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Mills' Pro Page
Drafted in 8th Round by Boston Red Sox in 2007 Amateur Draft, originally assigned to Lowell Spinners of NY-Penn League
First-Team All-America by Baseball America
First-Team All-America by Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA
First-Team All-America by Louisville Slugger
First-Team All-America by Ping!Baseball
First-Team All-America by Rivals.com
Among 10 Semifinalists for Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award
Semifinalist for Dick Howser Player of the Year Award
Among Three Finalists for Roger Clemens Pitcher of the Year Award
Finished with #1 ERA (1.01) in NCAA and tied for #1 in wins (14) in NCAA (Bryan Henry, Fla. St.) and sixth in strikeouts (141) for season.
2007 Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year
At Charlotte - 2007: Led the NCAA with a 1.01 ERA, leading Charlotte to a national-best 2.64 team ERA. Mills tied for the nation's lead with 14 wins (14-2 record) and was sixth in the nation with 141 strikeouts. Mills finished his career with 32 wins and five shutouts in 51 starts, all Charlotte career records. He was instrumental in leading Charlotte to its first Atlantic 10 Championship and third NCAA Regional appearance. Mills was the first Charlotte pitcher to get a win in the postseason, a 6-3 victory over North Carolina State for his last collegiate appearance.
2006: Finished the season sixth all-time in program history for career strikeouts and seventh in wins and innings pitched... Honorable Mention A-10 All-Conference, one of a record nine Niners named All-Conference... Led team in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts, tied for team lead with five complete games and opponents' batting average among starters (.256)... A-10 final rankings - 1st in strikeouts, 2nd in innings pitched and starts, tied for 4th in wins, 11th in ERA, tied for 13th in opponent batting average... Most wins and lowest ERA among returning starters... 111 strikeouts was career-high mark and fourth-best in school history... Had career-best 12-strikeout effort in 11-1 victory at Saint Joseph's on April 16... Started and threw three shutout innings at home vs. No. 1 North Carolina on April 12, striking out four... Finished the season 114th-best in NCAA for individual ERA... Had lowest walks per inning average of career... Also had best strikeout to walk ratio in career... Won five of eight games in conference play and recorded a decision in eight of nine A-10 starts... Posted 6-2 home record, striking out 77 batters... Only surrendered one home run on the road in four starts, recording a 2-2 record... Margin of team victory in his eight wins was 6.75 runs... Got no-decision on March 11 vs. Siena, despite leaving with a 7-4 lead after six innings... Got no-decision despite leaving after 8.2 scoreless innings pitched on March 24 vs. George Washington... Pitched seven or more innings in eight of 17 starts...
2005: Emerged as the team's top starter, leading regulars in ERA, innings, complete games (2), and strike outs ... Tied for the team lead in wins ... Team was 11-5 when he started on the mound ... Consistent throughout the season with a 4.91 ERA in conference play and 4.84 in non-conference action ... Allowed just one earned run in each of his last three starts -all in conference - with a 1.27 ERA and 20 K's in that streak ... Pitched six or more innings in 10 starts and completed at least five innings in 15 of 16 ... Had multiple strikeouts in 16 of 17 appearances ... Had five or more strikeouts nine times ... 10 starts came in league play, where he struck out 56 ... Among C-USA leaders, had fifth-most innings and strikeouts in league-only games ... Dean's List and Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2005) ... In the summer, starred for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... Posted a 6-2 mark in 11 starts, with a 1.00 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 72.1 innings ...
2004: Tied with teammate Erik Walker for the team lead in appearances (27) ... tied with two others for team lead in wins (4) ... picked up decisions against Saint Louis (3/21), at Houston (Gm. 2, 4/10), at Louisville (4/17), and Davidson (4/28) ... tied for the team lead in saves (4), closing wins over Le Moyne (3/6, 8-6 and 3/7, 6-3), High Point (3/13, 14-1) and at Furman (3/24, 4-2) ... pitched a season-high four innings to close win vs. High Point ... struck out a season-best five batters at Furman (3/24) ... logged more than one inning 17 times, including three or more eight times ... multiple strike outs 11 times ... 2004 Summer: Chosen as the top prospect in the Clark C. Griffith League by Baseball America.
At Clear Springs - Named all-area twice. Named all-county three times. Named All-Apple Valley League three times. In 2003, broke his American Legion team wins record with 11. As a senior, led his high school team to a 16-2 record.
Personal - Parents are Gary and Debra Mills. Major is criminal justice. Birthdate is November 19, 1984.
