# 1994 Southern League season

The 1994 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 7 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 Huntsville Stars won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Carolina Mudcats in the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Knoxville Blue Jays are renamed to the Knoxville Smokies. The club remained affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays.

## Teams

1994 Southern League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| East | Carolina Mudcats | Zebulon, North Carolina | Pittsburgh Pirates | Five County Stadium |
| East | Greenville Braves | Greenville, South Carolina | Atlanta Braves | Greenville Municipal Stadium |
| East | Jacksonville Suns | Jacksonville, Florida | Seattle Mariners | Wolfson Park |
| East | Knoxville Smokies | Knoxville, Tennessee | Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| East | Orlando Cubs | Orlando, Florida | Chicago Cubs | Tinker Field |
| West | Birmingham Barons | Birmingham, Alabama | Chicago White Sox | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium |
| West | Chattanooga Lookouts | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Cincinnati Reds | Engel Stadium |
| West | Huntsville Stars | Huntsville, Alabama | Oakland Athletics | Joe W. Davis Stadium |
| West | Memphis Chicks | Memphis, Tennessee | Kansas City Royals | Tim McCarver Stadium |
| West | Nashville Xpress | Nashville, Tennessee | Minnesota Twins | Herschel Greer Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Huntsville Stars finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1986.

### Standings

East Division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Greenville Braves | 73 | 63 | .537 | – |
| Carolina Mudcats | 74 | 66 | .529 | 0.5 |
| Knoxville Smokies | 64 | 76 | .457 | 10.5 |
| Jacksonville Suns | 60 | 77 | .438 | 13.5 |
| Orlando Cubs | 59 | 78 | .431 | 14.5 |
| West Division |||||
| Huntsville Stars | 81 | 57 | .587 | – |
| Memphis Chicks | 75 | 62 | .547 | 5.5 |
| Nashville Xpress | 74 | 66 | .529 | 8 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 67 | 73 | .479 | 15 |
| Birmingham Barons | 65 | 74 | .468 | 16.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Trey Beamon, Carolina Mudcats | .323 |
| H | Chris Stynes, Knoxville Smokies | 173 |
| R | Kerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars | 97 |
| 2B | Dan Rohrmeier, Memphis / Chattanooga | 41 |
| 3B | Brent Bowers, Knoxville Smokies | 11 |
| HR | Mark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats | 23 |
| RBI | Chris Weinke, Knoxville Smokies | 87 |
| SB | Kerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars | 54 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts | 14 |
| ERA | Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts | 2.39 |
| CG | Gary Wilson, Carolina Mudcats | 7 |
| SHO | Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts | 4 |
| SV | Brad Clontz, Greenville Braves | 27 |
| IP | Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts | 196.1 |
| SO | Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts | 162 |

## Playoffs

* The Huntsville Stars won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Carolina Mudcats in four games.

### Playoff bracket

| Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Greenville | 2 | | | |
| E2 | Carolina | 3 | | | |
| E2 | Carolina | 3 | E2 | Carolina | 1 |
| | | | W1 | Huntsville | 3 |
| W1 | Huntsville | 3 | W1 | Huntsville | 3 |
| W2 | Chattanooga | 0 | | | |

## Awards

Southern League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Mark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats |
| Pitcher of the Year | Brad Clontz, Greenville Braves |
| Manager of the Year | Gary Jones, Huntsville Stars |