Tyler Swiggart GW 2017The 15th best reliever in the 2017 Valley League season is Winchester’s Tyler Swiggart, from George Washington!

Let’s take a look at his stats for the Royals:

Win ERA W L G SV IP H R ER BB K BAVG WIP BB/9 K/9
2017 3.22 1 0 12 1 22.3 20 9 8 1 19 0.230 0.942 0.4 7.7

For pitchers considered for this list, Tyler finished 4th in BB/9, and 7th in WHIP. One walk in 22 1/3 innings is pretty impressive, even if three pitchers had a lower rate.

Tyler pitched in the Midwest Collegiate League in the summer of 2016, in which he went 3-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 18 games. He had one save in 29 innings, along with an excellent 5/28 BB/K ratio. He was an MCL all-star, and was an All-League selection at relief pitcher.

A 6-foot-5, 195 pound senior, Tyler has put up the following numbers for GW:

GW ERA W L G SV IP H R ER BB K WIP BB/9 K/9
2015 4.13 3 1 20 0 24.0 22 12 11 8 16 1.250 3.0 6.0
2016 6.10 0 2 18 0 20.2 25 14 14 11 18 1.782 4.9 8.0
2017 3.31 2 2 16 0 35.1 34 14 13 9 18 1.225 2.3 4.6

Tyler Swiggart GW pitching