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Columbia shortstop Sam Miller transferring to UF

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The top baseball player in the Ivy League last season appears to be on his way to Gainesville. Per Jacob Rudner of Baseball America, Columbia shortstop Sam Miller is transferring to Florida, “according to a change to his bio.”

Miller was the unanimous choice as Ivy League Player of the Year in 2025. An Ivy League release after Miller won the award said this about him: “The shortstop put together an impressive offensive season, leading the Ivy League in a handful of categories. He sat atop the Ivy League leaderboard with 63 hits, 14 home runs, 51 RBI, and a 1.049 OPS while ranking second with a .350 batting average. Miller had three times as many multi-hit games as he did hitless games, having at least two hits in 19 out of 41 games. His season-high four hits came during a 4-for-6 showing against Princeton where Miller hit a home run, scored two runs, and had four RBIs.”

This transfer would fill the shortstop need, which was one of Florida’s biggest this offseason, along with catcher and pitcher. As Rudner noted, the Gators “are losing Colby Shelton to the pros so this is a huge add.”

Miller is second in Columbia history with 31 career homers. His 14 blasts in 2025 is third on the Lions’ single-season list. He is a two-time All-Conference First-Team choice. Miller, listed at 6-foot, 205 pounds, just completed his junior season. He is a native of McMurray, Pa.

In 116 career games at Columbia, Miller holds a .340 batting average with 31 homers, 25 doubles, 117 RBI, an on-base percentage of .402 and a slugging percentage of .619.

He has a career fielding percentage of .942.

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