NORMAL, Ill. – With a scoreless inning of relief work to earn his third save of the season Tuesday night at Greensboro, former Redbird Ryan Koziol entered an exclusive club.
The 1-2-3 ninth inning dropped Koziol's ERA under 2.00 (a miniscule 1.99), a milestone marker for any pitcher. As the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets' most-frequently used reliever, Koziol hasn't allowed an earned run in nearly a month, dropping his ERA from 2.44 to 1.99 in the process.
Overall, the native of Orland Park, Illinois, is 4-3 with three saves and 42 strikeouts in 32 relief appearances, spanning 54.