The 2007 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 5 and September 3. 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 Montgomery Biscuits won the Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in the playoffs.
Team changes The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs and began a new affiliation with the Seattle Mariners. The Tennessee Smokies ended their affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks and began a new affiliation with the Chicago Cubs. The Mobile BayBears ended their affiliation with the San Diego Padres and began a new affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Teams 2007 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 Devil Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Montgomery Biscuits finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since the franchise relocated to Montgomery.
Standings 2007 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Huntsville Stars 75 62 – Tennessee Smokies 73 65 2.5 Chattanooga Lookouts 67 73 9.5 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 60 79 16 Carolina Mudcats 60 80 16.5South Division Montgomery Biscuits 81 59 – Jacksonville Suns 80 60 1 Mobile BayBears 71 68 9.5 Mississippi Braves 67 72 13.5 Birmingham Barons 62 78 19
League Leaders Batting leaders 2007 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Josh Kroeger, Tennessee Smokies .382 H Emilio Bonifácio, Mobile BayBears 157 R Reid Brignac, Montgomery Biscuits 91 2B Cory Aldridge, Birmingham Barons Carlos González, Mobile BayBears 33 3B Hernán Iribarren, Huntsville Stars 12 HR Brendan Katin, Huntsville Stars 24 RBI Brendan Katin, Huntsville Stars 94 SB Emilio Bonifácio, Mobile BayBears 41
Pitching leaders 2007 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 Stat Player Total W Chris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits 15 ERA Chris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits 2.57 CG Steve Hammond, Huntsville Stars Mark Holliman, Tennessee Smokies Mike Prochaska, Montgomery Biscuits Greg Smith, Mobile BayBears 2 SHO Steve Hammond, Huntsville Stars Mark Holliman, Tennessee Smokies Chris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits Sam Narron, Huntsville Stars Mike Prochaska, Montgomery Biscuits 1 SV Dale Thayer, Montgomery Biscuits 27 IP Andrew Baldwin, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 166.0 SO Gio González, Birmingham Barons 185
Playoffs The Montgomery Biscuits won their fifth Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in five games.
Playoff bracket
Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Evan Longoria, Montgomery Biscuits Pitcher of the Year Chris Mason, Montgomery Biscuits Manager of the Year Don Money, Huntsville Stars
See also 2007 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website