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2012 Baseball Roster
Roster
Cody Miller
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 215
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Westlake, Ohio.
- High School:
- Padua Franciscan
Career Highs
Innings: 2.0, 2x, Liberty 4/24/12
Strikeouts: 2, 2x, Liberty 4/24/12
As a freshman:
- One scoreless inning of relief in JMU debut to finish Longwood victory
- Scoreless innings of relief in opening and closing games vs. Bucknell
- Two scoreless frames with two strikeouts vs. Lafayette
- In first appearance since March 14, worked scoreless eighth inning at Virginia
Before JMU:
- Played for head coach Izzy Santiago, Jr. and Padua Franciscan High School
- Bruins were 2011 sectional champions, 2010 North Coast League champions and 2009 district champions
- Three-year varsity starter with 20-7 career pitching record and career ERA just over two and 188 strikeouts
- Greater Cleveland Coaches Association and Northeaster Ohio Coaches Association All-Star as a senior
- Second Team All North Coast League as a senior after going 5-3 with a 2.10 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 48 innings
- Went 8-2 as a junior with a 1.95 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 62 innings to claim First Team All North Coast League honors
- 7-2 in first varsity season as a sophomore with a 2.25 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 53 innings to earn First Team All North Coast League honors
- Also played for Dave Kajganich and Team Ohio club team as well as Dave Pastors and Northern Ohio Baseball Collegiate Team
Personal:
- Son of Karen and David Miller
- Enjoys basketball, video games and music
- Engineering major
- Plans to pursue a masters in engineering after graduation
Getting to know Cody...
What is the best advice you have ever received?
Don't think that anyone in the world is better than you are
The 3 reasons you chose JMU are...
Close community, beautiful campus, comfortable share of baseball and academics
What is your major and why did you chose it?
Engineering, I've always wanted to design cars
Who is your favorite character on Jersey Shore?
Vinny
What is your favorite place to eat on campus?
D hall
Who has the most/least "swag" on the team?
Least: Luke Munson Most: Evan Scott
Who is your favorite artist/singer?
Lil Wayne
Who has been the biggest influence on your baseball career thus far?
Dave Pastors, personal pitching coach
Do you have any unique talents or skills?
Not that I'm aware of yet
The 3 hobbies/interests I enjoy besides baseball are...
Video games, basketball, football
Who is your favorite MLB player and why?
Cliff Lee, he dominates almost every game that he pitches
What is your biggest fear?
To be seen as a failure in the eyes of the people closest to me
What is your favorite baseball memory pre-college?
Winning the championship at Cooperstown Dreams Park when I was 11 years old
The funniest player on the team is...
Michael Howerton
What is your pre-game music choice?
It's Good by Lil Wayne feat. Jadakiss & Drake
What do you want to accomplish this season?
Help JMU go to Omaha
What do you want to do after college?
Play baseball or design trucks for Ford
Fast Five:
Fast food?Wendy's
Facebook or Twitter? Neither
Quote?"It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy." - Nolan Ryan
Guilty pleasure song on your iPod?Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations
MLB team?Phillies
