2011 Southern League season

2011 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 7 – September 5 140 10 Regular season Mobile BayBears Paul Goldschmidt, Mobile BayBears Playoffs Mobile BayBears Tennessee Smokies List of Southern League seasons SL 2010 Southern League season 2010 2012 Southern League season 2012 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 2011 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 Jackson Generals Jackson, Tennessee Seattle Mariners Pringles Park Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Smokies 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 35.68 -88.77 Blue pog.svg 80 top Jackson #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 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 Mobile BayBears finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1998. Standings 2011 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Tennessee Smokies 83 57 83 57 – Chattanooga Lookouts 77 62 77 62 5.5 Jackson Generals 68 72 68 72 15 Huntsville Stars 64 73 64 73 17.5 Carolina Mudcats 53 86 53 86 29.5South Division Mobile BayBears 84 54 84 54 – Birmingham Barons 71 69 71 69 14 Jacksonville Suns 70 70 70 70 15 Montgomery Biscuits 65 74 65 74 19.5 Mississippi Braves 61 79 61 79 24 League Leaders Batting leaders 2011 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 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 2011 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 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 S1 Mobile 3 S2 Birmingham 2 N1 Tennessee 1 S1 Mobile 3 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 2011 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:2011 in sports in Alabama Category:2011 in sports in Florida Category:2011 in sports in Mississippi Category:2011 in sports in North Carolina Category:2011 in sports in Tennessee