2011 Southern League season
| 2011 Southern League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 7 – September 5 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Mobile BayBears |
| Season MVP | Paul Goldschmidt, Mobile BayBears |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Mobile BayBears |
| Runners-up | Tennessee Smokies |
The 2011 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 7 and September 5. 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 Tennessee Smokies in the playoffs.
Team changes
- The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx are renamed to the Jackson Generals. The club remained affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.
Teams
Map of teams
North Division 
South Division
Regular season
Summary
- The Mobile BayBears finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1998.
Standings
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Tennessee Smokies | 83 | 57 | .593 | – |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 77 | 62 | .554 | 5.5 |
| Jackson Generals | 68 | 72 | .486 | 15 |
| Huntsville Stars | 64 | 73 | .467 | 17.5 |
| Carolina Mudcats | 53 | 86 | .381 | 29.5 |
| South Division | ||||
| Mobile BayBears | 84 | 54 | .609 | – |
| Birmingham Barons | 71 | 69 | .507 | 14 |
| Jacksonville Suns | 70 | 70 | .500 | 15 |
| Montgomery Biscuits | 65 | 74 | .468 | 19.5 |
| Mississippi Braves | 61 | 79 | .436 | 24 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Scott Van Slyke, Chattanooga Lookouts | .348 |
| H | AJ Pollock, Mobile BayBears | 169 |
| R | AJ Pollock, Mobile BayBears | 103 |
| 2B | Scott Van Slyke, Chattanooga Lookouts | 45 |
| 3B | Alfredo Silverio, Chattanooga Lookouts | 18 |
| HR | Paul Goldschmidt, Mobile BayBears Neftali Soto, Carolina Mudcats |
30 |
| RBI | Ernesto Mejía, Mississippi Braves | 99 |
| SB | Quintin Berry, Carolina Mudcats | 40 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Will Savage, Chattanooga Lookouts | 12 |
| ERA | Matt Moore, Montgomery Biscuits | 2.20 |
| CG | Charles Brewer, Mobile BayBears Randall Delgado, Mississippi Braves Terry Doyle, Birmingham Barons Matt Klinker, Carolina Mudcats |
2 |
| SHO | Andrew Carraway, Jackson Generals Alex Colomé, Montgomery Biscuits Patrick Corbin, Mobile BayBears Terry Doyle, Birmingham Barons Matt Moore, Montgomery Biscuits Nick Struck, Tennessee Smokies Allen Webster, Chattanooga Lookouts |
1 |
| SV | Sandy Rosario, Jacksonville Suns | 23 |
| IP | Patrick Corbin, Mobile BayBears | 160.1 |
| SO | Patrick Corbin, Mobile BayBears | 142 |
Playoffs
- The Mobile BayBears won their third Southern League championship, defeating the Tennessee Smokies in four games.
Playoff bracket
| Division finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Tennessee | 3 | |||||||
| N2 | Chattanooga | 0 | |||||||
| N1 | Tennessee | 1 | |||||||
| S1 | Mobile | 3 | |||||||
| S1 | Mobile | 3 | |||||||
| S2 | Birmingham | 2 | |||||||
Awards
| Southern League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Paul Goldschmidt, Mobile BayBears |
| Pitcher of the Year | Wily Peralta, Huntsville Stars |
| Manager of the Year | Turner Ward, Mobile BayBears |
See also
References
- ^ 2011 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
- ^ 2011 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
- ^ 2011 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025