University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Eli Miller
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Marion, N.C.
Overview: Senior infielder who has steadily gotten better each year and should be a key player for the Bulldogs in 2013...enjoyed a great fall...played at nearby McDowell HS in Marion.
2013: Started part of the year at shortstop and last half of the season in left-field…hit .269 with six doubles, one triple and two home runs…drove in 14 runs and scored 20 runs…posted four hits in two different contests…went 4-for-5 with double at Charleston Southern (3-30)…also went 4-for-4 with two walks in extra inning win at Gardner-Webb (4-26)…hit two-run homer vs. ETSU (3-13)…had solo homer at home vs. High Point (4-20)…drove in two runs with two hits vs. Campbell (3-23).
2012: Primary second baseman for the Bulldogs who ranked fourth on team in runs scored (24) and tied for third in stolen bases (5)...Finished 12-for-41 to push batting average to .233...Registered pair of four-hit games against VMI (3/16; 4-for-5) and Gardner-Webb (5/19; 4-for-4)...Most productive game came at High Point (5/6) where he went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI...Went 2-for-4 with season-high three runs at N.C. Central (2/18)...Also registered two-hit games against Western Carolina (3/21), East Tennessee State (3/20 and 4/10), Presbyterian (3/30) and Liberty (4/22 and 5/22 in Big South Tournament).
2011: Played in 40 games and earned 20 starts...hit .202 on the season...had an incredible collegiate debut vs. Murray State (2-19) as he went 2-for-4 four five RBI and a double...had clutch three-run double in that game...posted three doubles and had 13 RBI on the season...went 2-for-4 with two RBI at Gardner-Webb (3-20)...had two hits in five different games.
Before UNC Asheville: Enjoyed a sensational career for the Titans program under head coach Alex Smith...senior year played both in the infield and on the mound...hit .424 as a senior with eight home runs, 18 RBI and six stolen bases...as a pitcher he had a 4-4 record with 48 strikeouts in 54 innings of work...named to All-Conference team as a junior and senior...made All-Region team as a junior and senior...team MVP as a senior...lettered for four years...junior season hit .417 with three home runs, 27 RBI and 13 stolen bases...went 2-0 on the mound with a 2.12 ERA and 22 strikeouts...played for Region 8 in North Carolina State Games.
