2000 Southern League season

2000 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 6 – September 4 140 10 Regular season West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Joe Crede, Birmingham Barons Playoffs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jacksonville Suns List of Southern League seasons SL 1999 Southern League season 1999 2001 Southern League season 2001 The 2000 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 6. 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 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs. Team changes The Knoxville Smokies opened a new stadium in Sevierville, Tennessee and are renamed to the Tennessee Smokies. The club remained affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Teams 2000 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Colorado Rockies Five County Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Detroit Tigers Wolfson Park Orlando Rays Kissimmee, Florida Tampa Bay Devil Rays Cracker Jack Stadium Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Smokies Park West Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds Bellsouth Park Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama San Diego Padres Hank Aaron Stadium West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Pringles Park Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 915 445 370 190 545 USA 1750 USA 35.82 -78.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Carolina #ffe USA 34.78 -82.35 Blue pog.svg 80 top Greenville #ffe USA 30.33 -81.64 Blue pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 28.34 -81.56 Blue pog.svg 80 top Orlando #ffe USA 35.99 -83.60 Blue pog.svg 80 top Tennessee #ffe USA 33.34 -86.85 Red pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Red pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #ffe USA 34.70 -86.59 Red pog.svg 80 top Huntsville #ffe USA 30.65 -88.12 Red pog.svg 80 top Mobile #ffe USA 35.68 -88.77 Red pog.svg 80 top West Tenn #ffe Regular season Summary The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx finished the season with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season. Despite finishing the regular season with the best record in the East Division, the Tennessee Smokies failed to qualify for the playoffs as they did not finish either half of the season in first place. Standings 2000 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 16, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Tennessee Smokies 71 69 71 69 – Jacksonville Suns 69 71 69 71 2 Greenville Braves 68 71 68 71 2.5 Orlando Rays 65 71 65 71 4 Carolina Mudcats 64 75 64 75 6.5West Division West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 80 58 80 58 – Birmingham Barons 77 63 77 63 4 Chattanooga Lookouts 70 68 70 68 10 Mobile BayBears 66 73 66 73 14.5 Huntsville Stars 64 75 64 75 16.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 2000 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 16, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Juan Pierre, Carolina Mudcats .326 H Joe Crede, Birmingham Barons 163 R Elvis Peña, Carolina Mudcats 92 2B Stoney Briggs, Jacksonville Suns 39 3B Eric Hinske, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 9 HR Alejandro Freire, Jacksonville Suns 25 RBI Aaron Rowand, Birmingham Barons 98 SB Elvis Peña, Carolina Mudcats 48 Pitching leaders 2000 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 16, 2025 Stat Player Total W Robert Averette, Chattanooga / Carolina 13 ERA Lance Davis, Chattanooga Lookouts 2.18 CG Robert Averette, Chattanooga / Carolina 5 SHO Shawn Chacón, Carolina Mudcats 3 SV Kris Keller, Jacksonville Suns 26 IP Josh Fogg, Birmingham Barons 192.1 SO Shawn Chacón, Carolina Mudcats 172 Playoffs The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx won their first Southern League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Suns in five games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Jacksonville 3 E2 Greenville 2 W1 West Tenn 3 W2 Birmingham 2 E1 Jacksonville 2 W1 West Tenn 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Joe Crede, Birmingham Barons Pitcher of the Year Mark Buehrle, Birmingham Barons Manager of the Year Dave Bialas, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx See also 2000 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:2000 in sports in Alabama Category:2000 in sports in Florida Category:2000 in sports in North Carolina Category:2000 in sports in South Carolina Category:2000 in sports in Tennessee