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Wayne Miller Named Assistant Softball Coach at UMBC

10/25/2006

Baltimore-UMBC head softball coach Joe French announced recently that Wayne Miller has been hired as the new assistant coach. In addition, former Retriever pitcher Amy Sadowl will remain with the team as undergraduate pitching coach.

Miller has coached with the Maryland Chill Fast Pitch program since 2001. Prior to that, he served as a little league baseball coach for several years.

Miller played football at Salisbury University, but began playing ASA men’s fast pitch and modified fast-pitch softball in 1979. As an ASA modified fast pitch player, he competed in four ASA men’s national tournaments with three top-10 finishes. In 1984, his team won the class “A” national championship, and Miller hit .545 as the center fielder. A year later, his team won the Major Division Maryland state championship and placed seventh at nationals, where he hit .478. Miller also attended two additional Major Nationals as a guest player and designated hitter.

“Wayne is a top-notch local travel ball coach,” French said. “He brings a dynamic personality to our staff and an abundance of playing and coaching experience.”

With the Retrievers, Miller will primarily serve as catching instructor and work with the team’s defense.

Miller lives in Sykesville, Md., with his wife Carole. They have two children, Chad, 20, and Whitney, 17, who is a freshman infielder at UNC-Greensboro.

Sadowl recently returned to the U.S. after spending the summer pitching for a team in the Netherlands following her senior season at UMBC. While overseas, she also pitched for the team representing the Netherlands in the European Cup in Milan, Italy, and won the bronze medal.

Sadowl finished her collegiate career second all-time in UMBC history in wins (43), innings pitched (489), games started (77), appearances (102) and saves (4); fourth in complete games (43); fifth in strikeouts (212); sixth in winning percentage (.606); and 10th in ERA (2.82). She also posted the second-most wins ever in a season by a Retriever pitcher with 18 as a freshman in 2003.

“Amy was a role model student-athlete for years and had an incredible career,” French said. “She is one of the craftiest pitchers in UMBC history and has a variety of pitches.”

An American studies major, Sadowl plans to graduate from UMBC in May 2007.