2006 Southern League season

2006 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – September 4
Number of games140
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsJacksonville Suns
Season MVPJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts
Playoffs
League championsMontgomery Biscuits
  Runners-upHuntsville Stars

The 2006 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. 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 Montgomery Biscuits won the Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in the playoffs.

Teams

2006 Southern League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Florida Marlins Five County Stadium
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds BellSouth Park
Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium
Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Arizona Diamondbacks Smokies Park
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Pringles Park
South Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park
Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama San Diego Padres Hank Aaron Stadium
Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Devil Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium

Map of teams

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Jacksonville Suns finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2001.

Standings

[1]

North Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Chattanooga Lookouts 81 59 .579 –
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 75 65 .536 6
Tennessee Smokies 70 69 .504 10.5
Huntsville Stars 67 71 .486 13
Carolina Mudcats 61 79 .436 20
South Division
Jacksonville Suns 86 54 .614 –
Montgomery Biscuits 77 62 .554 8.5
Mobile BayBears 62 76 .449 23
Birmingham Barons 59 81 .421 27
Mississippi Braves 58 80 .420 27

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts .319
H Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts 162
R Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts 85
2B Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts 46
3B Chris Walker, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 11
HR Jerry Gil, Tennessee Smokies 26
RBI Craig Brazell, Jacksonville Suns 91
SB Chris Walker, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 50

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Spike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns
Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits		 15
ERA Spike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns 2.27
CG Ross Ohlendorf, Tennessee Smokies
Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits		 4
SHO Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits 4
SV Dale Thayer, Mobile BayBears 27
IP Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits 185.2
SO T.J. Nall, Jacksonville Suns 155

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Chattanooga 0
N2 Huntsville 3
N2 Huntsville 1
S2 Montgomery 3
S1 Jacksonville 0
S2 Montgomery 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts
Pitcher of the Year Spike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns
Manager of the Year John Shoemaker, Jacksonville Suns

See also

References

  1. ^ 2006 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
  2. ^ 2006 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
  3. ^ 2006 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
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