 26 strikeouts in 24 innings and a 1.88 ERA.
Forbes of Fredericksburg CAR Batter of the Month
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Coby Forbes is not used to being associated with Batter of the Month-caliber players, but today the Fredericksburg center fielder joined that select company when the Carolina League announced the results of May's voting.

Forbes totaled 41 hits, 3 walks, 2 home runs, 12 RBIs and 18 runs scored last month to put together a .376 batting average and .389 on-base percentage.

This year, Forbes has 5 home runs and a .341 batting average.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Josh Sales - SAL
.399
2 Austin D'Aprile FAY .392
3 Victor Aguilar FRE .354
4 Brent Bowker MON .353
4 Gilberto Ramos AKR .353
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Randy Kamber - CHR
11
2 Ryan Briggs CHA 9
3 Pat Sherwood MYR 8
4 Travis Fox MON 7
4 Joseph Rasmussen FRE 7
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Joseph Rasmussen - FRE
32
2 Mitch Howell MIN 31
3 Josh Hoover COL 29
4 Travis Fox MON 28
4 2 more tied with   28
LEAGUE LEADERS W
3 tied with
6
1 Andy Galbreath MYR 6
1 Jon Kmiec LYN 6
1 Mike Westerbeck MIN 6
4 3 tied with   5
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Andy Galbreath - MYR
1.77
2 Carlos Moreno MYR 2.32
3 Jessie Allen KAN 2.50
4 Mike Elswick MYR 2.56
4 Chris Ashbrook DE 2.56
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Matt Chapin - SAL
59
2 Andy Galbreath MYR 57
3 Paul Hetzel MIN 51
4 Carlos Moreno MYR 48
4 2 more tied with   48
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STANDINGS
Northern Division W L PCT GB
Salem Red Sox 26 24 .520 -
Fredericksburg Nationals 24 26 .480 2.0
Delmarva Shorebirds 21 29 .420 5.0
Lynchburg Hillcats 19 31 .380 7.0
Southern Division W L PCT GB
Augusta GreenJackets 28 22 .560 -
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 26 24 .520 2.0
Charleston RiverDogs 25 25 .500 3.0
Columbia Fireflies 24 26 .480 4.0
Central Division W L PCT GB
Carolina Mudcats 34 16 .680 -
Fayetteville Woodpeckers 25 25 .500 9.0
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 25 25 .500 9.0
Down East Wood Ducks 23 27 .460 11.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Carolina Salem 8-3 3:05 PM ET T.Buentello (4-0, 1.82 ERA) F.Torres (0-2, 7.56 ERA)
Charleston Myrtle Beach 2-1 3:05 PM ET D.Holmstead (3-1, 2.42 ERA) M.Elswick (3-3, 2.56 ERA)
Fredericksburg Delmarva 6-5 2:05 PM ET A.Miller (2-1, 7.78 ERA) A.Heller (3-4, 1.52 ERA)
Fayetteville Down East 8-5 7:35 PM ET A.Gonzales (1-3, 4.80 ERA) C.Ashbrook (1-2, 2.56 ERA)
Columbia Kannapolis 3-5 1:35 PM ET R.Pond (2-2, 2.84 ERA) S.Simmons (1-3, 5.13 ERA)
Augusta Lynchburg 1-6 3:35 PM ET C.James (2-3, 4.86 ERA) C.Munoz (1-1, 3.41 ERA)
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