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
Regular season Summary The Tennessee Smokies finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1985.
Standings 2010 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Tennessee Smokies 86 53 – West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 73 66 13 Huntsville Stars 67 73 19.5 Chattanooga Lookouts 65 74 21 Carolina Mudcats 58 79 27South Division Jacksonville Suns 81 59 – Mobile BayBears 75 62 4.5 Montgomery Biscuits 72 66 8 Mississippi Braves 63 74 16.5 Birmingham Barons 53 87 28
League Leaders Batting leaders 2010 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 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 2010 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 16, 2025 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 The Jacksonville Suns won their second consecutive, and fifth overall Southern League championship, defeating the Tennessee Smokies in four games.
Playoff bracket
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 2010 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website