#3 Starting Pitcher: Tim Wheeler

Showing why Harrisonburg finished second in the regular season, Tim Wheeler, a junior at Troy, is the third Turk to make the top ten starter list. He had the best stats of the three, as he finished 3-4, 1.76, with a 1.02 WHIP, 1.6 BB/9, 8.5 K/9, and .228 opponent's batting average over 9 starts and 51 innings. Tim finished third in the league in ERA and ninth in the league in opponent's batting average.

Wheeler had the lowest BB/9 this side of Jon Dages, and struck out just under a batter an inning (48 K's in 51 innings). His four losses were by the scores of 5-1 (Tim gave up 2 earned runs), 3-1, 3-0, and 4-3 (2 earned runs). For those keeping score at home, that's a total of 5 runs of support in 4 losses.

Wheeler pitched mostly in relief at Troy as a sophomore, going 4-1, 5.66, with 1 save, a 1.49 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9, and 9.6 K/9. He pitched in 30 games, but started only 6.  (I can find no information about Tim's freshman year- anyone out there have any information?)

Troy players who have played in the Valley League have had good success at getting drafted- in the 2007 draft, Clint Robinson went in the 25th round, and Josh Dew went in the 14th. Maybe Tim Wheeler can add to that list...

Comments

[Brad Kite]

I am a manager at Troy University and i came across your website and just thought i would tell you about Tim Wheeler's freshman year. Wheeler received a medical redshirt at Oral Roberts University before playing in the valley league in 2006, and then he transfered here to Troy. For his redshirt freshman year, so this year coming up he will only be a redshirt sophomore, still draft eligible of course.