2010 Southern League season

2010 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 8 – September 6
Number of games140
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsTennessee Smokies
Season MVPDave Sappelt, Carolina Mudcats
Playoffs
League championsJacksonville Suns
  Runners-upTennessee Smokies

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

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Tennessee Smokies finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1985.

Standings

[1]

North Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Tennessee Smokies 86 53 .619 –
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 73 66 .525 13
Huntsville Stars 67 73 .479 19.5
Chattanooga Lookouts 65 74 .468 21
Carolina Mudcats 58 79 .423 27
South Division
Jacksonville Suns 81 59 .579 –
Mobile BayBears 75 62 .547 4.5
Montgomery Biscuits 72 66 .522 8
Mississippi Braves 63 74 .460 16.5
Birmingham Barons 53 87 .379 28

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

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

[3]

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

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Tennessee 3
N2 West Tenn 1
N1 Tennessee 1
S1 Jacksonville 3
S1 Jacksonville 3
S2 Mobile 1

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

References

  1. ^ 2010 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
  2. ^ 2010 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
  3. ^ 2010 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025
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