1946 Carolina League – Playoff Recap
Patriotic finish: Greensboro rallies from 3-1 deficit to win 1946 title
Game 1: Asheville 18, Greensboro 10
Game 2: Asheville 6, Greensboro 0
Game 3: Greensboro 13, Asheville 5
Game 4: Asheville 7, Greensboro 1
Game 5: Greensboro 1, Asheville 0
Game 6: Greensboro 7, Asheville 4
Game 7: Greensboro 3, Asheville 2 (10 innings)
Greensboro looked battered and bruised after falling behind 3-1 to the Tourists but then reeled off three in a row to capture the second Carolina League title. In the deciding game,
Mario Lopez got aboard in the top of the 10th, and
Ricardo Alvarez brought him home with a sac fly for the winning run.
Lopez was voted series MVP after his 3-for-5 performance in the finale and .577 average through the seven games. The Patriots were Saved by the Bats and one of their star players! Jessie Spano would approve.
Carolina League Post-Season Awards List
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
1945 – LF Ryan Diddle (Charlotte)
1946 – RF Glenn Linkous (Raleigh)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
1945 – SP Chris Jones (Raleigh)
1946 – SP Justin Pearson (Asheville)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1945 – n/a
1946 – CF Bart Allen (Winston-Salem)
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
1945 – William Mondragon (Charlotte)
1946 – Aaron Roberto (Greensboro)
NOTES
Linkous hit .327 with 91 RBIs and scored 99 runs ... Pearson was 16-7 with a 3.09 ERA ... Allen burst onto the scene with 116 hits and 63 RBIs.