2012 Southern League season
| 2012 Southern League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 5 – September 3 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Jackson Generals |
| Season MVP | Hunter Morris, Huntsville Stars |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Mobile BayBears |
| Runners-up | Jackson 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
- The Carolina Mudcats relocated to Pensacola, Florida and are renamed to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The club moves from the North Division to the South Division and remains affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.
- The Birmingham Barons move from the South Division to the North Division.
Teams
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
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Jackson Generals | 79 | 61 | .564 | – |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 73 | 65 | .529 | 5 |
| Tennessee Smokies | 72 | 68 | .514 | 7 |
| Huntsville Stars | 65 | 74 | .468 | 13.5 |
| Birmingham Barons | 63 | 76 | .453 | 15.5 |
| South Division | ||||
| Montgomery Biscuits | 74 | 63 | .540 | – |
| Jacksonville Suns | 70 | 70 | .500 | 5.5 |
| Mobile BayBears | 69 | 71 | .493 | 6.5 |
| Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 68 | 70 | .493 | 6.5 |
| Mississippi Braves | 62 | 77 | .446 | 13 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Omar Luna, Montgomery Biscuits | .315 |
| H | Hunter Morris, Huntsville Stars | 158 |
| R | Logan Watkins, Tennessee Smokies | 93 |
| 2B | J. T. Wise, Chattanooga Lookouts | 41 |
| 3B | Jared Mitchell, Birmingham Barons | 12 |
| HR | Hunter Morris, Huntsville Stars | 28 |
| RBI | Hunter Morris, Huntsville Stars | 113 |
| SB | Billy Hamilton, Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 51 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Nick Struck, Tennessee Smokies | 14 |
| ERA | Chase Anderson, Mobile BayBears | 2.86 |
| CG | José Álvarez, Jacksonville Suns Sean Gilmartin, Mississippi Braves |
3 |
| SHO | José Álvarez, Jacksonville Suns Evan Anundsen, Huntsville Stars Anthony Fernandez, Jackson Generals Graham Taylor, Jacksonville Suns |
1 |
| SV | Frank Batista, Tennessee Smokies | 24 |
| IP | Zeke Spruill, Mississippi Braves | 161.2 |
| SO | Matt Magill, Chattanooga Lookouts | 168 |
Playoffs
- The Mobile BayBears won their second consecutive, and fourth overall Southern League championship, defeating the Jackson Generals in four games.
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 name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Hunter Morris, Huntsville Stars |
| Pitcher of the Year | Brandon Maurer, Jackson Generals |
| Manager of the Year | Billy Gardner Jr., Montgomery Biscuits |
See also
References
- ^ 2012 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
- ^ 2012 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
- ^ 2012 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025