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Article: SU's Miller goes from manager to pinch runner
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- University Wire
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- April 18, 2007
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John Clayton
University Wire
04-18-2007
(Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Standing on second base with one out in the fourth inning against Pittsburgh on April 7, Ashley Miller couldn't help but feel a bit anxious. Three weeks ago, the junior for the Syracuse softball team couldn't have imagined she would be playing in an Orange uniform, seeing time as a pinch runner in a Big East game.
That's because three weeks ago, Miller was the team's student manager.
Injuries to pitcher Erin Downey, catcher Kim Weinstein and outfielder Whitney Born have severely limited Syracuse head coach Leigh Ross throughout the season, often leaving Ross with only two bench players. As a result, Ross ...