2012 Southern League season

2012 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 5 – September 3
Games140
Teams10
Regular season
League championsJackson Generals
Season MVPHunter Morris, Huntsville Stars
Playoffs
League championsMobile BayBears
  Runners-upJackson Generals

The 2012 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 Mobile BayBears won the Southern League championship, defeating the Jackson Generals in the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

2012 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
North Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Park
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Los Angeles Dodgers AT&T Field
Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium
Jackson Generals Jackson, Tennessee Seattle Mariners Pringles Park
Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Smokies Park
South Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Miami Marlins 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 Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Pensacola, Florida Cincinnati Reds Blue Wahoos Stadium

Map of teams

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Jackson Generals finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2005.

Standings

[1]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Jackson Generals7961.564–
Chattanooga Lookouts7365.5295
Tennessee Smokies7268.5147
Huntsville Stars6574.46813.5
Birmingham Barons6376.45315.5
South Division
Montgomery Biscuits7463.540–
Jacksonville Suns7070.5005.5
Mobile BayBears6971.4936.5
Pensacola Blue Wahoos6870.4936.5
Mississippi Braves6277.44613

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGOmar Luna, Montgomery Biscuits.315
HHunter Morris, Huntsville Stars158
RLogan Watkins, Tennessee Smokies93
2BJ. T. Wise, Chattanooga Lookouts41
3BJared Mitchell, Birmingham Barons12
HRHunter Morris, Huntsville Stars28
RBIHunter Morris, Huntsville Stars113
SBBilly Hamilton, Pensacola Blue Wahoos51

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WNick Struck, Tennessee Smokies14
ERAChase Anderson, Mobile BayBears2.86
CGJosé Álvarez, Jacksonville Suns
Sean Gilmartin, Mississippi Braves		3
SHOJosé Álvarez, Jacksonville Suns
Evan Anundsen, Huntsville Stars
Anthony Fernandez, Jackson Generals
Graham Taylor, Jacksonville Suns		1
SVFrank Batista, Tennessee Smokies24
IPZeke Spruill, Mississippi Braves161.2
SOMatt Magill, Chattanooga Lookouts168

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Jackson 3
N2 Chattanooga 1
N1 Jackson 1
S2 Mobile 3
S1 Montgomery 1
S2 Mobile 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerHunter Morris, Huntsville Stars
Pitcher of the YearBrandon Maurer, Jackson Generals
Manager of the YearBilly Gardner Jr., Montgomery Biscuits

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2012 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
  2. ↑ 2012 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
  3. ↑ 2012 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
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