#7 -- Aquilino Lopez

The countdown of the best individual seasons in Timber Rattler history has reached #7. That season belongs to pitcher Aquilino Lopez.

Aquilino Lopez 2000 6-1, 1.85 ERA, 17 saves, 5 games started, 68 innings pitched, 47 hits allowed, 14 earned runs allowed, 20 walks, 67 strikeouts

Lopez would spend the bulk of the 2000 season in the Rattlers bullpen, but also was effective when called upon to start, including throwing a complete game shutout as one of his five starts. The majority of his damage to opposing hitters came out of the pen though. His 17 saves rank number two all time for the Rattlers, trailing only John Thompson's 19 in 1995.