2014 Southern League season

2014 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 3 – September 1
Games140
Teams10
Regular season
League championsMississippi Braves
Season MVPJake Lamb, Mobile BayBears
Playoffs
League championsJacksonville Suns
  Runners-upChattanooga Lookouts

The 2014 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 3 and September 1. 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 Jacksonville Suns won the Southern League championship, defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts in the playoffs.

Teams

2014 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
North Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Field
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 The Ballpark at Jackson
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 Mississippi Braves finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.
  • Despite finishing with the best record in the league, the Mississippi Braves failed to qualify for the post-season as they did not have the best record in the South Division in either half of the season.

Standings

[1]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Huntsville Stars7763.550–
Tennessee Smokies6673.47510.5
Jackson Generals6376.45313.5
Chattanooga Lookouts6177.44215
Birmingham Barons6080.42917
South Division
Mississippi Braves8356.597–
Jacksonville Suns8159.5792.5
Mobile BayBears7958.5773
Montgomery Biscuits6674.47117.5
Pensacola Blue Wahoos6080.42923.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGJake Lamb, Mobile BayBears.318
HDaniel Mayora, Chattanooga Lookouts149
RDarnell Sweeney, Chattanooga Lookouts88
2BRangel Ravelo, Birmingham Barons37
3BScott Schebler, Chattanooga Lookouts14
HRScott Schebler, Chattanooga Lookouts28
RBINick Ramirez, Huntsville Stars82
SBJosh Prince, Huntsville Stars37

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WJustin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns14
ERAJustin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns2.85
CGDylan Floro, Montgomery Biscuits3
SHODylan Floro, Montgomery Biscuits
Justin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns
Steve Smith, Chattanooga Lookouts
2
SVDavid Goforth, Huntsville Stars27
IPDylan Floro, Montgomery Biscuits178.2
SORobert Stephenson, Pensacola Blue Wahoos140

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Huntsville 2
N2 Chattanooga 3
N2 Chattanooga 0
S1 Jacksonville 3
S1 Jacksonville 3
S2 Mobile 1

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerJake Lamb, Mobile BayBears
Pitcher of the YearJustin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns
Manager of the YearAndy Green, Mobile BayBears

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025
  2. ↑ 2014 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025
  3. ↑ 2014 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025