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
Regular season Summary The Carolina Mudcats finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2003.
Standings 2008 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Carolina Mudcats 80 60 – Huntsville Stars 73 67 7 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 70 68 9 Chattanooga Lookouts 67 72 12.5 Tennessee Smokies 62 77 17.5South Division Birmingham Barons 74 63 – Mississippi Braves 73 66 2 Montgomery Biscuits 69 70 6 Jacksonville Suns 68 72 7.5 Mobile BayBears 58 79 16
League Leaders Batting leaders 2008 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 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 2008 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 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 The Mississippi Braves won their first Southern League championship, defeating the Carolina Mudcats in five games.
Playoff bracket
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 2008 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website