Welcome to the last minor league record book category- best ERA in a season by a Valley League alumnus since the 2006 draft! I have set the minimum at 120 innings pitched, by the way.
| 1 | Brad Mills | Harrisonburg ’05 | 2008 | 1.95 |
| 2 | Elih Villanueva | Luray ’07 | 2010 | 2.26 |
| 3 | Rowdy Hardy | Staunton ’04 | 2007 | 2.48 |
| Chad Kuhl | New Market ’12 | 2015 | 2.48 | |
| 5 | Tyler Thornburg | Winchester ’08 | 2011 | 2.57 |
| 6 | Michael Bowman | Staunton ’06 | 2009 | 2.60 |
| 7 | Harrison Cooney | Front Royal ’12 | 2014 | 2.65 |
| 8 | Austin Gomber | Luray ’12 | 2015 | 2.67 |
| 9 | Cole McCurry | New Market ’05 | 2009 | 2.71 |
| 10 | Taylor Hill | Winchester ’08 | 2014 | 2.81 |
Oddly enough, no one is on the list twice. The most recent add is Austin Gomber in 2015- in at #8.
Major leaguers: Brad Mills, Elih Villanueva, Chad Kuhl, Tyler Thornburg, Taylor Hill
Still in affiliated ball: Mills, Kuhl, Thornburg, Harrison Cooney (injured much of ’16), Gomber, and Hill
All we have left is the major league portion of the record book- starting soon!
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