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The Southeastern League was an Independent minor league baseball league which operated in the southeastern and south central United States. Its member teams were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team.
The league began play in 2002 after the demise of the All American Association. For its inaugural season, it placed teams in Montgomery, Ozark, and Selma, Alabama, along with Pensacola, Florida, Americus, Georgia, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Ozark and Americus franchises folded at mid-season. The Pensacola Pelicans won the inaugural league championship.
After completing the season, the league added two franchises for 2003. The league had high hopes for its new team in Macon, Georgia and Houma, Louisiana, along with the already successful clubs in Montgomery and Pensacola. However, after just two games the Selma Cloverleafs folded, forcing the league to operate the club as a road team for the duration of the season. The Macon Peaches also fared a lot worse than expected. Still, the league completed the year, with Pensacola compiling the league's best mark at 42-23 and Baton Rouge defeating Pensacola, 3 games to 1, in the league championship series.
Ultimately, the league could not survive the arrival of affiliated baseball to Montgomery. The Orlando Rays of the Southern LeagueBaseball leagues The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. The original league was formed in 1885, but it had to shut down in 1899. A new league, the Southern Association was formed in 1900, consis, who had played at Walt Disney World for four years, became the Montgomery BiscuitsThe Montgomery Biscuits are a minor league baseball team based in Montgomery, Alabama. It is the Class AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and plays in the Southern League. The 2004 season is the team's first in Montgomery; prior to that, the club w and effectively drove the Wings out of town. In addition, the Springfield-Ozark Mountain Ducks of the Frontier LeagueThe Frontier League is a minor league baseball Independent league which operates in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Its members are not affiliated with any Major League Baseball teams. The league was formed in 1993. The first league champions were Zane moved to Pensacola and assumed the Pelicans name. As a result, the league folded prior to the 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co season.
Member teams (2003):