University of North Carolina Athletics
Miller Inks Four-Year Major League Deal With Tigers
August 5, 2006 | Baseball
Aug. 5, 2006
DETROIT - The No. 6 overall selection in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, former North Carolina left-hander Andrew Miller signed a four-year major league with the Detroit Tigers Friday.
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The 2006 Roger Clemens Award winner and Baseball America's National Player of the Year, Miller was 13-2 with a 2.48 ERA this past season. The Gainesville, Fla., native set the Carolina single-season strikeout record with 133 and also finished second in wins (13) and innings pitched (123.1) on UNC's single-season lists. Miller also set the Tar Heels' career strikeout record with 325 in just three seasons and is third all-time with 27 wins and fourth with 309 innings.
Additionally, Miller earned first-team All-America honors from every major national outlet and picked up All-ACC honors for the third time in his career. He spearheaded the Tar Heels' talented starting rotation, which led UNC to a runner-up finish at the 2006 College World Series.
