2007 Southern League season

2007 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 5 – September 3
Games140
Teams10
Regular season
League championsMontgomery Biscuits
Season MVPEvan Longoria, Montgomery Biscuits
Playoffs
League championsMontgomery Biscuits
  Runners-upHuntsville Stars

The 2007 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 5 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season.

The Montgomery Biscuits won the Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

2007 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
North Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Florida Marlins Five County Stadium
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds AT&T Field
Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium
Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Smokies Park
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Seattle Mariners Pringles Park
South Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Park
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park
Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama Arizona Diamondbacks Hank Aaron Stadium
Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Devil Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium

Map of teams

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Montgomery Biscuits finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since the franchise relocated to Montgomery.

Standings

[1]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Huntsville Stars7562.547–
Tennessee Smokies7365.5292.5
Chattanooga Lookouts6773.4799.5
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx6079.43216
Carolina Mudcats6080.42916.5
South Division
Montgomery Biscuits8159.579–
Jacksonville Suns8060.5711
Mobile BayBears7168.5119.5
Mississippi Braves6772.48213.5
Birmingham Barons6278.44319

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGJosh Kroeger, Tennessee Smokies.382
HEmilio Bonifácio, Mobile BayBears157
RReid Brignac, Montgomery Biscuits91
2BCory Aldridge, Birmingham Barons
Carlos González, Mobile BayBears		33
3BHernán Iribarren, Huntsville Stars12
HRBrendan Katin, Huntsville Stars24
RBIBrendan Katin, Huntsville Stars94
SBEmilio Bonifácio, Mobile BayBears41

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WChris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits15
ERAChris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits2.57
CGSteve Hammond, Huntsville Stars
Mark Holliman, Tennessee Smokies
Mike Prochaska, Montgomery Biscuits
Greg Smith, Mobile BayBears		2
SHOSteve Hammond, Huntsville Stars
Mark Holliman, Tennessee Smokies
Chris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits
Sam Narron, Huntsville Stars
Mike Prochaska, Montgomery Biscuits		1
SVDale Thayer, Montgomery Biscuits27
IPAndrew Baldwin, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx166.0
SOGio González, Birmingham Barons185

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Huntsville 3
N2 Tennessee 2
N1 Huntsville 2
S1 Montgomery 3
S1 Montgomery 3
S2 Mississippi 1

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerEvan Longoria, Montgomery Biscuits
Pitcher of the YearChris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits
Manager of the YearDon Money, Huntsville Stars

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2007 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
  2. ↑ 2007 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
  3. ↑ 2007 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
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