Editing Southeastern League (section)

==History==
===Class D league (1910&ndash;12)===
After playing a season in 1897, the Southeastern League reformed and lasted for three years, from {{by|1910}} through {{by|1912}}. At Class D, it was considered on the lowest rung of the minor league ladder, and had six clubs located in the American states of [[Alabama]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]]. Stung by the midseason collapse of two of its six franchises, this league disbanded on August 2, 1912.

===Class B league (1926&ndash;50)===
In {{by|1926}} a new, Class B Southeastern League took the field, with six teams — representing [[Montgomery, Alabama]]; [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] and [[St. Augustine, Florida]]; and [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]], [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] and [[Savannah, Georgia]]. Although this league would be periodically shut down by the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]], it continued as a Class B circuit, four levels below [[Major League Baseball]], through {{by|1950}}.

Its lineup of teams in its final season included the champion [[Pensacola Fliers]], [[Meridian Millers]], [[Montgomery Rebels (baseball team)|Montgomery Rebels]], [[Jackson Senators]], [[Vicksburg Billies]], [[Selma Cloverleafs (1928–1962)|Selma Cloverleafs]], [[Gadsden Pilots]] and [[Anniston Rams]]. Both Gadsden and Anniston withdrew from the league before the end of the season.

===Independent league (2002–03)===
The most recent version of the Southeastern League was an independent circuit, with 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, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Ozark, Alabama|Ozark]], and [[Selma, Alabama]], along with [[Pensacola, Florida]], [[Americus, Georgia]], and [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]].  The [[Ozark Patriots]] and [[Americus (baseball team)#Americus Arrows|Americus Arrows]] 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 under the name "Southeastern Cloverleafs."  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 League (1964–2020)|Southern League]], who had played at [[Walt Disney World]] for four years, became the [[Montgomery Biscuits]] and effectively drove the Wings out of town.  In addition, the [[Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks]] of the [[Central Baseball League]] moved to Pensacola and assumed the Pelicans name.  As a result, the league folded prior to the 2004 season.