We’ve reached the final four of relievers!
The 4th best reliever in the 2018 Valley League season is Purcellville’s Dalton Oates, from Shippensburg!
The 6-foot-2 lefty was dominating out of the pen for the Cannons:
| Pur | ERA | W | L | G | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | BAVG | WIP | BB/9 | K/9 |
| 2018 | 0.61 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29.3 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 0.218 | 1.058 | 2.2 | 12.0 |
Among pitchers on this list, he finished 3rd in ERA, 2nd in innings pitched, tied for 7th in BB/9, and tied for 8th in K/9. He did not allow an earned run in his first 21 2/3 innings, including the shutout inning he fired in the All-Star game. He turned in an amazing performance on July 27th against Covington, when he threw 5 2/3 shutout relief innings, allowing 5 hits, 0 walks, and struck out 7. Dalton got a mention or two for the ATVL top prospect list, and was named 2nd team All-Valley.
The sophomore threw 14 innings as a true freshman for the Raiders:
| Ship | ERA | W | L | G | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | WIP | BB/9 | K/9 |
| 2018 | 8.36 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 14.0 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2.071 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Watch for Dalton to have a super sophomore year in Pennsylvania this spring!
[…] 3-0, 0.61 in 29 1/3 innings, with a 1.058 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9, and 12.0 K/9. ATVL named him the 4th best reliever in the league. The last statement of that article was: “Watch for Dalton to have a super […]