September 23, 2024 – Carolina League (CarL)
Fayetteville Woodpeckers News Release
SEASON OVERVIEW: The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Single-A, Houston Astros) finished their fifth season in franchise history with a 55-75 overall record, an identical win mark to the 2021 and 2022 season and tied for the fewest wins in a single year. Fayetteville broke out to its best start in franchise history, going 15-8 over the first 23 games, before spiraling to a 40-67 record the rest of the way. The late stages of the second half was marred by an 11-game losing streak which tied a franchise record and cost the Woodpeckers a chance to contend for a Carolina League playoff spot. The club produced nine separate three-game winning streaks but was unable to win four in a row at any stage. In the south division standings Fayetteville finished tied for 3rd place over the first half of play followed by a 5th place finish out of six teams in the second half.
LEAGUE LANDSCAPE: The 2024 season marked the Woodpeckers last as a member of the Carolina League south division. The Woodpeckers will switch to the north division at the start of the 2025 season with the new league member Hickory Crawdads (Single-A, Texas Rangers) entering the south. This season Fayetteville went 34-44 against south division opponents and 21-31 in matchups with the north division. Fayetteville won head-to-head series over the Augusta GreenJackets (Braves Affiliate) and Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs Affiliate). The club had a .500 record of 32-32 while at home and a 23-43 record on the road.
HEAD COUNT: 64 total players suited up for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers during the 2024 season. The club sent 35 different pitchers to the mound and started 29 different position players over the course of the year. In total, Fayetteville made 82 different roster transactions encompassing call ups, send downs, and IL stints. Of the 64 players, one was a MLB rehab assignment player in RHP Penn Murfee.
GLOBAL IMPACT: The Woodpeckers welcomed players from five different countries during the 2024 season. 29 ballplayers were from the United States, 21 from the Dominican Republic, seven from Venezuela, five from Cuba and two from Mexico.
WOODPECKERS ON THE MOVE: Across the entire season 14 total Fayetteville Woodpeckers earned a full-time promotion to High-A Asheville. Three pitchers, James Hicks, Ethan Pecko and Alimber Santa, along with position player Yamal Encarnacion even made it all the way to Double-A Corpus Christi by year’s…
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