SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008): Played for Northwoods League’s Battle Creek (Mich.) Bombers in summer of 2007 ... helped Gold win the 2007 Blue-Gold World Series, batting .500 (3-for-6) with three runs scored, two walks and a stolen base ... also made two relief stints (2.1 IP, R, 4 H, BB, WP) ... his shutout inning of relief set up Kyle Weiland’s save in clinching game-3 (7-5) ... appeared in 43 games, including 42 starts ... named first team all-BIG EAST as designated hitter ... earned BIG EAST Player of the Week on Apr. 21 ... batted .349 (58-for-166) with two home runs and 26 RBI ... added 28 runs scored, two doubles, six triples, 10 walks, 19 sacrifice bunts, four sacrifice flies and nine stolen bases (perfect 9-for-9) ... led the team in triples, sacrifice bunts, total sacrifices and stolen base percentage ... ranked second in hitting, second in stolen bases, third in slugging (.470), third in sacrifice flies, fifth in runs scored, fifth in hits and fifth in total bases (78) ... led the BIG EAST in sacrifice bunts and total sacrifices ... also ranked tied for third in triples and 16th in batting average ... ranked second in sacrifice bunts per game (0.40), sixth in total sacrifice bunts, 21st in the NCAA in triples per game (0.13) and 29th in total triples ... situationally, he led the team in batting versus right-handed pitchers (.393), batting with the bases empty (.385) and success with advancing runners (.605) ... ranked second on the team in batting with runners in scoring position (.383), fourth in reaching base when leading off (.433), fifth in batting with runners on-base (.318), fifth in batting average with a runner on third base and less than two outs (.667), fifth with 12 two-out RBI and sixth in batting with two-out (.333) ... did not commit an error in nine fielding chances ... ranked second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and seventh on the club with seven multi-RBI games ... had 11 two-hit games and seven three-hit games ... had six games with two RBI and one game with four RBI ... made 37 starts at designated hitter, three in right field and two in center field ... hit in the #2 spot of the lineup in all 42 starts ... hit .407 in BIG EAST regular-season games (46-for-113, 19 R, 21 RBI, 2 HR, 2 2B, 3 3B, 4 BB, 10 Ks, 12 SAC, 5 SB) ... led the BIG EAST in conference games only in sacrifice bunts ... also ranked third in BIG EAST games only in batting average, third in hits, third in triples, seventh in at-bats, 10th in total bases and 11th in plate appearances ... recorded a career-best 13-game hitting streak that included back-to-back three hit games against Villanova on Apr. 11 and 12 ... after that 13-game hitting streak ended on Apr. 15, would register a 10-game hitting streak before going hitless on Apr. 29 ... went 2-for-2 with a walk, triple, sacrifice fly, two runs scored and two RBI in first career start against Buffalo on Mar. 14 ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI at Georgetown on Mar. 20 ... closed the series with the Hoyas with another multi-hit game (went 2-for-5 with a double and run scored) ... proceeded to extend hitting streak to a career-best 13 games (Mar. 22 through Apr. 13) ... recorded six multi-hit games during the streak ... batted .440 (22-for-50) with a double, triple, six RBI and nine runs scored over the 13 games ... closely followed 13-game streak with a nine-game hitting streak from Apr. 16 through Apr. 27 ... the streak included four two-hit games, including a remarkable series at West Virginia (Apr. 18-20) ... he batted .385 (5-for-13) with two home runs (one inside-thepark), a triple, double, four runs scored and seven RBI ... he put a stamp on his series and helped clinch the game-three victory with his first career grand slam on Apr. 20 ... also struck out the only two batters he faced from the mound ... registered a five-game hitting streak from Apr. 30 through May 9 ... recorded hits in 26 of the 29 games from Mar. 22 through May 9 ... hit an incredible .404 with two doubles, two home runs, five triples, 20 RBI and 21 runs scored ... batting average stood at .389 on May 9 ... recorded at least one hit in 33 of the 42 games he played ... made 11 appearances on the mound in the spring, all out of the Irish bullpen ... went 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA in 4.1 innings of work ... his 11 relief appearances were the fourth-most among the bullpen ... allowed nine hits in 4.1 innings as his opponents batted .450 against him ... struck out five and walked two ... proved even tougher against left-handed hitters as they managed just a .273 batting average (3-for-11) ... averaged 10.38 strikeouts per nine innings ... posted an impressive 2.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... made scoreless relief appearances against Albany (Feb. 24), Maine (Mar. 4), Lehigh (Mar. 6), Rutgers (Apr. 4), Valparaiso (Apr. 8), West Virginia (Apr. 20), St. John’s (Apr. 27), Connecticut (May 4) and Pittsburgh (May 9) ... only gave up runs in nine of his 11 appearances. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007): Was the Blue’s top hitter in the 2006 Blue-Gold World Series (3-for-8, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB, 3 Ks, 2 Es) ... made seven relief appearances (8.53 ERA, 6.1 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 2 Ks) while playing four games as position player (0-for-2, BB, K) ... logged single innings in wins over N.Y. Tech (12- 1, at Florida Gulf Coast), Western Michigan (R, H, K; 17-9), IPFW (2 H; 3-2) and Ball State (H; 7-3) ... played in early game with Texas State (0-for-1, K; 1- 2) and drew walk in 14-3 win over Duquesne. PREP & PERSONAL: All-state outfielder and pitcher as senior captain and team MVP with Lakeview HS state champs (winning pitcher in final game) ... set team records in ‘06 for hits (51), runs (51), strikeouts thrown (103) and ERA (0.49), also setting record for career wins (28-3) ... all-state season in ‘06 included .408 batting (39 RBI, 7 HR, 7 3B, 10 2B, 26 SB), plus 10-0 record, and school-record 74 IP (34 H, 11 B) ... all-conference and all-city in final three seasons (conference champs each year; ‘06 regional champs) ... played in ‘06 state all-star game ... all-state and team MVP as junior (0.74) ... hit .369 in ‘05 (4 HR, 25 RBI; 8-1, 74 Ks, 11 BB) ... hit four home runs in one day (‘05 travel season) ... all-conference, all-city and all-district as a sophomore (honors he repeated in ‘05), batting .392 in that ‘04 season (3 HR, 29 RBI) with 1.75 ERA (8-2, 49 Ks, 15 BB) ... hit .472 (39 RBI) with 1.98 ERA and 8-0 record as a freshman ... played for Kalamazoo Maroons ‘06 travel team ... threw no-hitter in summer of ‘04 (0.99, 8-1; .388, 3 HR) with Steele’s travel team that won ‘04 USSSA U-16 World Series - where he was offensive MVP (.470, 11 R, 5 RBI, HR, 3B, 3 2B, 4 SB), with game-winning home run and win in final game ... picked up win in district title game ... played on ‘03 summer team that won bronze at USSSA World Series and Triple Crown Regional World Series ... hit .410 with 36 RBI on Mid-Michigan Tigers ... won “fastest man” awards (top times of 6.4) at Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres regional tryouts and Michigan Showcase ... member of National Honor Society ... plays trumpet, piano and composes music ... plans to pursue career in sports optometry ... his great-uncle, Doug Bobo, played football at Michigan State and was drafted by Detroit Lions ... his brother, Aaron, is CBS TV sports anchor ... born Dec. 16, 1987, in Battle Creek, Mich. ... son of Curt and Mary Mills ... full name is David Christopher Mills ... science pre-professional major, in College of Science.
Mills’ Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): None Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.0 (four times), last: May 20, 2009 vs. Louisville Strikeouts: 4, May 12, 2009 vs. Illinois State Winning Streak: 3, May 9, 2008-March 14, 2009
Mills’ Career Stats YEAR GP/GS/CG IP 2007 7/0/0 6.1 BIG EAST 2/0/0 0.1 2008 11/0/0 4.1 BIG EAST 6/0/0 1.1 2009 15/0/0 27.2 BIG EAST 6/0/0 12.0 TOTALS 33/0/0 38.1 BIG EAST 14/0/0 13.2
H 10 3 9 3 32 20 51 26
R 6 4 3 1 16 11 25 16
ER 6 4 3 1 14 10 23 15
BB 4 3 2 1 4 2 10 6
K WP HB 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 18 0 2 7 0 2 25 0 2 11 0 2
BK 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
AVG HR W-L SV ERA .345 2 0-0 0 8.53 .750 0 0-0 0 99.00 .450 0 1-0 0 6.23 .429 0 1-0 0 6.75 .296 3 2-1 1 4.55 .370 2 0-1 1 7.50 .325 5 3-1 1 5.40 .400 2 1-1 1 9.88
Mills’ Career Highs At-bats: 7, May 16, 2008 at USF Runs: 3 (three times), last: March 24, 2009 vs. Central Michigan Hits: 3 (nine times), last: March 24, 2009 vs. Central Michigan Home Runs: 1 (three times), last: April 4, 2009 vs. Villanova-1 RBI: 4, April 20, 2008 at West Virginia Stolen Bases: 2, April 6, 2008 vs. Rutgers Hitting Streak: 13, March 22-April 13, 2008
Mills’ Career Stats YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP 2007 3/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BIG EAST 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 43-42 166 28 58 2 6 2 26 10 1 BIG EAST 26/26 113 19 46 2 3 2 21 4 0 2009 44/41 151 29 49 6 3 1 28 24 0 BIG EAST 20/19 71 11 21 1 2 1 9 7 0 TOTALS 90/83 319 57 107 8 9 3 54 35 1
BIG EAST 46/45 184 30 67 3 5 3
30 11 0
SO 1 0 17 10 17 10 35
SF/SH SB-SBA OB SLG 0/0 0-0 .333 .000 0/0 0-0 .000 .000 4/19 9-9 .381 .470 2/10 5-5 .420 .531 4/8 7-11 .408 .424 1/6 2-3 .354 .408 8/27 16-20 .394 .445
20 3/16
AVG .000 .000 .349 .407 .325 .296 .335
7-8 .394 .484 .364
2010 BASEBALL
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