2017 Softball Roster
Aeshia Miles
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Collins Hill
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
Miles's Statistics
CAREER | 2019 GBG | 2018 GBG | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG
END OF CAREER NOTES
• 2018 First Team All-MAC
• 2018 MAC All-Tournament Team
• 2018 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• Three-Time Academic All-MAC (2017, 2018 & 2019)
• Five-Time MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 20, 2018, March 6, 2018, March 27, 2018, May 1, 2018, May 8, 2018)
• Played in 149 of a possible 222 games over her career, earning 110 career starts (54 as P, 22 at 3B, 17 at 2B, six in LF, five in RF, four at 1B, one in CF and one as DP)
• Has scored seven game-winning runs and driven in one game-winning RBI over her career
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 5th in most strikeouts per/7 innings (5.82), T-8th in saves (3), 9th in strikeouts (283), T-11th in wins (30), 13th in appearances (81), T-14th in games started (54), 15th in innings pitched (340.1), 16th in opponent batting average (.256), T-16th in shutouts (4), 20th in ERA (2.67)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts (highest ranking only): T-3rd in combined shutouts (4 in 2018), T-6th in starts (31), T-7th in wins (20 in 2018), 10th in strikeouts (159 in 2018), T-12th in saves (2 in 2017), 13th in most strikeouts per/7 innings (6.29 in 2019), T-14th in appearances (35 in 2018), T-17th in shutouts (4 in 2018), 18th in innings pitched (189.0 in 2018).
2019 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … made 26 appearances in the circle, including 17 starts … also made one appearance as a pinch runner to play in 27 of Ball State’s 54 games … finished the season with a 7-9 record, a 3.79 ERA and a .274 opponent batting average … combined with closer Alyssa Rothwell for a pair of shutout wins, including her first victory of the season against Monmouth (Feb. 15), when she allowed just one hits and struck out five over the first 6.0 innings … pitched the first five innings in the 5-4 win over Central Arkansas (Feb. 16), allowing just three earned runs while striking out five batters … earned a pair of wins in relief on Feb. 23, throwing the fifth inning and allowing just one earned run while striking out three in the 8-6 win over CSU Bakersfield and pitching 3.0 innings (5th-7th) and allowing just one earned run while striking out five in the 5-2 (8) victory over Utah State … struck out a season-high nine batters on her way to earning the win over Cleveland State (March 8), pitching 6.0 innings and allowing just one unearned run and four hits … picked up her third relief win of the season in the series opener versus Toledo (April 19), holding the Rockets to one run and one hit over 3.0 innings in the 4-2 victory … credited with the save against Butler (April 23), striking out one of the five batters she faced in the seventh inning of the 3-2 win … picked up her final victory of the season after holding Oakland (May 4) hitless over the first three innings of a 10-0 (5) Ball State win … struck out at least one batter in 25 of the 26 games she pitched, including five-or-more in seven outings … fanned seven batters over five innings at FGCU (Feb. 9) … … limited opposing batters to one-or-fewer hits in five appearances … allowed two-or-fewer earned runs in 13 of her 26 trips to the circle, including no earned runs seven times … scored the game-winning run in the second game of a doubleheader versus Bowling Green (April 6) after entering the game as a pinch runner … tallied eight putouts and 22 assists on defense.
2018 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … First Team All-MAC … MAC All-Tournament Team … Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … five-time MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 20, March 6, March 27, May 1, May 8) … made 35 appearances in the circle, including 31 starts … became the first Ball State pitcher since the 2012 season to record 20 wins, finishing the year with a 20-10 record … ranked second in the MAC in both starts (31) and innings pitched (189.0), while ranking third in the league in ERA (2.00), strikeouts (159) and shutouts (4) … her .243 opponent’s batting average was seventh in the MAC, while her 11 complete games were tied for sixth and her 35 appearances were tied for eighth … recorded eight complete game wins on the year, with her first coming in a 2-1 victory at New Mexico State (Feb. 17) … earned her first career no-hitter, and first career complete game shutout, in Ball State’s 8-0 (6) victory over Robert Morris (March 2) … retired the first 17 batters she faced before issuing a two-out, sixth-inning walk to spoil the perfect game … registered her second complete game shutout in a dominating one-hitter versus Niagara (March 4) in which she also struck out a career-high 14 batters … struck out 10 batters while allowing just three earned runs in a 5-3 victory at Florida Atlantic (March 8) for her fourth complete game win of the year … opened MAC play with back-to-back complete game shutouts over Bowling Green, including a 9-0 (6) victory on March 23 in which she struck out 10 batters and a 12-0 (5) win on March 24 … followed with her third consecutive complete game MAC victory in the series opener at Akron (March 30), once again striking out 10 batters while allowing just one earned run in a 5-2 victory … her 17th win of the season was also her eighth compete game win of the year, a 9-1 (5) victory at Eastern Michigan (April 28) … her 18th win came in the series opener at Toledo (May 4) when she threw the first 6.0 innings to combine with closer Alyssa Rothwell for a 1-0 shutout victory … threw the first 7.1 innings in Ball State’s 2-1 (9) victory at Toledo (May 4) to secure the MAC West Division title and the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament … limited Toledo to just one hit and an unearned run during her time in the circle while striking out six batter … her 19th and 20th wins of the year came on elimination Friday of the MAC Tournament, when she threw the first 5.2 innings in a 4-2 win to eliminate Kent State (May 11) and 2.0 innings of relief in a 2-0 win to eliminate Toledo (May 11) … finished the season with double-digit strikeouts in four games, while striking out at least one batter in all 31 of her starts and in 34 of her 35 appearances … struck out five-or-more batters in 15 appearances … limited opposing batters to one-or-fewer hits in seven appearances … allowed two-or-fewer earned runs in 25 of her 35 trips to the circle, including no earned runs 12 times … held opponents to one-or-fewer walks in 19 appearances … threw at least 5.0 innings in 27 starts … tallied seven putouts and 40 assists on defense … had a hand in a pair of double plays, while helping catch six runners trying to steal.
2017 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC … played in 37 games, earning 19 starts with 11 at second base, six as the pitcher and two in left field … made 20 total appearances as pitcher, earning a 3.02 ERA over 53.1 innings of work … went 3-3 in the circle with a pair of saves … struck out 36 batters on the year, while holding opponents to a .265 average … earned a save in her first career appearance by limiting DePaul (Feb. 10) to two hits and a pair of walks over 2.0 innings of work … picked up her second career save by getting the final out on a force play versus Holy Cross (March 8) … followed with her first career complete game victory at FAU (March 9), striking out a career-high six batters while limiting the Owls to six hits and four runs in a 9-4 victory … earned her second career complete game victory in her next outing, tying her career high with six strikeouts, while limiting Butler (March 18) to five hits and one run in a 7-1 victory … picked up her third consecutive victory by allowing just one run and one hit over 3.0 innings of work in a 10-2 (6) win over Butler (March 22) … threw the first 6.1 innings in Ball State’s 2-1 (8) victory at Indiana State (March 29), allowing just three hits and one run … pitched the first three innings in Ball State’s MAC Tournament loss to Central Michigan (May 11), limiting the Chippewas to just one hit and adding a strikeout … finished the season with a .120 batting average, logging three hits over 25 at bats … scored 11 runs on the year … scored a pair of runs and logged her only double of the year versus Towson (March 4) … score what proved to be the game-winning run four times; game one vs. Miami (April 1), game two versus Northern Illinois (April 4), game two at Ohio (April 8) and game one versus Toledo (April 21) … tallied 29 putouts and 28 assists on defense … had a hand in one double play and helped catch three runners trying to steal.
2016 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 49 games, earning 43 starts over seven positions (22 at third base, six at second base, five in right field, four at first base, four in left field, one in center field and one as the designated player) … finished the season with a .228 batting average, with three doubles and three home runs … scored 11 runs and drove in eight RBIs on the year … her first career hit was an infield single versus Southern Miss (Feb. 13) … scored what proved to be the game-winning run versus UAB (Feb. 14) after entering the game as a pinch runner, stealing second base and coming around to score on a fielding error … her first of three two-hit games on the year came in the 10-0 (5 inn.) win at Houston (Feb. 20) … drove in her first of eight RBIs on the year with a groundout in the 6-3 win over Southeast Missouri (Feb. 26) … blasted her first career home run to clinch the 9-1 (5 inn.) victory at Western Kentucky (Feb. 27) … her second career home run was a two-run blast versus Boston (March 20) which allowed her to score what proved to be the game-winning run in her first career two RBI game … also smashed a two-run home run in the second game of a doubleheader versus Buffalo (April 8) … stole six bases on the year, including one in each of the last three games … scored 11 runs … finished the season with a .914 fielding percentage, with 58 putouts and 59 assists in 128 chances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at Collins Hill High School for coach Paul Pierce … three-time career First Team All-County and First Team All-Region honoree … two-time First Team All-State selection … helped guide the Eagles to a 108-28 record over her career, including a 24-7 ledger her senior season … helped Collins Hill win a pair of Georgia State titles in 2011 (Class-AAAAA) and 2013 (Class-AAAAAA) … batted .378 with six doubles, 18 runs scored and 28 RBIs to help guide the Eagles to a regional championship her senior season … named the 2013 GADC Softball Player of the Year and the 2014 GADC Defensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Eric and Angie Miles … has one brother, Eric Jr., and one sister, Aerika … born March 28, 1997 in Durham, N.C. … full name is Aeshia Alexus Miles … maintains a 3.234 grade point average as a finance major.
