2006 Baseball Roster
Andrew Miller
- Position:
- Left Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, FL
- High School:
- Buchholz
GENERAL
No. 6 overall pick in the 2006 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers • Baseball America National Player of the Year and Roger Clemens Award winner as nation's top collegiate pitcher • Finalist for the Golden Spikes Award • Semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and Brooks Wallace Award • Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, NCBWA and Rivals.com first-team All-America • Set Carolina single-season (133) and career strikeout records (325) • Also third in Tar Heels' history with 27 wins and fourth in innings with 309.
AS A JUNIOR (2006)
Had one of the finest seasons in Carolina baseball history and became just the third Tar Heel to earn national player of the year honors • Baseball America National Player of the Year and Roger Clemens Award winner • Recognized as a first-team All-America by virtually every major outlet • ACC Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-ACC selection • Won 13 of 18 starts and lost just twice • Was just the second 13-game winner at Carolina and first since 1978 • Allowed 34 earned runs in 123.1 innings for a 2.48 ERA • Set Carolina's single-season strikeout record with 133 • Struck out 10-plus batters five times in 2006 and nine times in his career • Went six-plus innings in 16 of 18 starts and worked at least seven innings in 11 of his last 16 starts • Posted four shutout performances of six or more innings this season and allowed just 12 extra-base hits all year • Went 5-1 with a 1.27 ERA in six starts against nationally-ranked opponents in the regular season • 8-1 with a 1.94 ERA in ACC regular season play • Earned the Carolina career strikeout record with 325 and finished third with 27 victories • Named ACC Pitcher of the Week March 27, April 3 and May 22 • Struck out nine in 7.1 innings in a no-decision against No. 2 Cal State Fullerton in his first College World Series start • Came back to earn first career save in the Tar Heels' second win over the Titans • Allowed three runs and struck out five in five innings against No. 4 Oregon State in game one of the Championship Series • Fanned 17 in 15 innings in his first two NCAA Tournament wins • Struck out 11 and walked just one over seven innings in a Super Regional win at No. 4 Alabama June 9 • Held the Tide to just five hits and two unearned runs • Picked up first career postseason win versus Winthrop June 3 after allowing four runs and striking out six in eight-plus innings • Allowed just two hits over eight innings to beat Boston College May 18 to become Carolina's first 11-game winner since 1995 • Fanned 11 Eagle batters to set the school career strikeout mark and earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors for the third time following this start • Allowed just one earned and struck out eight at No. 9 Virginia May 12 but suffered first loss of the season • Became the Tar Heels' first 10-game winner since 2000 with a victory at Duke April 28 • Allowed just three runs on five hits over 8.1 innings against No. 7 NC State April 21 • Gave up just five hits and no earned runs over eight innings versus Virginia Tech April 14 • Picked up win No. 7 after allowing just two earned runs on five hits over six innings at No. 14 Miami April 7 • Held No. 1 Florida State scoreless on four hits over seven innings March 31 • Struck out nine Seminoles and had just one ball hit in the air en route to the fourth conference pitching honor in his career • Also named ACC POW after striking out a career-best 13 batters over seven shutout innings against No. 4 Georgia Tech March 24 • Allowed just four hits and one walk versus the Jackets • Allowed just one unearned run and three hits in eight innings at Wake Forest March 12 • Notched 10 strikeouts over seven innings in a win over Purdue March 5 • Struck out 11 in seven shutout innings in a win against George Washington Feb. 26 • Allowed just two hits with none coming after the third inning • Went six shutout innings with nine strikeouts in a season-opening win over Seton Hall Feb. 19 • Surpassed the 200-strikeout mark for his career against the Pirates.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)
One of the nation's top starting pitchers and Carolina's Friday starter for much of the season • Earned second-team All-ACC honors for the second straight season • Posted an 8-4 record and a 2.98 earned run average in 96.2 innings • Made 16 starts • Struck out 104 batters, which ranks as the seventh-best total in Tar Heel history and the most since 1995 • Limited opponents to a .230 batting average • Led the ACC with 9.68 strikeouts per nine innings and was fifth in innings per start (6.04), sixth in opponent batting average and seventh in ERA • Issued 52 walks and hit 19 batters, including seven against Virginia April 1 • Semifinalist for the Xanthus-Dick Howser Trophy and named to watch lists for the Brooks Wallace Award, Roger Clemens Award and Golden Spikes Award • Named preseason second-team All-America by Baseball America and preseason third-team All-America by Collegiate Baseball • Also selected midseason second-team All-America by Baseball America • Earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors Feb. 28 and March 21 • Carried no-hitters into the sixth inning versus both Birmingham Southern and Clemson • Allowed only one earned run over his first three starts - wins over Appalachian State, UNC Wilmington and Birmingham Southern - and gave up just three earned runs over his first seven starts • Opened the season 7-0 • Fanned a career-high 12 batters in a no-decision versus Arizona State March 4 • Followed a win at Virginia Tech with 11 strikeouts and just two hits allowed over seven innings at Clemson March 18 • Struck out eight and did not allow an earned run in a March 25 win over Wake Forest • Fanned 10 and surrendered just two hits over seven shutout innings at Maryland April 8 • Struck out nine over seven innings to earn final win of the season against Duke April 22 • Pitched well in losses to Wake Forest at the ACC Tournament and to Florida in his hometown of Gainesville in the NCAA Regional. Summer 2005: Pitched with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League • Named the College Summer Player of the Year by Baseball America and rated as the No. 1 prospect in the Cape by the publication • Selected by scouts as the winner of the Robert A. McNeece Outstanding Pro Prospect Award and shared the league's B.F.C. Whitehouse Outstanding Pitching Award • Named to the league's All-Star Game for the second straight season • Was 6-0 with a 1.65 ERA • Fanned 66 batters in just 49 innings • Made eight starts.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
One of the country's top freshman hurlers • Picked up second-team All-ACC honors and was named to Baseball America's All-Freshman second team • Led the Tar Heel starters with a 2.93 earned run average and posted a 6-3 record • Fanned a team-best 88 batters in 89.0 innings • Limited the opposition to a .202 batting average, which led the ACC • Made 15 starts and three relief appearances on the season • Ranked third in the ACC in ERA and fifth with 8.90 strikeouts per nine innings • Fired six shutout innings versus Gardner-Webb in his first collegiate start on February 25 • Also tossed 5.2 shutout innings versus UNC Asheville on March 9 • Struggled with his control early in the season but made the jump to the weekend rotation for the California series (March 14) • Allowed just one earned run and struck out eight in 6.1 innings against Clemson on April 18 • Tossed seven shutout innings at Duke on April 25 • Fanned a season-best 11 batters and gave up just three hits in eight shutout innings at No. 2 Miami on May 16 • Threw his first career complete game, allowing just two runs and striking out seven, against Duke in the ACC Tournament on May 28 • Recorded six games with at least six strikeouts. Summer 2004: Pitched for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League • Named the league's No. 1 Major League prospect by Baseball America • Went 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA and earned a spot in the league's all-star game • Fanned 48 batters in 40 innings • In a game called by fog, struck out 12 batters in four innings • Struck out the side on 15 pitches in the all-star game.
BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL
Third round (63rd overall) draft pick of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays out of Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla. • Florida Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior • Also earned preseason and postseason high school All-America honors in 2003 • First-team all-state choice as a senior after earning third-team honors his junior season • Honor Roll student.
PERSONAL Andrew Mark Miller is the son of David and Kim Miller • Born May 21, 1985, in Gainesville, Fla. • Majoring in business administration • Favorite athlete is Maria Sharapova • Favorite pro teams are the Florida Marlins and Jacksonville Jaguars • Has modeled his game after Tony Stewart • Favorite movie is "Days of Thunder" • Lists "The DaVinci Code" as his favorite book • Enjoys playing golf • Favorite food is steak and favorite way to pass time on bus trips is by playing Uno • Uncle Dan Miller played football at the University of Miami and in the USFL and NFL.
MILLER'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS
YEAR W-L ERA G-GS CG Sv Sh IP H R ER BB SO WP 2004 6-3 2.93 18-15 1 0 0 89.0 64 40 29 48 88 8 2005 8-4 2.98 16-16 2 0 0 96.2 78 45 32 52 104 8 2006 13-2 2.48 20-18 0 1 0 123.1 100 50 34 40 133 9 Totals 27-9 2.77 54-49 3 1 0 309.0 242 135 95 140 325 25
