NationMaster - Encyclopedia: South Atlantic League

The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league which operates mostly in the southeastern United States, although it now has teams in New Jersey and Ohio. It is a Class A league that plays a full season; its players are typically a mixture of newly-signed draftees (especially late in the season) and players promoted from Rookie Leagues. A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ...

The league is divided into a Northern Division and a Southern Division. Current member teams are:

The current Class A South Atlantic League came into being in 1980 as the successor to the former Western Carolinas League. The original SAL - often called the "Sally League" - was a higher-classification circuit (eventually Class AA) that morphed into the current AA Southern League in 1964. The Delmarva Shorebirds are a class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. ... The Hagerstown Suns are a minor league baseball team based in Hagerstown, Maryland. ... Pittsburgh Pirates National League AAA Indianapolis Indians AA Altoona Curve A Lynchburg Hillcats Hickory Crawdads Williamsport Crosscutters R Bradenton Pirates The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball team in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a farm... Chicago White Sox American League AAA Charlotte Knights AA Birmingham Barons A Winston-Salem Warthogs Kannapolis Intimidators R Bristol White Sox Great Falls White Sox The Kannapolis Intimidators are a minor league baseball team in Kannapolis, North Carolina. ... The Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. ... Philadelphia Phillies National League AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons AA Reading Phillies A Clearwater Threshers Lakewood BlueClaws Batavia Muckdogs R Gulf Coast League Phillies The Lakewood BlueClaws are a minor league baseball team based in Lakewood, New Jersey. ... The Lexington Legends, which play in Lexington, Kentucky, are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Houston Astros, in the South Atlantic League. ... The West Virginia Power is a minor league baseball team from Charleston, West Virginia that plays in the Class A South Atlantic League as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers (as of the 2005 season). ... Colorado Rockies National League AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox AA Tulsa Drillers A Modesto Nuts Asheville Tourists Tri-City Dust Devils R Casper Rockies The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and... The Augusta GreenJackets are a minor league baseball team that plays in Augusta, Georgia as a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. ... New York Yankees American League AAA Columbus Clippers AA Trenton Thunder A Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Yankees Staten Island Yankees R Gulf Coast Yankees The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Los Angeles Dodgers National League AAA Las Vegas 51s AA Jacksonville Suns A Columbus Catfish Vero Beach Dodgers R Ogden Raptors Gulf Coast Dodgers The Columbus Catfish are a minor league baseball team in Columbus, Georgia, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have... Florida Marlins National League AAA Albuquerque Isotopes AA Carolina Mudcats A Jupiter Hammerheads Greensboro Grasshoppers Jamestown Jammers R Gulf Coast Marlins The Greensboro Grasshoppers are a minor league baseball team in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a... The Greenville Bombers are a minor league baseball team that plays in Greenville, South Carolina as a Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and a member of the South Atlantic League. ... Atlanta Braves National League AAA Richmond Braves AA Mississippi Braves A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves R Danville Braves Orlando Braves The Rome Braves are a single-A team of the Atlanta Braves and are part of the South Atlantic League. ... Washington Nationals National League AAA New Orleans Zephyrs AA Harrisburg Senators A Potomac Nationals Savannah Sand Gnats Vermont Expos R Gulf Coast Nationals The Savannah Sand Gnats are a minor league baseball team in Savannah, Georgia, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have... See: Southern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States Southern League (football) for the semi-professional and amateur football league in England often known as the Dr Martens League The South Island of New Zealand has various tournaments called Southern League, for association football, cricket, field hockey...

Categories: South Atlantic League | Minor league baseball leagues The Delmarva Shorebirds are a class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. ... The Hagerstown Suns are a minor league baseball team based in Hagerstown, Maryland. ... Pittsburgh Pirates National League AAA Indianapolis Indians AA Altoona Curve A Lynchburg Hillcats Hickory Crawdads Williamsport Crosscutters R Bradenton Pirates The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball team in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a farm... Chicago White Sox American League AAA Charlotte Knights AA Birmingham Barons A Winston-Salem Warthogs Kannapolis Intimidators R Bristol White Sox Great Falls White Sox The Kannapolis Intimidators are a minor league baseball team in Kannapolis, North Carolina. ... The Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. ... Philadelphia Phillies National League AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons AA Reading Phillies A Clearwater Threshers Lakewood BlueClaws Batavia Muckdogs R Gulf Coast League Phillies The Lakewood BlueClaws are a minor league baseball team based in Lakewood, New Jersey. ... The Lexington Legends, which play in Lexington, Kentucky, are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Houston Astros, in the South Atlantic League. ... The West Virginia Power is a minor league baseball team from Charleston, West Virginia that plays in the Class A South Atlantic League as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers (as of the 2005 season). ... Colorado Rockies National League AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox AA Tulsa Drillers A Modesto Nuts Asheville Tourists Tri-City Dust Devils R Casper Rockies The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and... The Augusta GreenJackets are a minor league baseball team that plays in Augusta, Georgia as a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. ... New York Yankees American League AAA Columbus Clippers AA Trenton Thunder A Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Yankees Staten Island Yankees R Gulf Coast Yankees The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Los Angeles Dodgers National League AAA Las Vegas 51s AA Jacksonville Suns A Columbus Catfish Vero Beach Dodgers R Ogden Raptors Gulf Coast Dodgers The Columbus Catfish are a minor league baseball team in Columbus, Georgia, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have... Florida Marlins National League AAA Albuquerque Isotopes AA Carolina Mudcats A Jupiter Hammerheads Greensboro Grasshoppers Jamestown Jammers R Gulf Coast Marlins The Greensboro Grasshoppers are a minor league baseball team in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have been a... The Greenville Bombers are a minor league baseball team that plays in Greenville, South Carolina as a Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and a member of the South Atlantic League. ... Atlanta Braves National League AAA Richmond Braves AA Mississippi Braves A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves R Danville Braves Orlando Braves The Rome Braves are a single-A team of the Atlanta Braves and are part of the South Atlantic League. ... Washington Nationals National League AAA New Orleans Zephyrs AA Harrisburg Senators A Potomac Nationals Savannah Sand Gnats Vermont Expos R Gulf Coast Nationals The Savannah Sand Gnats are a minor league baseball team in Savannah, Georgia, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League, and have...