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2017 Baseball Roster

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1 Grant Miller

1 Grant Miller

  • Position:
    INF
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bay City, Mich.
  • High School:
    Bay City Western

Summary

Biography

Career: Holds school record for career hit by pitch (52) … holds hit by pitch record for a single season with 22 in 2015 ... had a 19-game hitting streak in 2016, tying for the third highest in school history ... his 223 career hits in fourth all-time and his 101 walks ties for fifth all-time at WMU.

2017: Named Academic All-MAC ... one of two players on the team to start all 53 games in 2017 and one of eight players to hit at least .300 … finished the season hitting .300 with 39 runs, nine doubles, five home runs, 28 RBI … added on to his career-leading hit by pitch number, which now ends at 52 for his career … led the team with 31 walks while finishing fourth in on-base percentage (.422) … had 19 multiple hit games, including six straight in the early parts of the season.

2016: Started all 56 games at third base … named to the All-MAC Tournament team ... MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... named the MAC West Co-Player of the Week on May 10 … finished as the team-leader in RBI (36), at-bats (215) and total bases (83) while tying for the team lead with 2 triples … finished second in batting average (.321) and runs (31) while finishing third in doubles (10) … had 20 multiple hit games, including a 4-for-5 game with two doubles and three RBI against Florida A&M on March 6 … went 3-for-5 with two RBI in the MAC Tournament Championship against Kent State … led the team with 10 multiple RBI games. 

2015: Starting third baseman, played 53 games and started 51 ... batted .256, going 46-for-180 with eight doubles, one triple, 14 RBIs, 25 walks and 33 runs scored ... led WMU with a .406 on-base percentage ... recorded 12 multi-hit games ... set single season record for hit pitch with 22, previous record was set by Andrew Sohn with 16 in 2014, finished tied for sixth in the nation and first in the MAC  in hit by pitch ... went 3-for-3 with two doubles, including a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning against UT-Martin (2/21) ... scored three runs going 2-for-2 with a walk against Toledo (3/29) ... went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored, hit twice by a pitch in the game against Toledo (4/10) ... went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored against Buffalo (4/25).

2014: Starting third baseman, played in 54 games and started 53 ... batted .269, going 49-for-182 with three doubles. two triples, 16 RBIs, 21 walks and 30 runs scored ... went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... had 12 multi-hit games, including three games with three hits ... had second-highest on-base percentage on the team at .381 ... upped batting average to .290 during MAC play ... first career hit was a single up the middle, going 1-for-3 at Memphis (2/15) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBIs at No. 7 Louisville (2/21) ... batted 2-for-3 with a two-run triple and a run scored vs. Lehigh (3/3) ... went 5-for-9 with a triple in three-game series at Ohio (3/28-30) ... hit first career double vs. Akron (4/16) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and runs scored at Notre Dame (4/30) ... batted 3-for-4 vs. Eastern Michigan (5/2) ... went 5-for-11 in three-game series at Toledo (5/10-11) ... drew three walks against Ball State in WMU’s first game of the MAC Tournament (5/21) and collected a hit in the next three tournament games, hitting a double against Ball State two days later (5/23).

High School: Three year varsity starter ...  member of a 42-2 team that won the 2013 state championship team  ...  Second team All-Valley in 2011, First Team All-Valley, District and Region in 2012 ...  First Team All-Valley, District, Region in 2013 ...  First Team All-State ...  Michigan High School Baseball Dream Team ...  had career batting average of .451 with 53 runs and 32 RBIs

Personal: Son of Howard and Jean Miller ... majoring in integrated supply chain management.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    Infielder
    5'11" 170 lbs
    1
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    2015Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'11" 170 lbs
    1
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    2016Junior

    Infielder
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1
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    2017Senior

    Infielder
    5'11" 185 lbs
    1