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
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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-12ย ... 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 ...ย 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 8ย ... 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:ย 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 ...ย pitched twice at USC, combining to throw 0.1 innings (BB) ...ย 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) ...ย 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 ...ย 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) ...ย 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 โฆ 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 โฆ was a pitcher, first baseman and outfielder โฆ 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 โฆ batted .471 with 33 hits including two home runs and 22 RBI โฆ 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 โฆ as a junior, earned second team All-League honors โฆ also played basketball, earning first team All-League and All-County honors, averaging 15.5 points, 11 rebounds and two assists per game โฆ Honor Roll student, Top 40 Scholar and earned the Principalโs 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.
