David Mills Class: Sophomore Hometown: Battle Creek, MI High School: Lakeview Height / Weight: 5-9 / 165 Position: LH Pitcher/Outfielder Birthdate: 12/16/1987 Bats/Throws: L/L

Speedy two-way player, as corner outfielder and lefthanded relief specialist ... solid lefthanded hitter, with quick stroke to all fields ... has good deception while attacking the zone with solid slider, tough breaking ball and low-80s, two-seam fastball ... played for Northwoods League's Battle Creek (Mich.) Bombers in summer of '07 ... helped Gold win Blue-Gold intrasquad series in fall of '07, batting 3-for-6 (3 R, 2 BB, SB, K) with two relief stints (2.1 IP, R, 4 H, BB, WP) ... his shutout inning set up Kyle Weiland's save in clinching game-3 (7- 5) ... was Blue's top hitter in '06 BGS (3-for-8, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB, 3 Ks, 2 Es) ... reunited at ND with youth teammate Evan Sharpley ... part of Irish baseball program that includes 41 all-time monogram winners from Michigan ... inherited #5 jersey worn recently by All-America third baseman Matt Macri, infielder J.J. Brock and two-sport standout Paul Failla ... could face former teammates Brett Bivens (Valparaiso) and Devon Klein (Central Michigan) in '08.

AS A FRESHMAN: Made seven relief appearances (8.53 ERA, 6.1 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 2 Ks) while playing four games as position player (0-for-2, BB, K) ... logged single innings in wins over N.Y. Tech (12- 1, at Florida Gulf Coast), Western Michigan (R, H, K; 17-9), IPFW (2 H; 3-2) and Ball State (H; 7-3) ... played in early game with Texas State (0-for-1, K; 1- 2) and drew walk in 14-3 win over Duquesne.

PREP & PERSONAL: All-state outfielder and pitcher as senior captain and team MVP with Lakeview HS state champs (winning pitcher in final game) ... set team records in '06 for hits (51), runs (51), strikeouts thrown (103) and ERA (0.49), also setting record for career wins (28-3) ... allstate season in '06 included .408 batting (39 RBI, 7 HR, 7 3B, 10 2B, 26 SB), plus 10-0 record, and school-record 74 IP (34 H, 11 B) ... all-conference and all-city in final three seasons (conference champs each year; '06 regional champs) ... played in '06 state all-star game ... all-state and team MVP as junior (0.74) ... hit .369 in '05 (4 HR, 25 RBI; 8-1, 74 Ks, 11 BB) ... hit four home runs in one day ('05 travel season) ... all-conference, all-city and all-district as a sophomore (honors he repeated in '05), batting .392 in that '04 season (3 HR, 29 RBI) with 1.75 ERA (8-2, 49 Ks, 15 BB) ... hit .472 (39 RBI) with 1.98 ERA and 8-0 record as a freshman ... played for Kalamazoo Maroons '06 travel team ... threw no-hitter in summer of '04 (0.99, 8-1; .388, 3 HR) with Steele's travel team that won '04 USSSA U-16 World Series - where he was offensive MVP (.470, 11 R, 5 RBI, HR, 3B, 3 2B, 4 SB), with gamewinning home run and win in final game ... picked up win in district title game ... played on '03 summer team that won bronze at USSSA World Series and Triple Crown Regional World Series ... hit .410 with 36 RBI on Mid-Michigan Tigers ... won "fastest man" awards (top times of 6.4) at Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres regional tryouts and Michigan Showcase ... member of National Honor Society ... plays trumpet, piano and composes music ... plans to pursue career in sports optometry ... his great-uncle Doug Bobo played football at Michigan State and was drafted by Detroit Lions ... his brother Aaron is CBS TV sports anchor ... born Dec. 16, 1987, in Battle Creek, Mich. ... son of Curt and Mary Mills ... full name is David Christopher Mills ... science pre-professional major, in College of Science.