When a Jeff Walters 95 mph fastball caught New Hampshire Fisher Cat third baseman looking in the ninth inning of Binghamton’s 3-0 win, Walters had earned his 38th save of the year. That save ties the B-Met closer with a guy named Justin Eramus, who pitches for the Joliet Slammers in the independent Frontier League, for the most saves in all of minor league baseball.

The accolades keep coming for Walters. In late August, the B-Met closer broke both the Binghamton single season and total career save records. Walters set the new career mark in a single 2013 season, besting a mark set by former closer Tim Lavigue, set over five seasons pitching as a B-Met.

I thought it might be fun to take apart Walters 38th save pitch-by-pitch. He entered last night’s game with the B-Mets ahead 3-0.  Here’s what it looked like:

First batter  – Amadeo Zazueta – second baseman

First pitch –  92 mph fastball for called strike one

Second pitch – 84 mph slider for ball one

Third pitch – 83 mph slider – soft single to right field

Second batter – Lance Zawadzki – pinch hitter

First pitch – 94 mph fastball swing and miss for strike one

Second pitch – 94 mph fastball – inside for ball one

Third pitch – 94 mph fastball – fouled off for strike two

Fourth pitch – 84 mph change-up – outside for ball two

Fifth pitch – 94 mph fastball – high heat – swing and miss strike three

Third batter – Kenny Wilson – center fielder

First pitch – 94 mph fastball – called strike one

Second pitch! – 95 mph fastball – swing and miss – strike two

Third pitch – 95 mph fastball – just outside – ball one

Fourth pitch – 95 mph fastball – just outside – ball two

Fifth pitch – 95 mph fastball – low – ball three

Sixth pitch – 95 mph fastball – fouled – count continues 3-2

Seventh pitch – 86 mph slider – fooled batter – lunging soft ground ball – 4-3

Fourth Batter – Andy Burns – third baseman

First pitch – 82 mph slider –  called strike one

Second pitch – 96 mph fastball – swing and miss – strike two

Third pitch – 95 mph fastball – called strike three

Walters is a study in concentration, a fearless attacking pitcher who is brimming with confidence. It is always exciting and interesting when Pedro Lopez calls on Walters to close a game. With the season he’s has had in 2013 and the fact he pitched four years in college and will be 26-years-old in November, I’m hoping this year’s dominant B-Met closer gets a serious look with the Mets in spring training. With an open-minded attitude that should he impress, he could make the ‘big team.’