There were plenty of reasons for Maddox Miller to be anxious about his future with Mississippi State.
It wasn’t that the LHP from Oak Grove wasn’t talented enough to be a Diamond Dawg, but anytime there’s staff turnover, it begs the question as to whether or not the new group will have a player’s plans in the cards. It didn’t take long for Miller to know that Starkville would remain where he belonged.Head coach Brian O’Connor came to State and had a busy few weeks upon taking the job as the new baseball coach. Among those assignments for the coach was going through the signing class and seeing what he had. Miller was one of the players that really impressed him and the pitcher was equally impressed with his new coach
I’m really excited to play for them.”
Parker’s retainment means a lot to Miller and his future
It also helped ease any concerns for Miller that his pitching coach would remain on staff.
Justin Parker was hired a few months after Miller had initially committed to State back in 2022, but the coach and his pitcher have built a solid relationship over the last couple of years. Knowing that Parker still gets to develop and coach him was reassuring for the young hurler.
“That was really big,” Miller said of Parker’s retainment. “I love coach Parker and he took our ERA down a lot when he came in. He’s a great pitching coach and it makes me feel better knowing someone that was previously on the staff is still hanging around.”
