Brad Miller  •  INF •  Clemson •  Sophomore

2009: Hit .273 with 49 runs, six doubles, one triple, three homers, 36 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases in 66 games (all starts at shortstop)...one of only three Tigers to start every game; he became the first Tiger freshman to start every game since Taylor Harbin and Stan Widmann started all 66 games as freshmen in 2005...played all but a handful of Clemson's 594.1 innings at shortstop...led the team in walks (53) and had a .405 on-base percentage; the 53 walks were tied for eighth-most in school history and most by a freshman in Clemson history...was second in the ACC in walks and tied for eighth in steals...tied for 11th in the nation in walks, including most among freshmen, as no other freshman in the country had more than 40 walks or finished in the top 88 in that category...started at least one game in seven different spots in the batting order (all but #3 and #4)...was 3-for-7 (.429) with a double, 14 RBIs, and four walks with the bases loaded...had a team-high six bunt singles...had a 20-game errorless streak (70 chances) from March to April...hit a single and had two steals in his first game as a Tiger against Charlotte on Feb. 20...went 3-for-4 with two RBIs against Charlotte on Feb. 21...hit his first career homer, a two-run shot, against Charlotte on Feb. 22...went 1-for-2 with three runs, four walks, and one steal against North Carolina-Asheville on Mar. 4...walked four times and scored two runs against Michigan State on Mar. 10...went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs, and a stolen base against South Carolina-Upstate on Mar. 18...went 3-for-5 with a run and RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Elon on Mar. 24; he went 5-for-10 in the doubleheader...went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and walk in the first game of a doubleheader at Boston College on Mar. 28...went 2-for-5 with two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Boston College on Mar. 28...hit a double and triple against Duke on Apr. 3...hit a three-run double and walked twice against #4 Georgia Tech on Apr. 24...went 2-for-3 with an RBI, walk, and steal against #4 Georgia Tech on Apr. 25; he went 3-for-7 (.429) with four RBIs and five walks in the series...went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, and walk against Maryland on May 2...went 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs, two runs, a walk, and steal at N.C. State on May 14...went 2-for-4 with two runs at #2 Arizona State in the Tempe Super Regional on June 6...one of 22 members of the USA National Team in the summer, where he hit .255 with 13 runs, eight RBIs, 16 walks, a .417 on-base percentage, and eight steals in 23 games.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Drafted in the 39th round (#1173 overall pick) by the Texas Rangers in 2008...#17 prospect in Florida by Perfect Game...first-team All-Central Florida as a junior...hit .420 with a .560 on-base percentage, six homers, and 31 RBIs as a junior...team MVP as a junior...hit .382 with a .500 on-base percentage, two homers, and 28 RBIs as a sophomore...lettered three times in baseball at Olympia High School, where he was coached by Randy O'Neal.

PERSONAL: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2008-09...his father Steve played baseball at Northern Iowa...majoring in pre-business...born Bradley Austin Miller on Oct. 18, 1989 in Orlando, FL.

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