Freshman Year 2024

Earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honorable mention … Played in 57 games, 53 as a starter … Batted .380 (62-for-163) with 16 doubles, a triple, five home runs, 48 runs and 49 RBI … Tallied 17 multiple-hit games and 14 multiple-RBI games … His 16 doubles were second-most on the team … Got his first collegiate hit, a single, in a 4-1 loss at Amarillo (2-4-24) … Followed with an RBI single and scored two runs in a 13-1 win at Amarillo (2-4-24) … Singled in two runs and scored in a 12-3 win over Southwestern (2-18-24) … Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, walked twice and scored twice in an 8-4 win over Southwestern a day later (2-19-24) … Hit a three-run blast to help JCCC to a 19-1 win over Moberly Area (2-24-24) … Had a two-run double in a 16-2 win over Baker JV (3-23-24) … Had a two-run double in the first, an RBI single in the third and a two-run singled in the fourth to drive in five runs to power JCCC to an 8-7 win over Coffeyville (4-6-24) … Drove in two runs with a single and a triple and scored three times in a 13-3 win at Cowley (4-28-24) … Drove in four runs on two hits in a 7-3 victory at Kansas City Kansas (5-3-24) … Cleared the bases with a double in the third and doubled in the fifth to drove in a run … Doubled to drive in two runs, walked and scored twice in an 8-5 win over Pratt  in the opening game of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-9-24) … Had a single and double to drive in three in a 9-3 victory over Butler (5-15-24) … Ripped two doubles and drove in three runs in an 11-8 loss to Hutchinson (5-19-24) … Credited with two RBI and scored twice in a 14-6 win over Hutchinson to win the tournament and punch JCCC’s ticket to the World Series. (5-19-24) … Was a key performer in the JCCC region championship run, batting .333 (8-for-24) with five doubles, four walks, five runs scored and 14 runs driven in … Opened the NJCAA World Series by going 4-for-4 with a double, three runs scored, and one driven in to help lead JCCC to a 14-4 victory over Shelton State (5-25-24) … His four hits are the most recorded in a World Series game in team history, and his three runs tie the second-most in a game … Overall batted .500 (5-for-10) and scored four runs … His five total hits tie second in a World Series and his tie for fifth.

High School  

Attended Rogers High School, Rogers, Minn. … Graduated 2023 … Was a three-year starter for the hockey team … Earned All-Northwest Suburban Conference honors his junior and senior years … Helped the team win three straight Midwest Elite League titles and reach the Section Final for the first time in school history his senior year … Was one of the top three defensemen in the state for points as a junior.

Personal  

Born Miken Joseph Miller on October 25, 2003, in Fridley, Minn. … Nickname is Tarps … His uncle Brock Baser, played baseball at Xavier University … Majoring is sports management … Career ambition is to start his own baseball facility … Also recruited by Butler University, Pepperdine University, Sacramento State University, Arizona Western Community College, Cisco Community College, Indian Hills Community College and New Mexico Junior College … Favorite foods are steak and shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Cane’s … Favorite restaurant is Maynard’s … Favorite TV show is Suits … Favorite movie is The Batman … Favorite sports movie is Miracle on Ice … Favorite actor is Mark Wahlberg … Favorite book is Never Finished … Favorite music entertainer is Future … Favorite cartoon character is Goofy … Favorite athlete is Buster Posey … Favorite sports team is the Minnesota Wild … Best athletic moment was getting to wear the “C” on his jersey for his hometown … Best player he has played against is Minnesota Twins 2021 first round draft pick Chase Petty … A notable alumnus from his school is NHL defenseman Nick Jensen.