2016 Southern League season


The 2016 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 Jackson Generals won the Southern League championship, defeating the Mississippi Braves in the playoffs.

Regular season

Summary

League Leaders

Batting leaders

StatPlayerTotal
AVGOzzie Albies, Mississippi Braves.321
HZack Granite, Chattanooga Lookouts155
RWilly Adames, Montgomery Biscuits89
2BDustin Peterson, Mississippi Braves38
3BAdam Engel, Birmingham Barons
Leon Landry, Jackson Generals		9
HRKevin Cron, Mobile BayBears26
RBITyler O'Neill, Jackson Generals102
SBZack Granite, Chattanooga Lookouts56

Pitching leaders

StatPlayerTotal
WBrett Ash, Jackson Generals
Taylor Guerrieri, Montgomery Biscuits
Ryan Yarborough, Jackson Generals		12
ERABarrett Astin, Pensacola Blue Wahoos2.26
SVAlejandro Chacín, Pensacola Blue Wahoos30
IPSal Romano, Pensacola Blue Wahoos156.0
SOSean Newcomb, Mississippi Braves152

Playoffs

Playoff bracket