2014 Southern League season

The 2014 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.

2014 Southern League season
League	Southern League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 3 – September 1
Games	140
Teams	10
Regular season
League champions	Mississippi Braves
Season MVP	Jake Lamb, Mobile BayBears
Playoffs
League champions	Jacksonville Suns
Runners-up	Chattanooga Lookouts

The Jacksonville Suns won the Southern League championship, defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts in the playoffs.

Teams

2014 Southern League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
North	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham, Alabama	Chicago White Sox	Regions Field
	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	The Ballpark at Jackson
	Tennessee Smokies	Sevierville, Tennessee	Chicago Cubs	Smokies Park
South	Jacksonville Suns	Jacksonville, Florida	Miami 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
	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Pensacola, Florida	Cincinnati Reds	Blue Wahoos Stadium

Map of teams

Birming-
ham

Chattan-
ooga

Huntsville

Jackson

Tennessee

Jackson-
ville

Mississ-
ippi

Mobile

Mont-gomery

Pensacola

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

• The Mississippi Braves finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.
• Despite finishing with the best record in the league, the Mississippi Braves failed to qualify for the post-season as they did not have the best record in the South Division in either half of the season.

Standings

North Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Huntsville Stars	77	63	.550	–
Tennessee Smokies	66	73	.475	10.5
Jackson Generals	63	76	.453	13.5
Chattanooga Lookouts	61	77	.442	15
Birmingham Barons	60	80	.429	17
South Division
Mississippi Braves	83	56	.597	–
Jacksonville Suns	81	59	.579	2.5
Mobile BayBears	79	58	.577	3
Montgomery Biscuits	66	74	.471	17.5
Pensacola Blue Wahoos	60	80	.429	23.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jake Lamb, Mobile BayBears	.318
H	Daniel Mayora, Chattanooga Lookouts	149
R	Darnell Sweeney, Chattanooga Lookouts	88
2B	Rangel Ravelo, Birmingham Barons	37
3B	Scott Schebler, Chattanooga Lookouts	14
HR	Scott Schebler, Chattanooga Lookouts	28
RBI	Nick Ramirez, Huntsville Stars	82
SB	Josh Prince, Huntsville Stars	37

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Justin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns	14
ERA	Justin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns	2.85
CG	Dylan Floro, Montgomery Biscuits	3
SHO	Dylan Floro, Montgomery Biscuits Justin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns Steve Smith, Chattanooga Lookouts	2
SV	David Goforth, Huntsville Stars	27
IP	Dylan Floro, Montgomery Biscuits	178.2
SO	Robert Stephenson, Pensacola Blue Wahoos	140

Playoffs

• The Jacksonville Suns won their sixth Southern League championship, defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts in three games.

Playoff bracket

	Division finals					Finals
	N1	Huntsville	2
	N2	Chattanooga	3
						N2	Chattanooga	0
						S1	Jacksonville	3
	S1	Jacksonville	3
	S2	Mobile	1

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Jake Lamb, Mobile BayBears
Pitcher of the Year	Justin Nicolino, Jacksonville Suns
Manager of the Year	Andy Green, Mobile BayBears

See also

• 2014 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website