The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx were honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the 2001 Professional Team of the Year. The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs organization located in Jackson, TN, capped a stellar year by winning the championship of the Double-A Southern League. In addition, the team was listed number two in Baseball America magazine’s final Double-A power rankings. The team continues to set impressive records to include in the three seasons in the league, the Diamond Jaxx have finished no worse than second among ten teams in staff earned run average. Only two teams, since the league began keeping records in 1970, have struck out more than 1,100 batters in a season. They are the 1999 and 2000 Diamond Jaxx. The 2000 Diamond Jaxx were 80-58 before winning this year’s title defeating both Birmingham and Jacksonville in five-game series. The Jaxx are the only Double-A team with back-to-back 80-win regular seasons and the only Southern League club to draw 300,000 fans each of the last three years. This year’s attendance 303,419 included a team-record 13 sellouts at 6,000 seat Pringles Park. The Diamond Jaxx play at Pringle’s Park in Jackson and expect to draw their 1,000,000th all-time fan this April. The team’s fourth season of play begins March 31st with an exhibition against parent Chicago Cubs. The regular season begins at home April 5th.
