Miller receives honor; LCSC remains at No. 1

4-25-07 

Lewis-Clark State College senior pitcher Mike Miller has been named the Region I pitcher of the week for his performance against Albertson College last week, it was announced Wednesday.

Miller, a 6-foot-2 right-hander from Dos Palos, Calif., tossed a complete game three-hitter in a 4-1 win over the Coyotes last week. He struck out six and didn’t allow a walk.

Miller pitched five perfect innings before allowing a single in the sixth. Two singles in the seventh produced Albertson’s only run. Miller faced only 29 batters in the game.

Miller is 3-0 on the season with a 2.76 earned run average. He has pitched in seven games this year and opponents have just a .196 batting average against him

He is just the second Warrior to win Region I honors this season. Last week, junior third baseman Beau Mills was both the Region I and the NAIA Player of the Week.

Also on Wednesday, the seventh NAIA poll of the season came out and the Warriors, as they have all year, were ranked No. 1. LCSC drew 20 of the 23 first-place votes for 572 points. Azusa Pacific, 41-4, picked up the other three first-place votes and was ranked No. 2 with 554 points.

Auburn-Montgomery, Oklahoma City, and St. Thomas of Florida round out the top five.