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30 Brady Miller

30 Brady Miller

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School:
    Plainfield North

Summary

Biography

2024: All-MAC Tournament Team … Academic All-MAC … Named MAC Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 15 … Made a team-high 16 starts on the mound for Western Michigan … Led the Broncos with six wins … Tied for the team lead and for second in the MAC with 85.1 innings pitched … Ranked second on the team and eighth in the conference with 75 strikeouts … In conference games, was seventh in the MAC in both innings pitched (56.0) and strikeouts (53) … Logged 5.0 or more innings in 11 of 16 starts … Threw 7.0 scoreless innings in a win over Miami … Also tossed 7.0 shutout frames against Ball State in the opening game of the MAC Tournament … Struck out five or more nine times … Registered a season-high eight strikeouts and picked up the win in his final home start as a Bronco against NIU … Concluded WMU career ranked second in career innings pitched (304.0), fourth in strikeouts (262) and tied for fourth in wins (20).

2023: All-MAC Second Team … Academic All-MAC … Made 15 starts on the mound and posted a 5.36 ERA (20th MAC) … Led the Broncos in innings pitched (89.0), strikeouts (89) and wins (7) … Ranked third in the MAC in innings pitched … Tied for third in the conference in wins and tied for the league lead in MAC wins … His 89 strikeouts were seventh-most in the conference and the sixth-most in a single-season in WMU program history … In conference games, posted a 4.66 ERA (17th MAC), 63.2 IP (2nd MAC) and 73 strikeouts (3rd MAC) … Logged 6.0 or more innings in 10 of 15 starts … Spun 7.0 shutout innings to earn first win of the season vs. Eastern Michigan on March 18 … Also tossed 7.0 scoreless frames in a win at Miami … Threw an eight-inning complete game at #23 Kent State … Struck out five or more nine times … Registered a career-high 10 strikeouts three times (at Miami, vs Akron, at Toledo) … Earned the win on May 18 against Central Michigan to punch WMU’s ticket to the MAC Tournament.

2022: Redshirted due to injury. 

2021: Academic All-MAC ... Made 13 appearances, including 12 starts ... Pitched 45.2 innings and tallied 34 strikeouts ... Went at least 3.0 innings in 10 of his 13 appearances on the mound ... Threw a 7.0 inning complete game, allowing three earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts against Central Michigan ... Racked up six strikeouts in 3.0 innings at Kansas State ... Posted six strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work at Miami.

2020: Made four appearances, all of which were starts ... Pitched 23.0 innings ... Ranked third on the team with 15 strikeouts ... Went at least 7.0 innings in final three starts ... Went 7.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts at Alabama A&M ... Pitched 7.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts at Louisville ... Season canceled after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019: All-MAC Second Team ... Named MAC Co-Pitcher of the Week on May 20 ... Made 15 appearances, including 10 starts ... Went 5-2 with a 3.10 ERA and 49 strikeouts ... His 3.10 ERA was the lowest by a Bronco since Keegan Akin in 2016 ... Ranked second in the MAC in victories among freshmen ... Led all freshmen in the MAC with a conference record of 5-1 ... In his final three starts, posted a 3-0 record with a 1.19 ERA ... Held opponents to a .255 batting average ... Threw first career complete game, allowing one run on eight hits with five strikeouts over 9.0 innings vs Ohio ... Notched a season-high seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work against Eastern Michigan ... Pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits along with five strikeouts in an 11-1 win over Kent State.

High School: Three-year varsity starter and letterwinner for coach John Darlington at Plainfield North High School, where he was teammates with WMU catcher Greg Budig … Guided team to a 2018 State Championship and was named PBR First Team All-State ... Was also named First Team All-Area, Conference and Region ... Led the Southwest Prairie Conference in RBIs in 2017 and was an All-Conference selection … Second Team All-Area in 2017 … Ranked 30th overall in Illinois Class of 2018 according to Prep Baseball Report … Won Regional Championships in 2016 and 2017 … Won Sectional Championship in 2016 … Played summer baseball for ESP Black, coached by Culley Summers … Also played football and basketball in high school … As the quarterback, led the football team to the State Championship Game in 2017 … Bugle and Herald News All-Area Quarterback and All-State Honorable Mention in 2017 … Held Plainfield North school records for: TD's in a single game, TD's in a season, career TD's, most passing yards in a game, single-season passing yards and career passing yards … Three-year varsity starter and letterwinner in basketball … 2017 Basketball Team MVP … Honor Roll student.

Personal: Son of Kelly and George … Older brother, Brendan, pitched for four seasons at SIUE ... Older sister, Bailey, graduated from Illinois State ... Graduated from WMU in April of 2022 with a degree in Finance and in April of 2024 received an MBA.
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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2019Freshman

    RHP
    6'4" 190 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2020Sophomore

    RHP
    6'4" 190 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2021-22Sophomore

    RHP
    6'4" 205 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2022Junior

    RHP
    6'4" 205 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2023Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    6'4" 205 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2024Redshirt Senior

    RHP
    6'4" 205 lbs
    30