2025 Southern League season

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LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 4 – September 14
Games138
2025 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 4 – September 14
Games138
Teams8
Regular season
League championsBirmingham Barons
Season MVPSal Stewart, Chattanooga Lookouts
Playoffs
League championsBirmingham Barons
  Runners-upMontgomery Biscuits
SL seasons

The 2025 Southern League is a Class AA baseball season that was played between April 4 and September 14. Eight teams played a 138-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season.

The Birmingham Barons won the Southern League championship, defeating the Montgomery Biscuits in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

2025 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
North Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Field
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds AT&T Field
Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Covenant Health Park
Rocket City Trash Pandas Madison, Alabama Los Angeles Angels Toyota Field
South Biloxi Shuckers Biloxi, Mississippi Milwaukee Brewers Keesler Federal Park
Columbus Clingstones Columbus, Georgia Atlanta Braves Synovus Park
Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Pensacola, Florida Miami Marlins Blue Wahoos Stadium

Map of teams

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Birmingham Barons finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2009.

Overall standings

Final standings[1]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Birmingham Barons8157.587–
Chattanooga Lookouts7361.5456
Knoxville Smokies6967.50711
Rocket City Trash Pandas4592.32835.5
South Division
Montgomery Biscuits7860.565–
Biloxi Shuckers7464.5364
Pensacola Blue Wahoos6969.5009
Columbus Clingstones5877.43018.5

First half standings

Final first half standings[2]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Chattanooga Lookouts3828.576–
Birmingham Barons3831.5511.5
Knoxville Smokies3236.4717
Rocket City Trash Pandas2444.35315
South Division
Biloxi Shuckers4227.609–
Montgomery Biscuits3831.5514
Pensacola Blue Wahoos3435.4938
Columbus Clingstones2640.39414.5

Second half standings

Final second half standings[3]

North Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Birmingham Barons4326.623–
Knoxville Smokies3731.5445.5
Chattanooga Lookouts3533.5157.5
Rocket City Trash Pandas2148.30422
South Division
Montgomery Biscuits4029.580–
Pensacola Blue Wahoos3534.5075
Biloxi Shuckers3237.4648
Columbus Clingstones3237.4648

League leaders

Batting leaders

[4]

Stat Player Total
AVGHomer Bush Jr., Montgomery Biscuits.301
HHomer Bush Jr., Montgomery Biscuits142
RLuis Lara, Biloxi Shuckers79
2BLuis Lara, Biloxi Shuckers32
3BHomer Bush Jr., Montgomery Biscuits8
HRRuben Ibarra, Chattanooga Lookouts21
RBIBJ Murray, Knoxville Smokies89
SBHomer Bush Jr., Montgomery Biscuits57

Pitching leaders

[5]

Stat Player Total
WIan Mejia, Columbus Clingstones12
ERAShane Murphy, Birmingham Barons1.38
CGKevin Abel, Chattanooga Lookouts
Chase Burns, Chattanooga Lookouts
Mitch Farris, Rocket City Trash Pandas
Dax Fulton, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Landon Harper, Columbus Clingstones
Brody Hopkins, Montgomery Biscuits
George Klassen, Rocket City Trash Pandas
Ian Mejia, Columbus Clingstones
Walbert Urena, Rocket City Trash Pandas		1
SHOChase Burns, Chattanooga Lookouts
Landon Harper, Columbus Clingstones		1
SVTrevor Kuncl, Chattanooga Lookouts20
IPWalbert Urena, Rocket City Trash Pandas135.1
SORiley Gowens, Birmingham Barons151

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Chattanooga 1
N2 Birmingham 2
N2 Birmingham 2
S2 Montgomery 1
S1 Biloxi 0
S2 Montgomery 2

Semi-finals

(N1) Chattanooga Lookouts vs. (N2) Birmingham Barons

Birmingham won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 16Chattanooga Lookouts – 8, Birmingham Barons – 6Regions Field2:592,349[6] 
2September 18Birmingham Barons – 4, Chattanooga Lookouts – 0AT&T Field2:172,840[7] 
3September 19Birmingham Barons – 9, Chattanooga Lookouts – 6AT&T Field3:132,245[8]

(S1) Biloxi Shuckers vs. (S2) Montgomery Biscuits

Montgomery won the series, 2–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 16Biloxi Shuckers – 2, Montgomery Biscuits – 7Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium2:504,142[9] 
2September 18Montgomery Biscuits – 4, Biloxi Shuckers – 2Keesler Federal Park2:513,001[10]

Finals

(S2) Montgomery Biscuits vs. (N2) Birmingham Barons

Birmingham won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 21Montgomery Biscuits – 2, Birmingham Barons – 1Regions Field2:251,858[11] 
2September 23Birmingham Barons – 7, Montgomery Biscuits – 3Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium2:374,126[12] 
3September 24Birmingham Barons – 6, Chattanooga Lookouts – 3Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium2:422,647[13]

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerSal Stewart, Chattanooga Lookouts
Pitcher of the YearTy Johnson, Montgomery Biscuits
Top MLB Prospect AwardSal Stewart, Chattanooga Lookouts
Manager of the YearJoe Ayrault, Biloxi Shuckers

See also

References

External links

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