Todd Miller Class: Sophomore Hometown: Franklin, TN High School: Montgomery Bell Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Position: RHP Birthdate: 08/22/1988 Bats/Throws: R/R

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009): Highly competitive pitcher who can pound the zone with strikes ... features a moving fastball and tricky slider ... type of pitcher who can sneak up on opponents and shut them down ... started game-2 for the victorious Blue in the 2008 Blue- Gold World Series ... was knocked around for two earned runs on six hits in just 1.2 innings of work ... removed from start following slight twinge in groin.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008): Struck out two Gold batters in an inning of work during the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series ... made nine appearances on the mound in the spring, all out of the Irish bullpen ... went 0-1 with a 2.45 earned run average in 18.1 innings of work ... his nine appearances were tied for third-most among freshmen on the staff ... allowed just 11 hits in 18.1 innings as his opponents batted only .177 against him ... struck out 13 and walked four ... surrendered an incredibly low one extra-base hit the entire season (home run) against 70 batters faced ... proved even tougher against righthanded hitters as they managed just a .111 batting average (4-for-36) ... opponents registered just a .226 slugging percentage against him ... averaged 6.38 strikeouts per nine innings ... posted an impressive 3.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... stepped up when batters did reach base as opponents hit just .238 (5-for-21) with runners on base ... although he also posted impressive numbers against hitters with the bases empty (.146; 6-for-41) ... literally unhittable with two outs, as foes batted .000 (0- for-17) ... made season debut on Mar. 2 against Boston College and recovered from auspicious beginning ... surrendered a home run on firstever pitch in an Irish uniform ... rebounded to strikeout two of the next three batters to end the inning ... tossed a scoreless and hitless inning of relief against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Mar. 7 ... pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief at Georgetown on Mar. 20 (surrendered three hits, but struck out one) ... worked another 3.1 scoreless innings against Valparaiso on Apr. 13 ... did walk a pair, along with one strikeout, but allowed just one hit ... extended his scoreless streak to 8.2 innings before allowing three earned runs on three hits in 1.0 inning against West Virginia on Apr. 19 ... tossed a scoreless and hitless inning of relief against St. John's on Apr. 25 (two strikeouts) ... worked 3.2 innings of scoreless and hitless relief against Western Michigan on May 12 (also struck out three) ... took the defeat, despite a tremendous outing out of the Notre Dame bullpen, against USF in the 16-inning marathon on May 16 ... tossed 4.1 innings of relief and limited the Bulls to just three hits (one infield and another bloop) ... also fanned four and walked one (intentional).

PREP & PERSONAL: Averaged three strikeouts per walk (198/66) during career at Montgomery Bell Academy, with his other career stats including a 2.89 ERA, 20 wins and 11 more innings (194) than hits allowed (183), plus 9-inning averages of 9.2 Ks, 3.1 walks and 8.5 hits allowed ... a Mid-Tennessee all-region selection as a senior in `07 (2.07, 54 Ks, 12 BB, 4.5 K-to-walk ratio, 44 IP, 39 H, 9-inning averages of 11.1 Ks, 2.5 BB and 8.0 hits allowed) ... four-year member of starting rotation at MBA ... team's top starter in final three seasons ... winning pitcher in `04 state semifinal, with team going on to win state title before finishing as regional runner-up in `05 and `06 ... pitched at 2006 Team One Showcase and the Blue-Gray Classic (held at Wake Forest) ... also participated in Vanderbilt's 2005 Prospect Camp and the `06 Ole Miss Camp ... attended 2006 Notre Dame baseball camp ... Ingram Scholarship recipient for the `06-'07 academic year... compiled 3.42 cumulative GPA ... joined sophomore centerfielder Golden Tate (Hendersonville/Pope John Paul II HS) in giving the Irish a pair of Tennessee natives on 2009 roster ... five previous Tennessee natives have earned monograms with the Notre Dame baseball team, most recently RHP Drew Duff (Sevierville HS; 1999-2002) - with others including late 19th-century catcher Michael Campbell (Tilahoma; 1895- 96) and mid-1980s second baseman Jack Moran (Memphis/Christian Brothers HS; 1982-85), plus a pair of right-handed pitchers from the first half of the 1900s who combined for a 38-13 career record (both were Memphis natives): Hugh Mageveney (1922-24; 20-5 record) and Walt Mahannah (1946-49; 18-8 record) ... inherits #19 jersey worn previously by RHP John Seabaugh ... other Irish players who have worn #19 include current big-league infielder Craig Counsell, Academic All-America catcher Jim Dee, first baseman Dick Rosenthal (who later became ND's athletics director) and Academic All- America outfielder Brian Stavisky ... born Aug. 23, 1988 in Nashville,Tenn. ... son of Brad and Gina Miller ... full name is Bradford Todd Miller Jr. ... posted a 3.0 GPA during the 2007 fall semester and 3.400 in the spring term ... intends to major in marketing.

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