Ernesto Mejia and the Mississippi Braves gave a rousing sendoff to the 2011 season.

Mejia extended his club record with his 26th home run of the season and the M-Braves shut out Carolina 4-0 on Monday in the season finale.

Chris Masters allowed five hits and one walk in seven innings, and Andrew Wilson and Yeliar Castro finished up with one scoreless inning of relief apiece.

Mejia’s homer, a two-run shot in the fifth inning, put the M-Braves ahead 4-0. Mejia finished the season with 26 home runs and 99 RBIs, both team records.

The M-Braves won for the sixth time in seven games and finished with a winning record (36-34) in the second half of the Southern League season. It’s the first time the M-Braves have finished above .500 since the second half of the 2008 season.

Mobile won the second-half title in the South Division by 11 games over the M-Braves. Mississippi went 25-45 and finished in last place in the first half.

Mobile will open the Southern League playoffs on Thursday against Birmingham. The other best-of-five, first-round series will feature Chattanooga and Tennessee.