2008 Southern League season

2008 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 3 – September 1
Number of games140
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsCarolina Mudcats
Season MVPGaby Sánchez, Carolina Mudcats
Playoffs
League championsMississippi Braves
  Runners-upCarolina Mudcats

The 2008 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 3 and September 1. 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 Mississippi Braves won the Southern League championship, defeating the Carolina Mudcats in the playoffs.

Teams

2008 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 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 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Carolina Mudcats finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2003.

Standings

[1]

North Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Carolina Mudcats 80 60 .571 –
Huntsville Stars 73 67 .521 7
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 70 68 .507 9
Chattanooga Lookouts 67 72 .482 12.5
Tennessee Smokies 62 77 .446 17.5
South Division
Birmingham Barons 74 63 .540 –
Mississippi Braves 73 66 .525 2
Montgomery Biscuits 69 70 .496 6
Jacksonville Suns 68 72 .486 7.5
Mobile BayBears 58 79 .423 16

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Ángel Salomé, Huntsville Stars .360
H Alcides Escobar, Huntsville Stars 179
R John Raynor, Carolina Mudcats 104
2B Gaby Sánchez, Carolina Mudcats 42
3B Tyler Colvin, Tennessee Smokies
Matt Young, Mississippi Braves		 11
HR Mike Wilson, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 27
RBI Mat Gamel, Huntsville Stars 96
SB John Raynor, Carolina Mudcats 48

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Todd Redmond, Mississippi Braves 13
ERA Justin Cassel, Birmingham Barons 3.11
CG Héctor Ambriz, Mobile BayBears
Rich Dorman, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
Donovan Hand, Huntsville Stars
Sam Narron, Huntsville Stars		 2
SHO Tommy Hanson, Mississippi Braves
Clayton Richard, Birmingham Barons
Justin Thomas, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
David Welch, Huntsville Stars
Joe Woerman, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx		 1
SV Jon Link, Birmingham Barons 35
IP Brae Wright, Huntsville Stars 170.2
SO Tony Barnette, Mobile BayBears
Todd Redmond, Mississippi Braves		 133

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Carolina 3
N2 West Tenn 2
N1 Carolina 2
S2 Mississippi 3
S1 Birmingham 2
S2 Mississippi 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Gaby Sánchez, Carolina Mudcats
Pitcher of the Year Todd Redmond, Mississippi Braves
Manager of the Year Phillip Wellman, Mississippi Braves

See also

References

  1. ^ 2008 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
  2. ^ 2008 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
  3. ^ 2008 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025
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