2002 Eastern League season
# 2002 Eastern League season

The 2002 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The Norwich Navigators defeated the Harrisburg Senators 3 games to 2 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

## Regular season

### Standings

Eastern League - Northern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Norwich Navigators | 76 | 64 | .543 | – |
| New Haven Ravens | 74 | 65 | .532 | 1.5 |
| Binghamton Mets | 73 | 68 | .518 | 3.5 |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 67 | 72 | .482 | 8.5 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 63 | 77 | .450 | 13.0 |
| Trenton Thunder | 63 | 77 | .450 | 13.0 |

Eastern League - Southern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Akron Aeros | 93 | 48 | .660 | – |
| Harrisburg Senators | 79 | 63 | .556 | 14.5 |
| Reading Phillies | 76 | 66 | .535 | 17.5 |
| Altoona Curve | 72 | 69 | .511 | 21.0 |
| Bowie Baysox | 55 | 85 | .393 | 37.5 |
| Erie SeaWolves | 52 | 89 | .369 | 41.0 |

Notes:

    Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
    Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
    Italics indicates that team won ELCS

### Statistical league leaders

**Batting leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| AVG | Víctor Martínez (Akron Aeros) | .336 |
| HR | Val Pascucci (Harrisburg Senators) | 27 |
| RBI | Dee Haynes (New Haven Ravens) | 98 |
| R | Víctor Martínez (Akron Aeros) | 84 |

**Pitching leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| W | Ryan Madson (Reading Phillies) | 16 |
| ERA | Danny Borrell (Norwich Navigators) | 2.31 |
| SO | Julio DePaula (Norwich Navigators) | 152 |
| SV | Juan Padilla (New Britain Rock Cats) | 29 |

## Playoffs

### Divisional Series

**Northern Division**

The Norwich Navigators defeated the New Haven Ravens in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 0.

**Southern Division**

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron Aeros in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.

### Championship Series

The Norwich Navigators defeated the Harrisburg Senators in the ELCS 3 games to 2.

