2005 Softball Roster
Roster
Kelli Miller
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, CO
- High School:
- Liberty HS
Saw action in 10 games from the circle with two coming as a starter ... Turned in a 2-0 record and a 2.70 ERA in 23.1 innings pitched with 13 strikeouts and seven walks ... Held opponents to .239 batting average ... Struck out three and allowed just five hits and no earned runs in her second start of the season against #4 Alabama ... Struck out one in two innings of relief to earn the victory in the top-half of teh doubleheader with Kentucky ... Worked two innings of relief in the series finale against Kentucky, striking out two to earn the victory.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)
Saw action in 32 games from the circle ... Earned the start 26 times and tallied nine complete games (.346) ... Turned in a 14-12 record and a team-best 2.39 ERA in 135.0 innings pitched with 58 strikeouts and 21 walks ... Also collected five solo shutouts and three combined shutouts ... Held opponents to a .278 batting average ... Combined with fellow sophomore Stephanie Comeaux to post 24 of the Maroon and White’s 35 overall wins (.685) ... Hurled Mississippi State’s sixth no-hitter all-time in her first start of the season, striking out two and allowing no walks in a 9-0 win over Louisiana Tech in five innings ... Won four of first five starts, tallying a 0.48 ERA in 29 innings of work ... In that same time frame, allowed four hits per game, tallied 13 strikeouts and surrendered just two earned runs, with lone loss coming on the road to #5 Louisiana-Lafayette ... Following an absence for rehabilitation purposes, put together a four-game winning streak toward the beginning of conference play that saw her turn in a perfect ERA, while allowing no earned runs and just two hits per outing ... In that time, collected a pair of wins over both Kentucky and #25 LSU, helping the Bulldogs to their first-ever series victory over the Tigers ... Turned in a 1-1 record and a 0.54 record in two starts at #16 Florida, allowing just one earned run in 13 innings of work while striking out five ... Tallied a three-hit shutout with four strikeouts in State’s win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of NCAA Regionals ... Went 0-1 in two appearances against #4 Texas, despite tallying an 0.78 ERA against the Longhorns in nine innings of work ... Came on in relief of starter Ragan Blake against the Longhorns on Championship Sunday and allowed just two hits in three innings of shutout ball.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Saw action in 30 games from the circle ... Earned the start 23 times and tallied 11 complete games (.478) ... Turned in a 11-11 record and a team-best 1.92 ERA in 131.1 innings pitched with 63 strikeouts and 22 walks ... Also collected five solo shutouts and two combined shutouts ... Held opponents to .263 batting average ... Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors following last week of regular season after taking perfect game into seventh inning against No. 22 Georgia Tech in a 1-0 shutout victory over the Yellow Jackets ... Had
PERSONAL
six game winning streak snapped in last at-bat loss to Auburn in final game of SEC Tournament ... During that span, she posted a 1.15 ERA after surrendering just six earned runs in 35.2 innings of work ... Tallied a pair of three-hitters and two one-hitters during that time span ... Became first pitcher since 2001 to strike out 10 or more in one game, accomplishing the feat in a 18-3 complete game victory over Jackson State (2/8) ... Struck out six and walked two in State’s upset of No. 17 Florida on April 24 ... Took the hard-luck loss against No. 2 and national runner-up Cal at the NCAA Region 5 Tournament in Lincoln, Neb., despite allowing just six hits and one earned run ... Struck out four and allowed three hits against Florida Atlantic, but suffered the loss on an unearned run in the sixth ... Over last nine appearances of campaign, turned in 6-3 record with 1.14 ERA, striking out 26 and allowing just eight unearned runs in 49 innings of work.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Liberty High School for coach Brenda Miller ... Played club softball for OKC Jitterbugs and coach Nancy Teehee, as well as the Colorado Quicksilver and coach Dervin Taylor ... A first team all-state, as well as a first team all-Metro and all-Area, selection, Miller helped lead the Lancers to a No. 2 seed at the state tournament after posting a 18-3 record and a 0.45 ERA with a state record 206 strikeouts ... Also set her high school’s career strikeout record (600), while earning a spot on Liberty’s Wall of Fame ... A two-sport athlete at Liberty, earned all-state honors as a goalkeeper, breaking school records for shutouts and save percentage.
PERSONAL
Born Shannon Kelli Miller on Feb. 10, 1984, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Daughter of Coy and Brenda Jo Love Miller ... Has an older brother, Scott ... Spent 2002-03 school year at Pikes Peak Community College where she completed 26 hours with a 3.65 GPA ... A Teaching and Coaching major at MSU.
