2012 Southern League season
The 2012 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 Mobile BayBears won the Southern League championship, defeating the Jackson Generals in the playoffs.
Team changes
- The Carolina Mudcats relocated to Pensacola, Florida and are renamed to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The club moves from the North Division to the South Division and remains affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.
- The Birmingham Barons move from the South Division to the North Division.
Regular season
Summary
- The Jackson Generals finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2005.
League Leaders
Batting leaders
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Nick Struck, Tennessee Smokies | 14 |
| ERA | Chase Anderson, Mobile BayBears | 2.86 |
| CG | José Álvarez, Jacksonville Suns Sean Gilmartin, Mississippi Braves | 3 |
| SHO | José Álvarez, Jacksonville Suns Evan Anundsen, Huntsville Stars Anthony Fernandez, Jackson Generals Graham Taylor, Jacksonville Suns | 1 |
| SV | Frank Batista, Tennessee Smokies | 24 |
| IP | Zeke Spruill, Mississippi Braves | 161.2 |
| SO | Matt Magill, Chattanooga Lookouts | 168 |
Playoffs
- The Mobile BayBears won their second consecutive, and fourth overall Southern League championship, defeating the Jackson Generals in four games.