College baseball: Miller named Big West player of the week

ANTEATER BALLPARK - UC Irvine junior catcher Chris Miller was named

Big West Player of the Week after hitting .500 against UC Riverside this

past weekend in a 2-1 series win to end the regular season.

Miller, who will mostly likely be selected in the major league

baseball draft next week, went 6 for 12 including two home runs to set

the UCI single-season record of 12. The record was previously 10, set by

Bryant Winslow in 1991.

Miller’s first home run was coupled with a two-run single as the

junior scored twice and drove in three in the series opener against UC

Riverside Friday. His 12th homer tied the game as UCI went on to defeat

the Highlanders, 10-9, in the series finale Sunday.

Miller also led the Anteaters with 55 RBIs, 19 doubles and 129 total

bases.