2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Greg Minier
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Bats:
- L
- Weight:
- 235
- Throws:
- L
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oxnard, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Ventura College/Bethune-Cookman
- High School:
- Channel Island
Selected in the 32nd round, 957th overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2017 MLB Draft
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
WASHINGTON
2017: Selected in the 32nd round, 957th overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2017 MLB Draft ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention team ... was 2-2 with a 3.53 ERA and one save in 43.1 innings ... made 33 appearances, which is tied for 3rd most in UW single-season history and was 3rd most in the Pac-12 ... pitched twice in the same series 13 times ... put in yeoman's work in final series vs. USC pitching twice and going 3 innings in each appearance ... allowed career-high 10 hits over final 3 innings of 7-4 win in season-finale, May 27 vs. USC ... picked up win May 25 vs. USC allowing one unearned run and one hit in 11-10 comeback win, which UW trailed 9-1 at one point ... saw action in all 3 games at Stanford (3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER), loss in 10th inning on Sunday ... pitched twice vs. ASU, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits in Saturday's loss and pitching a perfect 9th inning for combined shutout with Joe DeMers in Sunday's 4-0 win ... picked up 1st save of career Apr. 28 vs. Cal, pitching 9th inning of 5-2 win ... earned first win of season Apr. 25 at Seattle, throwing final 2 innings and escaping a bases loaded, no outs situation in the 8th ...pitched twice at WSU, including season-high tying 3 IP on April 21 ... allowed a hit in 2.2 IP of relief vs. #1 OSU, striking out 4 ... had streak of 9 straight scoreless appearances snapped vs. UCLA, Apr 8 ... threw a scoreless inning Tues vs. Seattle U and two scoreless appearances vs. Baylor ... notched 6K's in 2 appearances vs. Ind. St. (4 IP, H, ER) , including carer-high 4 in 3 IP in GM 2 of DH.
2016: Led the Pac-12 and tied the UW school record with 34 pitching appearances, 6 starts ... final record of 5-1, 3.86 ERA in 58.1 innings ... 2+ innings in 16 appearances ... third on team with 5 wins ... 4-1, 3.76 ERA in 28 relief outings, 1-0, 4.08 ERA in 6 starts ... appeared in 12 of 14 May games (1-1, 3.71 ERA, 17 IP) ... pitched in final 11 games of the season ... threw 3.2 innings in 3 NCAA Nashville Regional games (4 H, 3 R) ... 3 games at Utah (3.1, 6, 4, 4, 1, 1) ... picked up 1st loss May 28 at Utah (0.1IP, 3H, 4ER) ... 3 scoreless appearances vs. Stanford (5.0 IP, H, K) ... made start #6 May 22 vs. Stanford, picking up ND in 2 scoreless innings ... pitched twice at USC, combining to throw 0.1 innings (BB) ... made 5th start at Cal on May 1 in 7-4 win (ND, 3.1 IP, season-high 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 K) ... W#4 making 4th start Apr. 24 in combined 3-0 shutout of St. Mary's (5.0, 4H, BB, K) ... pitched twice vs. UCLA, including 3rd start on April 17 (ND, 1.2 IP, 3H, 2ER, BB) ... picked up W#3 against SeattleU, 2 scoreless IP ... pitched in all 3 games at ASU, including 1st career start in finale (ND, 2.0 IP, 0H, 3BB) ... set career high 5.1 IP, entering game in 1st inning at OSU in 3-2, 12 inning win (ND, 5.1IP, 2H, 2ER, BB, 2K) ... picked up both wins of Ore series, W#1 entered Thurs' game in 10th inning and W#2 entered in 4th inning (1.2 IP, 2ER, 2BB, K) ... career-high 4.1IP in relief, 17-7 loss vs. Ariz (4.1IP, 6H, 2R, 1ER, 3K) ... pitched 3.0 innings March 5 vs. Santa Clara (3.0IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, HR) ... pitched 3.0 innings March 5 vs. Santa Clara (3.0IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, HR) ... pitched in 3 games at UC Riverside, including starting Sunday (ND, 3.2 IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER) ... saw action in 2 of 3 games at Baylor (2.1IP, 2H, 0R), striking out the only batter he faced in Feb. 20 debut ... entered Feb. 21 game in 1st inning with bases loaded, 0 outs - allowed just 1R on SF (2.0IP, 2H, 0R).
VENTURA COLLEGE
Threw 47.1 innings, making 10 starts and appearing in 11 total games … struck out 35.
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Appeared in two games during the 2014 season, throwing 2.1 innings, allowing two hits and a run.
CHANNEL ISLANDS HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Manny Lara … was a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder … as a senior pitcher for the Raiders, his record was 3-5 with a 1.42 ERA in 59.1 innings pitched, collecting 88 strikeouts and one save … batted .471 with 33 hits including two home runs and 22 RBI … Earned CIHS Team MVP and was first team All-League, first team All-County and second team All-CIF, in addition to being named Ventura County Star Athlete of the Year … as a junior, earned second team All-League honors … also played basketball, earning first team All-League and All-County honors, averaging 15.5 points, 11 rebounds and two assists per game … Honor Roll student, Top 40 Scholar and earned the Principal’s Award.
GETTING TO KNOW CHRIS MINIER
First memory of baseball:
Hitting my first baseball in the backyard with dad.
Favorite baseball player:
Robinson Cano - he is so smooth and everything he does is effortless. He's a great player to model my game after.
Other hobbies/interests:
I'm learning the art of Tai Chi. Many of the motions are applicable to baseball.
Why do you love baseball:
It gives me this feeling in my veins that makes me feel like I can do anything.
