2019 Softball Roster
Claire Miller
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Wayne City H.S.
- Hometown:
- Wayne City, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Southwest Baptist
2020 / SENIOR
Appeared in eight games with six starts … went 2-1 with a 4.52 earned run average … was one of only two MVC pitchers to not surrender a home run … threw a complete game, two-hit shutout and tied a career-high with eight strikeouts in SIU’s run-rule win over Purdue Fort Wayne (2/28/20) … got the win against Northern Illinois (3/6) after she allowed one run on four hits in five innings.
2019 / JUNIOR
MVC Newcomer of the Week (4/15)
Went 8-3 with a 3.17 ERA … Finished tied for fifth in the MVC in saves, tied for seventh in batters struck out looking and eighth in ERA … Threw a five-hit, complete game shutout against Ohio (2/22) … Threw a two-hit, complete game shutout against Indiana State (4/13) … went 1-1 with a save and a 1.17 ERA in 12 innings of work to earn MVC Newcomer of the Week honors (4/15) … struck out a season-high eight against nationally-ranked Drake (3/16).
2018 / SOPHOMORE (Southwest Baptist)
All-MIAA First Team
Appeared in 36 games, including 28 starts … Went 13-16 with a 1.97 ERA in 195 innings of work … Led the Mid-America Intercollegiate Conference in both strikeouts (192) and shutouts (7) … Also finished top-five in the league in innings pitched (2nd, 195.0), earned run average (3rd, 1.97), fewest hits per nine innings (3rd, 4.85) and opposing batting average (4th, .190) … Ranked 21st in NCAA DII for hits allowed per nine innings and 23rd in strikeouts.
2017 / FRESHMAN (Southwest Baptist)
All-MIAA First Team
Appeared in 26 games and made 19 starts … Went 13-5 with a 1.12 ERA in 143.1 innings of work … Tallied seven shutouts and a save … Struck out 173 batters.
High School
Played her high school ball at Wayne City High School … three-time recipient of the Midland Trail Conference's Player of the Year award … Two-time ICA All-State First Team … Pitched the Indians to the IHSA Class A semifinals as a junior … Held opponents to a 0.10 ERA over 135 innings, which was the 11th-lowest earned run average in a single-season in IHSA softball history … Ended her prep career with 1,121 career strikeouts - the 19th-most in IHSA history … Played with Katelyn Massa on the St. Louis Chaos, a summer travel team and helped the Chaos finish seventh out of 64 teams at the 2017 USA Softball Junior Olympic Cup.
