The 2015 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 9 and September 7. 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 Chattanooga Lookouts won the Southern League championship, defeating the Biloxi Shuckers in the playoffs.
Team changes The Huntsville Stars relocated to Biloxi, Mississippi and were renamed the Biloxi Shuckers. The club moved from the North Division to the South Division and remained affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Montgomery Biscuits moved from the South Division to the North Division. The Chattanooga Lookouts ended their affiliation with the Los Angeles Dodgers and began a new affiliation with the Minnesota Twins.
Teams 2015 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Regions Field Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Minnesota Twins AT&T Field Jackson Generals Jackson, Tennessee Seattle Mariners The Ballpark at Jackson Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Smokies Park South Biloxi Shuckers Biloxi, Mississippi Milwaukee Brewers MGM Park Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Miami Marlins Community First Park Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama Arizona Diamondbacks Hank Aaron Stadium Pensacola Blue Wahoos Pensacola, Florida Cincinnati Reds Blue Wahoos Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Biloxi Shuckers finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.
Standings 2015 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Montgomery Biscuits 77 61 – Chattanooga Lookouts 76 61 0.5 Tennessee Smokies 76 63 1.5 Birmingham Barons 69 70 8.5 Jackson Generals 53 84 23.5South Division Biloxi Shuckers 78 59 – Mobile BayBears 70 67 8 Mississippi Braves 69 67 8.5 Pensacola Blue Wahoos 63 75 15.5 Jacksonville Suns 57 81 21.5
League Leaders Batting leaders 2015 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Willson Contreras, Tennessee Smokies .333 H Tim Anderson, Birmingham Barons 160 R Tim Anderson, Birmingham Barons 79 2B Orlando Arcia, Biloxi Shuckers 37 3B Socrates Brito, Mobile BayBears 15 HR Adam Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts 31 RBI Adam Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts 106 SB Tim Anderson, Birmingham Barons 49
Pitching leaders 2015 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 27, 2025 Stat Player Total W Myles Jaye, Birmingham Barons Jorge López, Biloxi Shuckers 12 ERA Tyler Wagner, Biloxi Shuckers 2.25 CG Tyrell Jenkins, Mississippi Braves 3 SHO Frank Batista, Tennessee Smokies José Berríos, Chattanooga Lookouts Brett Lee, Chattanooga Lookouts Frankie Montas, Birmingham Barons Austin Pruitt, Montgomery Biscuits Tyler Wagner, Biloxi Shuckers 1 SV Zack Weiss, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 25 IP Austin Pruitt, Montgomery Biscuits 160.0 SO Jaime Schultz, Montgomery Biscuits 168
Playoffs The Chattanooga Lookouts won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Biloxi Shuckers in five games.
Playoff bracket
Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts Pitcher of the Year Jorge López, Biloxi Shuckers Manager of the Year Carlos Subero, Biloxi Shuckers
See also 2015 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website