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2004 Baseball
2004 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL 2nd-TEAM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TITANS ’03: Earned freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America (second-team) after going 9-2 with a 3.33 ERA in his rookie season • Also an honorable mention All-Big West Conference selection • Finished fifth in the Big West in ERA, ninth in opposing batting average (.261), eighth in innings pitched (100.0), fourth in strikeouts (97) and sixth in wins • Tied the Titans' 25-year-old freshman record for wins (held by Titan all-time winningest pitcher Dave Weatherman), while also eclipsing Weatherman's record for winning percentage by a freshman • Broke the school's freshman record for games started (18) and set a new mark with 97 strikeouts (which also tied him for the fifth most ever by a Big West freshman) • Was a three-time Big West Pitcher of the Week • Was a perfect 6-0 with a 2.14 ERA at Goodwin Field • Was 4-0 with a 2.43 ERA against top-25 competition (he beat Stanford, Long Beach State, Notre Dame and Arizona State) • Averaged 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings and has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.9 to 1 • Named by Baseball America as one of the top three freshmen starting pitchers in the country through the midway point of the season • Was a clutch performer in the postseason, limiting Arizona State (the nation’s top-hitting team) to one run on just three hits in 7.1 innings in the super regional clinching win on June 8 • Named to the Fullerton Regional all-tournament team after allowing just a run and striking out 10 Fighting Irish batters in eight innings in the championship game • Was brilliant in his collegiate debut on Feb. 2, holding Stanford to one run on four hits in six innings to earn the win • Allowed just a run on five hits in six innings in the Kia Bash on Mar. 2 to a UCLA squad that scored a combined 25 runs against Texas and Tulane • Struck out 13 and walked none in just 6.2 innings in a win over Nevada on Feb. 23, the highest strikeout total by a Titan since Adam Johnson fanned 17 in 2000 • Pitched the first seven innings of a 7-0 shutout of Long Beach State on Mar. 29, the Titans' first-ever shutout at Blair Field • Lost a shutout bid vs. Pacific in the conference opener on Apr. 4, when he allowed a two-out home run in the ninth • Gave up five runs to Stanford at the College World Series on June 15, but the Titans rallied for a win. TITANS ’02: Granted a redshirt season after undergoing elbow surgery. DIAMOND BAR H.S.: Three-year letterman and all-league pitcher at Diamond Bar (Calif.) H.S. • Posted a 9-2 record and 1.39 ERA as a senior • Logged 10 complete games, including three shutouts, and struck out 75 batters in 71 innings • Also batted .378 with a pair of homers in 45 at bats • Was 7-2 as a junior and 5-1 as a sophomore • Was a scholar-athlete all four years and earned a spot on the Principal’s Honor Roll for three semesters. PERSONAL: Born on March 9, 1983, in Los Alamitos, Calif. • Parents are Michael and Evlema Miller • Has an older brother (Damian) and two younger siblings (Kristen and Dylan) • Major is undecided • Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on him • Would like to meet Nolan Ryan • Best player he’s competed against is Kevin Costner (the movie star and Fullerton alum scrimmaged with the Titans in the fall of 2002) • Strangest summer job was running a laundry service • Has worn No. 38 since Little League • Enjoys spending time with kids (his brother, Dylan, is five-years-old) • Favorites...Anaheim Angels (team), Darin Erstad (player), Pepe’s breakfast burrito (food), Fast and the Furious (movie), Dance 101 (class), Titan Internet Radio (web site).
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