Brian Miller

Position:
Outfield/1st Base
Height:
6-1
Weight:
186
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Millbrook

Junior Season (2017)
Drafted No. 36 overall in the Competitive Balance A round by the Miami Marlins in the 2017 MLB Draft • Third-team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA • Started all 63 games in center field and hit a team-best .343 with seven homers, 16 doubles and 49 RBIs • Also had team highs of 61 runs scored, 38 walks and 24 stolen bases • First-team All-ACC selection • Had six hits and four runs scored in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional • Finished with seven hits and six runs in the ACC tournament to earn all-tournament honors • Had 27 multi-hit games on the year, including a career-high five hits at Virginia Tech on May 14 • Hit a team-best .371 in ACC play with 18 extra-base hits and a .591 slugging percentage • Shared the team's S.H. Basnight Award for most valuable player with Logan Warmoth • Earned preseason All-America accolades from Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game • Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list candidate • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2016)
Former walk-on had a breakout season as a sophomore, leading the team in hitting, runs, on-base percentage and stolen bases • Started 54 games on the year • Primarily played first base for much of the year but became a fixture in the oufield over the final month of the season • Hit a team-best .345 with 56 runs and 21 stolen bases in 26 attempts • Had a slash line of .345/.440/.469 with 12 doubles, five triples and two home runs • Also drove in 33 runs • Finished with a team-best 23 multi-hit games, including a career-best five hits at Virginia on April 17 • Closed the year strong, reaching base in 17 of the last 18 games of the regular season • Stole a career-best four bases against Fairfield on March 5 • Drove in multiple runs eight times, including a career-high four against Pitt on March 11 • Had an exemplary summer season, earning Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star honors for the Orleans Firebirds • Hit .327 for the summer, third-best on the Cape, and his 15 stolen bases were also third among players in the league.

Freshman Season (2015)
Fleet-footed contact hitter who emerged as a regular in the lineup after joining the program as a walk-on • Appeared in 52 games and made 33 starts primarily at designated hitter • Hit .288 with three doubles and 16 RBIs • Also scored 27 runs and stole 10 bases in 12 attempts • Posted an on-base percentage of .375 and slugged .326 • Had nine multi-hit games on the year, including a career-high four hits against Davidson (3/17) • Tallied three hits in the win at UNCW (4/23) • Appeared in all four ACC tournament games and drove in three runs • Drove in two runs on three occasions - vs. Florida State in the ACC tournament (5/21), vs. UNCW (5/12) and vs. Davidson (3/17) • Recorded his first career hit against UCLA All-America closer David Berg (2/20), part of a 4-for-4 showing against the Bruins.

Millbrook High School
Played baseball, basketball and football at Millbrook High • Team captain as a senior, earning all-state honors • National Honor Society student and International Baccalaureate graduate • Hit over .400 for his career and graduated as Millbrook's all-time hits leader • Played for Austin James at Millbrook.

Personal
Brian Christopher Miller is the son of Rick and Teresa Miller • Birthday is August 20 • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.