Steven Miller Season 2021

2023 (SENIOR+)
Awards: Earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
 
Season: Made 21 appearances on the mound, including two starts…Earned two wins and two saves, while striking out 54 batters in 48.1 innings…Let the team with 21 appearances…In conference games, made a team-high 12 appearances (one start) with a save and 27 strikeouts in 27.2 innings…Had 13 appearances not allowing an earned run and 15 outings giving up one or less earned run.
 
Game-By-Game: at Miami (2/17-19): Fired a scoreless inning and recorded two strikeouts in the series opener…Threw 3.2 innings, allowing two earned runs, and struck out two in game three. vs. Northern Illinois (2/24): Tossed two shutout innings, allowing one hit, and registered four strikeouts…Picked up the save. vs. Dartmouth (3/4): Earned the win, throwing 2.2 frames. Did not allow a run, while giving up just two hits…Added two strikeouts. at North Carolina (3/8): Made the start, throwing 3.1 innings and striking out four. Georgetown (3/19): Fired three frames, allowing one run (unearned) and struck out three. at Michigan (3/26): Threw two innings, giving up one run…Recorded three strikeouts. Pitt (3/28): Posted a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Indiana (4/2): Threw a career-high 7.1 innings in relief…Allowed no runs and just four hits and a walk…Recorded a career-best seven strikeouts. Delaware State (4/6): Picked up the win…Went three shutout innings…Collected six strikeouts. West Virginia (4/11): Struck out the side in the ninth. Ohio State (4/22-23): Threw a scoreless inning in the middle game of the series, adding one strikeout…Tossed a scoreless frame in game three, recording one strikeout. Iowa (4/29): Earned the save, closing out the game with three innings…Allowed one run on two hits…Posted three strikeouts. at Nebraska (5/12-14): Pitched in all three games…Threw one-third of an inning and did not allow a run in game one…Tossed two scoreless innings, striking out one, in game two…Threw 2.2 frames, not allowing a run, and striking out two in game three.

2022 (SENIOR)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades.
 
Season: Appeared in 22 games on the mound, making two starts…Collected two wins and a save…Tallied 31 strikeouts in 39.2 innings…Had 10 outings where he did not allow an earned run.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Maine (2/25): Threw two shutout innings and struck out two. vs. UMass (3/11): Tossed 1.2 scoreless frames and struck out two. Milwaukee (3/19): Earned a save, throwing 3.2 shutout innings…Struck out a season-high six batters. Youngstown State (3/22): Tossed a scoreless inning and recorded one strikeout. at Maryland (4/2): Pitched 4.1 innings without allowing a run…Gave up three hits and one walk while striking out four. at Northwestern (4/10): Made a start, going three scoreless innings…Allowed two hits and registered three strikeouts. at West Virginia (4/27): Did not allow a run in 1.1 innings. Michigan State (5/8): Threw two shutout innings and struck out one.

2021 (JUNIOR)
Season: Made 12 appearances, earning two saves…Struck out 17 batters and recorded a 3.29 ERA in 13.2 innings.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Northwestern (3/7): Threw a scoreless inning to pick up the save. Maryland (3/20): Struck out four batters in 2.2 scoreless innings. at Rutgers (4/2): Recorded one strikeout in a scoreless inning to earn a save. at Purdue (4/10): Struck out the only two batters he faced. at Iowa (5/8): Threw a scoreless inning, striking out two. Rutgers (5/17): Struck out two and did not allow an earned run in one inning of work. at Illinois (5/22): Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings…Struck out five and did not allow a hit. vs. Minnesota (5/29): Threw a scoreless inning.

2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Season: Posted a 2.70 ERA over three appearances and 3.1 innings…Struck out six…Season canceled on March 12 after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Game-by-Game: vs. Wagner (2/22): Concluded combined shutout by striking out three and yielding just a walk. vs. Princeton (2/29): Worked a perfect frame, striking out two.

2019 (FRESHMAN)
Season: Pitched 2.1 innings in three appearances, striking out one and posting a 3.14 ERA.

Game-by-Game: vs. No. 21 Duke (3/1): Made collegiate debut, striking out one and allowing only a hit in one inning of work. Arizona (5/17): Pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner playing at North Hills under head coach Steve Long...Helped team to WPIAL and section championships as a senior...Threw final four innings of the WPIAL Championship Game, earning the win, allowing just one hit and striking out four...Named Big 56 first-team All-Section as a sophomore and senior...Threw 15.1 innings and struck out 24 with an ERA of 0.84 during senior year...Played travel ball for the Huntingdon Redhawks and Pittsburgh Spikes...Named to the 2016 Perfect Game Super 25 National Championship All-Tournament Team as a pitcher and hitter...2018 Rawlings Perfect Game Atlantic Region Pre-Season All American...Named to high honor roll in the engineering academy...Helped lead high school's dance marathon benefiting children's cancer research...Computer Aided Drafting and Design Club president.

PERSONAL
Son of John and Arleen Miller...Has an older sister, Bridget. Father, John, attended Penn State, and sister, Bridget, currently attends Penn State...Aunt, Beverley Markwith, won a gold medal in the Team Handball World Championship and trained with the Olympic handball team in 1980...Enjoys playing pickup basketball, tennis and golf...Aspires to design buildings to withstand natural disasters.