Tech's most experienced performer out of the bullpen ... Has appeared in 58 games over the past two seasons ... Uses good movement and an exceptional breaking ball to coax ground balls and get hitters out ... A real competitor on the mound who is durable enough to bounce back quickly ... Is expected to get a battle from newcomer Mike Crisci for those duties this spring ... His 30 appearances last season were just one shy of the school season mark of 31 held by Charlie Gillian (1996) ... Earned five wins and four saves over his last 17 appearances ...
1999-00: All 30 of his appearances were in relief ... Worked a total of 44.1 innings ... Carried a 5-3 record, 5.68 ERA and eight saves ... Struck out 41 batters and walked 25 ... Pitched three innings to pick up a save against Tennessee ... Added saves in back-to-back games against West Virginia ... Picked up two saves in Tech's Atlantic 10 series at George Washington ... Allowed just one run in three innings to gain a win against Virginia ... Pitched a season-high four innings for a victory at La Salle ... Earned a win and a save during the conference tourney ... Finished with three wins and four saves in nine appearances against A-10 teams ...
1998-99: Made a team-high 28 appearances, all in relief ... Led the team with four saves in 42.1 innings of work ... Posted a 2-2 record with 31 strikeouts and a 5.31 earned run average ... Held the opposition to a team-low .253 batting average and allowed only three home runs ... Threw seven innings of relief versus Evansville for a win ... Worked five innings allowing just two hits and striking out seven in a loss to Marshall ... Earned his first save at West Virginia ... Pitched a scoreless inning to gain a save at Radford ... Added another save at Xavier and worked three innings for a save against La Salle ... Closed Tech's Atlantic 10 Championship win over La Salle, working two innings while allowing only one hit ... Gained a win against Siena in an NCAA Regional game ...
1997-98: Appeared in nine games, including starts against Howard, Marshall and VCU ... Pitched five innings for a win against Howard, allowing six hits and three runs ... Struck out five batters in 4.2 innings at Marshall ... Also fanned five batters in 3.2 innings of relief versus Richmond ... Carried a 1-0 record and a 6.17 ERA over 23.1 innings of work ...
High School: Lettered four seasons as a pitcher and third baseman for Coach David George at Monacan High ... Posted a 6-3 pitching mark as a senior with a 2.00 earned run average ... Contributed a .383 average at the plate and was a unanimous choice to the all-district team ... Also named all-Metro and all-region ... Pitched a no-hitter against Bird High as a junior ... Was 5-3 on the mound that year with a 1.60 ERA ... Turned in another no-hitter his sophomore season and gained all-district honors ... Won the team's best ERA award three straight seasons ... Set school records for wins, shutouts, no-hitters, strikeouts, complete games, appearances, innings pitched and starts ...
Personal: Anthony George Miller ... Born 8/4/78 in Richmond, VA ... Son of George and Karen Miller ... Studying residential property management.