Ashley Miller

Bio

2015 at Taylor: Miller played in 51-of-52 contests and was a starter in 50, as Taylor finished with an overall record of 36-16…The junior first baseman and pitcher typically batted in the cleanup spot in the heart of the batting order and was a key contributor…Hit to an average of .366, third highest mark on the Taylor squad…Possessed a .474 on-base percentage to rank No. 10 in the Crossroads League and finished with a slugging percentage of .606 to rank No. 11 amongst all league hitters…Totaled 52 hits on the season with ten doubles and eight home runs…Also reached first base after being hit by an incredible 21 pitches throughout the season…The eight home runs ranked 7th in the Crossroads League…Drove in 37 runs (14th most in the Crossroads League) and came around to score 28 runs of her own…Had 14 multi-hit games and 11 games of two or more RBI…Had at least one hit in 10 of the final 11 games of the season…Went 2-4 with two solo home runs against Goshen on March 20…Was 3-3 with two doubles and two RBI in TU’s 3-2 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene in the Crossroads League Tournament…Earned a record of 5-4 from the circle on the season with two saves in 52.2 innings pitched, posting an ERA of 3.72 in 12 appearances and nine starts…Crossroads League Golden Glove First Baseman with a fielding percentage of .990…Named to the Crossroads League All-Tournament Team for the second consecutive season…Hit .412 in the league tournament with seven hits, three doubles, a home run, and seven RBI from the dish while also earning a save in the circle against Mount Vernon Nazarene and a complete game win against Grace.

2014 at Taylor: Played in 41 Taylor contests and was a starter in 36...Saw nearly a .100 percent increase from 2013 in batting average, hitting .324 on 33 hits in 102 at-bats…On-Base percentage of .410 and slugging percentage of .539…Totaled four doubles, six home runs and 22 RBI…Came in to score 15 runs on the year… Was a combined 4-6 with two home runs and four RBI in the two Crossroads League Tournament final games against Huntington…Named to the Crossroads League All-Tournament Team after batting .500 with two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI in the tournament while also posting a 2.86 ERA in 7.1 innings pitched…Made 23 appearances from the circle for the Taylor pitching staff and started 16 games, finishing with an 8-6 record with three saves…Threw seven complete games and two shutouts…Recorded 62 strikeouts and posted a 2.89 ERA for the season…Taylor finished 42-17 overall for the most wins in program history for a season, highlighted by a Crossroads League regular season and tournament title and the program’s first win in the NAIA National Tournament, a 4-3 victory in extra-innings over Georgetown (Ky.)…Miller earned the significant win against Georgetown from the circle, going all eight innings and allowing just the three earned runs on six hits, three walks and four strikeouts while also going 2-4 from the plate.

2013 at Taylor: Made contributions as both a batter and pitcher for Taylor as a freshman, playing in 33 games and starting in 31…Hit .229 with six doubles and three home runs…Owned a .410 slugging percentage and .286 on-base percentage…Totaled 17 RBI with one sacrifice fly and 19 hits…Came around to score six runs for the Taylor cause on the year…Had four RBI with two doubles in four at-bats in a 7-3 win over Warner University on March 25, also earning the win from the circle in the contest…Made 22 appearances as a pitcher, starting 13, and went 6-7 while also earning one save…Had eight complete games and finished with a 3.42 ERA…Notched 42 strikeouts in 104.1 innings pitched, including a career-high eight K’s against Rose-Hulman on March 15.

Prep: Miller is from Bloomington, Indiana and attended Edgewood High School…Lettered four years in softball…An All-Conference player three years and All-Area selection for four years…Member of four Sectional Championship teams…Edgewood won the Regional Championship in three season’s during Miller’s time and claimed one Semi-State title before finishing runner-up in the 3A State Championship…Set Edgewood records for RBI and home runs for both a career and single season…Also played club softball with Indy Dreams.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Angela Miller…Majoring in Exercise Science at TU.