Mack – Draft News – Top 5 College Relief Pitchers

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    1.     Tyler Brown            Vanderbilt               6-4                  242                 RHP

3-1, 2.19, 31-APP., 17-SV, 40.1-IP, 65-K

Commindores - As a Sophomore (2019) -

2019 First-Team All-SEC relief pitcher

Perfect Game First-Team All-American

Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA second-team All-American

Set Vanderbilt’s single-season saves record with 17

Brown’s 17 saves led the SEC and ranked second nationally

One of six finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award

Did not allow a run in 15 of his last 16 appearances including five straight (8.2 innings)

Enters 2020 second in Vandy career saves with 20, trailing Brian Miller’s (2012-14) 26

Did not allow a run in 27 of his 31 appearances and fanned multiple batters 18 times

Recorded three saves and did not allow a run in 7.2 innings at the College World Series

Limited opponents to a .229 average in six NCAA Tournament appearances

Held foes to a .214 average (3-for-14) with runners aboard in the NCAA Tournament

Tossed 4.2 scoreless frames at the SEC Tournament while permitting two hits

Held Ole Miss scoreless across three innings in the SEC Tournament title game

Posted a 2.82 ERA and notched nine saves in 13 SEC appearances (22.1 innings)

       2.     Holden Powell        UCLA              6-0                  189                 RHP

4-3, 1.84, 40-APP., 17-SV, 49-IP, 65-K

UCLA - 2019 (Summer) - Pitched in one game for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, striking out three and allowing just one baserunner - on a walk - in 2 2/3 innings of relief ... Appearance came on Jun. 23 against Brewster.

2019 –

Named the NCBWA Stopper of the Year, handed out annually to college baseball's top reliever ... Was a unanimous All-American selection, as he was tabbed by the NCBWA (First Team), Collegiate Baseball (Second Team), D1Baseball (Second Team), Baseball America (Second Team), ABCA (Third Team), and Perfect Game (honorable mention) ... Selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Made 40 appearances, all in relief ... Had a 4-3 record, 1.84 ERA, .121 batting average against, and 65 strikeouts in 49 innings ... Locked down 17 saves, which ranked second in the nation in 2019 and is second all-time in UCLA single-season history ... Becomes the second Bruin ever to be named Stopper of the Year, joining David Berg who was the first two-time winner of the award (2013, 2015) ... Had a 20-inning streak without an earned run from Mar. 22 to May 5 ... Surrendered just four earned runs over his last 28 outings dating from Mar. 18 to Jun. 8, lowering his ERA from 4.76 to 1.84 by season's end ... His 40 appearances were third-most in the country, trailing only teammates Kyle Mora and Nate Hadley ... Accrued a streak of eight or more innings without allowing a hit on two separate occasions, first from Mar. 22 to Apr. 12 and then from May 14 to Jun. 3 ... Earned saves in back-to-back games on eight occasions and earned the save in three straight games twice ... Was 1-0 in postseason action, recording a 1.00 ERA over nine innings with 10 strikeouts ... Led all league pitchers with seven saves in Pac-12 action ... Led the team in BAA and saves ... Averaged 11.94 strikeouts per nine innings, best among Bruin relievers ... Opponents batted .058 (3-52) against him with two outs ... Had a 3.00 ERA in league play over 21 innings ... Pitched a career-high five innings in relief against Michigan in game two of the Los Angeles Super Regional, helping the Bruins to a 5-4 win in 12 innings ... Struck out five batters in 1 2/3 innings at Oregon on May 24 ... Averaged a strikeout per inning or more in 34 of his 40 appearances.

    

        3.     Burl Carraway         Dallas Baptist                     LHP

4-2, 2.81, 28-APP., 6-SV, 41.2-IP, 72-K

Dallas Baptist - 2019 (SOPHOMORE) - Earned First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors after posting a 4-2 record with 2.81 ERA and a team-high six saves … Was third in the Missouri Valley Conference in appearances (28), a mark that ranked as the sixth most in a single-season in the program’s Division I era dating back to 2004 … Struck out 72 batters in 41.2 innings … His 15.72 strikeouts per nine innings ranked second best in school history … VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Earned his first career win, shutting out then-ranked No. 25 Oklahoma (3/6) and striking out four in 2.0 innings of work … Recorded his first career save, holding then-ranked No. 18 Texas A&M (3/12) scoreless in the ninth inning and striking out a pair … VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Shutout Valparaiso (3/29) over 2.0 innings, while striking out four … Tied a career-high with eight strikeouts and held Bradley (4/20) scoreless over 3.1 innings … Shutout Missouri State (5/4) over 2.2 innings … Made his first career start against Indiana State (5/12) and held the Sycamores scoreless over 3.0 innings while striking out five … VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Struck out a career-high eight batters in 3.0 innings to pick up the win at Oral Roberts (3/9) … Struck out three in 1.2 innings to notch his third win of the year against Oklahoma State (3/19) … Held UT Arlington (3/26) scoreless in 2.0 innings … Picked up the save at Charleston (4/13) after striking out the only batter he faced in the ninth inning … MVC TOURNAMENT: Did not allow a run to earn the save against Missouri State (5/22) … Notched his fourth save of the year after shutting out Illinois State (5/24) … LUBBOCK REGIONAL: Struck out three over 1.2 innings to record the save against Florida (5/31) … Tossed a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in a win over Florida (6/2).

       4.     Casey Schmidt        San Diego State   6-2   200   RHP

3-3, 3.77, 21-APP., 8-SV, 43-IP, 44-K

SDS - 2019 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Received second-team all-Mountain West recognition after finishing second on the team with a .315 batting average, five home runs and 36 RBI … Also topped the squad with a .415 on-base percentage and ranked third with 63 hits and 42 runs scored … Made 21 appearances with four starts as a pitcher, logging a 3-3 record and a 3.77 ERA in 43.0 innings to go with a team-high eight saves … Led the Aztecs with multiple RBIs in 11 games and tied for second on the squad with multiple hits in 14 contests … Claimed MW Player of the Week honors on March 18 after hitting .556 over a four-game span vs. CSUN (1) and Seattle (3), adding two triples, one double and four RBIs … With his award, he became the first individual in conference history to garner both Player of Week and Pitcher of the Week accolades in his career … Reeled off a season-long seven-game hitting streak from March 9-19 … Recorded a career-high five hits and tied his season best with three RBIs in the Aztecs’ series-opening 11-4 victory at UNLV, highlighted by a pair of home runs (4-26-19) … Additionally totaled three RBIs in wins over Arizona (3-25-19) and San Jose State (twice, 5-4-19 and 5-5-19) … Also registered consecutive saves in the latter two contests against the Spartans, helping SDSU complete a three-game sweep … Struck out a career-high six batters in five innings of the Aztecs' 11-5 triumph over Seattle (3-17-19) … Helped his cause at the plate with a home run vs. the Redhawks.

       5.     Michael Kirian        Louisville   6-6   235   LHP

3-1, 1.69, 26-APP., 5-SV, 32-IP, 42-K

Louisville - 2019: Made a team-high 26 relief appearances, turning in a 3-1 record with five saves and a team-leading 1.69 ERA in 32 innings of work. Earned the save against Auburn in the CWS on June 18. Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings in the College World Series opener against Vandberilt on June 16. Pitched the final inning of the Super Regional, securing the final three outs to send the Cardinals to Omaha on June 8. Picked up a save and a win in the NCAA Regional. Tallied saves in the first and third games of the Miami series April 18 and 20. Tossed three scoreless innings for the win at Clemson on April 7. Struck out career-high four in 1.2 innings against Kentucky on April 2. Tallied his first career save against Wake Forest on March 29. Earned his first career win with 1.2 scoreless innings against Georgia Tech on March 24. Struck out the side in the ninth at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings at Duke on March 17. Worked 1.2 scoreless innings against Ole Miss on March 12. Tossed a pair of scoreless innings against Boston College on March 10. Struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings against Morehead State on March 6. Made his season debut Feb. 19 against Eastern Kentucky, working 1.1 scoreless.