2017 Southern League season
| 2017 Southern League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 6 – September 4 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Chattanooga Lookouts |
| Season MVP | Kevin Cron, Jackson Generals |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Chattanooga Lookouts Pensacola Blue Wahoos |
The 2017 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. 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 Chattanooga Lookouts and Pensacola Blue Wahoos were co-champions of the Southern League, as Hurricane Irma canceled the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
- The Mobile BayBears ended their affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks and began a new affiliation with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The Jackson Generals ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners and began a new affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- The Jacksonville Suns are renamed to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. The club remained affiliated with the Miami Marlins.
Teams
Map of teams
North Division 
South Division
Regular season
Summary
- The Chattanooga Lookouts finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2004.
Standings
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 91 | 49 | .650 | – |
| Montgomery Biscuits | 76 | 64 | .543 | 15 |
| Jackson Generals | 71 | 69 | .507 | 20 |
| Tennessee Smokies | 68 | 70 | .493 | 22 |
| Birmingham Barons | 53 | 85 | .384 | 37 |
| South Division | ||||
| Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 74 | 66 | .529 | – |
| Biloxi Shuckers | 71 | 66 | .518 | 1.5 |
| Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 69 | 71 | .493 | 5 |
| Mobile BayBears | 64 | 75 | .460 | 9.5 |
| Mississippi Braves | 58 | 80 | .420 | 15 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Braxton Lee, Montgomery / Jacksonville | .309 |
| H | Braxton Lee, Montgomery / Jacksonville | 147 |
| R | Jonathan Rodríguez, Chattanooga Lookouts | 87 |
| 2B | Grant Kay, Montgomery Biscuits | 36 |
| 3B | Nick Gordon, Chattanooga Lookouts Joe McCarthy, Montgomery Biscuits | 8 |
| HR | Kevin Cron, Jackson Generals | 25 |
| RBI | Kevin Cron, Jackson Generals | 91 |
| SB | Johnny Davis, Biloxi Shuckers | 52 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | José Mujica, Montgomery Biscuits Matt Tomshaw, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Duane Underwood Jr., Tennessee Smokies | 13 |
| ERA | Austin Ross, Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 1.87 |
| CG | Spencer Adams, Birmingham Barons Kolby Allard, Mississippi Braves Jordan Guerrero, Birmingham Barons Zach Hedges, Tennessee Smokies Mike Kickham, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Aaron Wilkerson, Biloxi Shuckers | 2 |
| SHO | Aaron Wilkerson, Biloxi Shuckers | 2 |
| SV | Matt Ramsey, Biloxi Shuckers | 27 |
| IP | Deck McGuire, Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 168.0 |
| SO | Deck McGuire, Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 170 |
Playoffs
- Due to Hurricane Irma, the final round of the playoffs was canceled. The Chattanooga Lookouts and Pensacola Blue Wahoos were declared co-champions.
- The Chattanooga Lookouts won their third Southern League championship.
- The Pensacola Blue Wahoos won their first Southern League championship.
Playoff bracket
| Division finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Chattanooga | 3 | |||||||
| N2 | Montgomery | 2 | |||||||
| N1 | Chattanooga | ||||||||
| S1 | Pensacola | ||||||||
| S1 | Pensacola | 3 | |||||||
| S2 | Jacksonville | 0 | |||||||
Awards
| Southern League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Kevin Cron, Jackson Generals |
| Pitcher of the Year | Michael Kopech, Birmingham Barons |
| Manager of the Year | Jake Mauer, Chattanooga Lookouts |
See also
References
- ↑ 2017 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 28, 2025
- ↑ 2017 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 28, 2025
- ↑ 2017 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 28, 2025