2016 Southern League season

2016 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 9 – September 7 140 10 Regular season Jackson Generals Tyler O'Neill, Jackson Generals Playoffs Jackson Generals Mississippi Braves List of Southern League seasons SL 2015 Southern League season 2015 2017 Southern League season 2017 The 2016 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 9 and September 7. 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 Jackson Generals won the Southern League championship, defeating the Mississippi Braves in the playoffs. Teams 2016 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Field Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Minnesota Twins AT&T Field Jackson Generals Jackson, Tennessee Seattle Mariners The Ballpark at Jackson Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Smokies Park South Biloxi Shuckers Biloxi, Mississippi Milwaukee Brewers MGM Park Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Miami Marlins Community First Park Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama Arizona Diamondbacks Hank Aaron Stadium Pensacola Blue Wahoos Pensacola, Florida Cincinnati Reds Blue Wahoos Stadium Map of teams left 10px North Division 10px South Division 1040 445 370 190 650 USA 2000 USA 33.51 -86.81 Blue pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Blue pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #ffe USA 35.68 -88.77 Blue pog.svg 80 top Jackson #ffe USA 32.38 -86.31 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Mont-gomery #ffe USA 35.99 -83.60 Blue pog.svg 80 top Tennessee #ffe USA 30.40 -88.89 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Biloxi #ffe USA 30.32 -81.64 Red pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 32.27 -90.15 Red pog.svg 80 top Mississ-ippi #ffe USA 30.65 -88.12 Red pog.svg 80 top Mobile #ffe USA 30.40 -87.22 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Pensacola #ffe Regular season Summary The Jackson Generals finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2012. Standings 2016 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Jackson Generals 84 55 84 55 – Montgomery Biscuits 76 64 76 64 8.5 Chattanooga Lookouts 75 65 75 65 9.5 Tennessee Smokies 58 81 58 81 26 Birmingham Barons 49 91 49 91 35.5South Division Pensacola Blue Wahoos 81 59 81 59 – Mississippi Braves 73 65 73 65 7 Biloxi Shuckers 72 67 72 67 8.5 Mobile BayBears 65 73 65 73 15 Jacksonville Suns 63 76 63 76 17.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 2016 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Ozzie Albies, Mississippi Braves .321 H Zack Granite, Chattanooga Lookouts 155 R Willy Adames, Montgomery Biscuits 89 2B Dustin Peterson, Mississippi Braves 38 3B Adam Engel, Birmingham Barons Leon Landry, Jackson Generals 9 HR Kevin Cron, Mobile BayBears 26 RBI Tyler O'Neill, Jackson Generals 102 SB Zack Granite, Chattanooga Lookouts 56 Pitching leaders 2016 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025 Stat Player Total W Brett Ash, Jackson Generals Taylor Guerrieri, Montgomery Biscuits Ryan Yarborough, Jackson Generals 12 ERA Barrett Astin, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2.26 SV Alejandro Chacín, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 30 IP Sal Romano, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 156.0 SO Sean Newcomb, Mississippi Braves 152 Playoffs The Jackson Generals won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Mississippi Braves in three games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals N1 Jackson 3 N2 Montgomery 1 S1 Pensacola 1 S2 Mississippi 3 N1 Jackson 3 S2 Mississippi 0 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Tyler O'Neill, Jackson Generals Pitcher of the Year Ryan Yarbrough, Jackson Generals Manager of the Year Daren Brown, Jackson Generals See also 2016 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:2016 in sports in Alabama Category:2016 in sports in Florida Category:2016 in sports in Mississippi Category:2016 in sports in Tennessee