2008 Eastern League season
The 2008 Eastern League season [|began] on April 3 and the regular season ended on September 1. The [|All Star Game] was played on July 16 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire. The [|Playoffs] began on September 3 with the [|Divisional Series]. The Akron Aeros defeated the Bowie Baysox in the Southern Division [|Championship Series] and the Trenton Thunder defeated the Portland Sea Dogs in the Northern Division Championship Series. The Trenton Thunder defeated the Akron Aeros to win the Eastern League Championship Series.
Standings
| Eastern League North | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| @ Trenton Thunder | 86 | 54 | .614 | — |
| # Portland Sea Dogs | 74 | 66 | .529 | 12 |
| Binghamton Mets | 73 | 69 | .514 | 14 |
| Connecticut Defenders | 68 | 73 | .482 | 18½ |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 64 | 77 | .454 | 22½ |
| New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 61 | 81 | .430 | 26 |
| Eastern League South | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| # Bowie Baysox | 84 | 58 | .592 | - |
| @ Akron Aeros | 80 | 62 | .563 | 4 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 73 | 69 | .514 | 11 |
| Erie SeaWolves | 68 | 74 | .479 | 16 |
| Altoona Curve | 65 | 77 | .458 | 19 |
| Reading Phillies | 53 | 89 | .373 | 31 |
League leaders
Stats
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Lou Montañez | .335 |
| HR | Lou Montañez | 26 |
| RBI | Lou Montañez | 97 |
| R | Lou Montañez | 90 |
| H | William Rhymes | 154 |
| SB | Antoan Richardson | 29 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Bradley Bergesen | 15 |
| L | Brandan Magee | 13 |
| ERA | Michael Bowden | 2.33 |
| SO | David Hernandez | 156 |
| IP | Lukas French | 165.0 |
| SV | Julio Manon | 30 |
Regular season
Opening Day
April 3 was the Opening Day of the 2008 Eastern League season. The following games are scheduled.- Akron Aeros @ Harrisburg Senators – Senators won 8–5
- Erie SeaWolves @ Bowie Baysox – Postponed
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Connecticut Defenders – Defenders won 3–2
- Portland Sea Dogs @ New Britain Rock Cats – Sea Dogs won 3–0
- Reading Phillies @ Altoona Curve – Phillies won 8–3
- Trenton Thunder @ Binghamton Mets – Mets won 2–0
All-star game