Miller’s average eclipses .300

Owen Miller, a 2015 graduate of Ozaukee High School and a member of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, has his batting average up to .302 this season.
Through Tuesday’s 6-1 loss to Corpus Christi, he went 4-for-13 in his last three games with two RBI. On Tuesday, he had his six-game hitting streak end.
Miller was a star shortstop for Illinois State and drafted by the San Diego Padres with the 84th pick last year. He joined the Tri-City Dust Devils, the Padres’ Class A short-season affiliate in Pasco, Wash., and was promoted to the Padres’ Class A affiliate, the TinCaps in Fort Wayne, Ind. At the end of the season, he was assigned to the San Antonio Missions for the playoffs. That franchise since moved to Amarillo, and Miller stayed with the team.