2025 (Senior):
Played in 26 games before a season-ending injury… Recorded a .290 batting average with 20 hits on 69 at-bats… Totaled 19 RBI and 16 runs… Had six multi-hit games and four games with at least three RBI or three runs scored… Finished his career with a .336 batting average, which ranks tied for eighth in the program record books.
2024 (Junior):
Started 49 games this season… SSAC Gold Glove (SS)... SSAC All-Conference Second Team… SSAC Championship All-Tournament Team… Finished the season with a .368 batting average, .454 on-base percentage, 40 RBI, 35 runs scored and five doubles, batting mostly from the nine-hole of the lineup… Recorded 17 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games this season… Scored a run in 24 games… Had season-highs of five RBI on April 12 against Brewton-Parker and three runs scored on March 29 against Middle Georgia State… Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored on Feb. 15 against Thomas, 3-for-5 with two RBI against Mobile on April 6, 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run on April 19 against Tennessee Southern, and 3-for-4 with an RBI and run on May 1 against Mobile.
2023 (Sophomore):
Started 51 games and appeared in 52 as a sophomore this season… SSAC Gold Glove (SS)... SSAC Championship All-Tournament Team… Was second on the team with a .361 batting average to go along with his 57 hits, 34 runs, 26 RBI and five doubles… Also recorded a .392 slugging percentage and a .456 on-base percentage with his five stolen bases… As a pitcher, he threw in five games with one start, 7.1 total innings, with one win and a 3.68 ERA… Notched a season-high five hits on March 4 against Talladega, three RBI on March 18 against Stillman and two runs scored on May 3 against Middle Georgia State… Recorded 15 multi-hit games this season, including five games with at least three hits… Went 6-for-11 with four runs, four RBI, two doubles, and four walks in four games at the SSAC Championship… Had a .959 fielding percentage from the shortstop position, tallying 58 put-outs and 127 assists throughout the season.
2022 (Freshman):
Played in 47 games during the year, with six starts on the pitcher's mound and the rest as the starting shortstop … Made the SSAC Gold Glove Team at shortstop, with a .968 fielding percentage for the year and 19 double plays … Compiled a .291 batting average with 37 hits in 127 at-bats, including five doubles, one triple, and one home run … Scored 24 runs with 21 RBI and six stolen bases … His season best of three hits and two stolen bases came against Xavier on April 19 … Had 11 multi-hit games, including every game of the NCAA Championship Opening Round … In his six pitching appearances, he earned three wins with just one loss, throwing 23.1 innings swith 13 strikeouts and a 4.63 ERA … On April 23 in a 5-0 win against Talladega, he threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just one hit while only totaling 80 pitches.
Pre-Loyola:
Attended Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla., where his father, Chad Mills, was the head baseball coach … He was First-Team All-District and All-County in both his sophomore and junior seasons in high school … Regional Finals runner-up.
Personal:
Majoring in Business … Born March 29, 2002 … Son of Chad and Michelle Mills … His favorite food is steak and his least favorite is broccoli … Favorite book is Michael Jordan: The Life … Favorite movie is Now You See Me 2 … The most influential people in his life are his family … Hobbies are watching college basketball, college football, and other sports … Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper.
