2010 Southern League season

2010 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 8 – September 6 140 10 Regular season Tennessee Smokies Dave Sappelt, Carolina Mudcats Playoffs Jacksonville Suns Tennessee Smokies List of Southern League seasons SL 2009 Southern League season 2009 2011 Southern League season 2011 The 2010 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 Jacksonville Suns won the Southern League championship, defeating the Tennessee Smokies in the playoffs. Teams 2010 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds Five County Stadium Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Los Angeles Dodgers AT&T Field Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Smokies Park West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Seattle Mariners Pringles Park South Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Park Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Florida Marlins Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama Arizona Diamondbacks Hank Aaron Stadium Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Map of teams left 10px North Division 10px South Division 945 445 370 190 550 USA 1800 USA 35.82 -78.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Carolina #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Blue pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #ffe USA 34.70 -86.59 Blue pog.svg 80 top Huntsville #ffe USA 35.99 -83.60 Blue pog.svg 80 top Tennessee #ffe USA 35.68 -88.77 Blue pog.svg 80 top West Tenn #ffe USA 33.34 -86.85 Red pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #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 32.38 -86.31 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Mont-gomery #ffe Regular season Summary The Tennessee Smokies finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1985. Standings 2010 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Tennessee Smokies 86 53 86 53 – West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 73 66 73 66 13 Huntsville Stars 67 73 67 73 19.5 Chattanooga Lookouts 65 74 65 74 21 Carolina Mudcats 58 79 58 79 27South Division Jacksonville Suns 81 59 81 59 – Mobile BayBears 75 62 75 62 4.5 Montgomery Biscuits 72 66 72 66 8 Mississippi Braves 63 74 63 74 16.5 Birmingham Barons 53 87 53 87 28 League Leaders Batting leaders 2010 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Dave Sappelt, Carolina Mudcats .361 H Brett Lawrie, Huntsville Stars 158 R Brett Lawrie, Huntsville Stars Ozzie Martínez, Jacksonville Suns 90 2B Mauro Gómez, Mississippi Braves 42 3B Brett Lawrie, Huntsville Stars 16 HR Carlos Peguero, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 23 RBI Alex Liddi, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 92 SB Dee Strange-Gordon, Chattanooga Lookouts 53 Pitching leaders 2010 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 Stat Player Total W Tom Koehler, Jacksonville Suns 16 ERA Elih Villanueva, Jacksonville Suns 2.26 CG Elih Villanueva, Jacksonville Suns 4 SHO Elih Villanueva, Jacksonville Suns 3 SV Anthony Carter, Birmingham Barons Matt Gorgen, Montgomery Biscuits 22 IP Elih Villanueva, Jacksonville Suns 179.0 SO Alex Torres, Montgomery Biscuits 150 Playoffs The Jacksonville Suns won their second consecutive, and fifth overall Southern League championship, defeating the Tennessee Smokies in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals N1 Tennessee 3 N2 West Tenn 1 S1 Jacksonville 3 S2 Mobile 1 N1 Tennessee 1 S1 Jacksonville 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Dave Sappelt, Carolina Mudcats Pitcher of the Year Tom Koehler, Jacksonville Suns Manager of the Year Bill Dancy, Tennessee Smokies See also 2010 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:2010 in sports in Alabama Category:2010 in sports in Florida Category:2010 in sports in Mississippi Category:2010 in sports in North Carolina Category:2010 in sports in Tennessee