A former standout for the Plattsburgh high school baseball team climbed the ranks to the Division I diamond. After playing for two seasons at Cortland State University, Warren Miller transferred to Rutgers University to compete for the school’s Division I baseball team. “I’ve had this goal since I was 12 years old to play at the highest level possible,” Miller said. “Just finally being able to take that next step in my journey, it’s a really good feeling.”Miller’s journey started right in his hometown, eventually working his way to become a star in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. He was the CVAC’s Co-Most Valuable player his senior year, capping off a run which saw him win back-to-back sectional baseball titles and a run to the New York State Class B final four his junior season. “My junior year was a really fun year,” Miller said. “We came up short … but when we got to the final four and lost the game it kind of game me the realization that there’s sometimes different levels to baseball. I told myself I’m going to have to put in extra work, stay motivated and stay levelheaded.”Miller’s hard work paid off even getting Division I offers before he graduated from high school featuring multiple mid majors like Le Moyne College, Albany University and the University of Maine. Miller ultimately picked SUNY Cortland, believing he would get more of an opportunity to compete as an under classmen with an established NCAA Division III program in the SUNYAC. “Hearing all the rumors that freshmen don’t get as much playing time, I decided that I was going to go the DIII Route, get in gam experience that way and become a seasoned veteran after my sophomore year,” Miller said. “I think it paid off in my favor. By Miller’s numbers, the DIII did pay off. Miller had a career season his sophomore year with Cortland, earning 2026 SUNYAC Pitcher of the Years along with a spot on the conference’s first team and all-tournament team. He also earned ABCA and D3Baseball All-Region honors and played a key role in helping Cortland reach the NCAA Tournament after the SUNYAC Conference championship victory. “I think my work ethic over the offseason from my freshman to sophomore year really lead to that big jump in my development,” Miller said. “Coach (Joe) Brown and Coach (Zack) Durant kept me on track, got me on a solid weight program, kept me levelheaded and had those blinders on towards reaching that final goal.”Miller’s accolades gained attention from multiple Division I teams once again, leading him to enter the transfer portal. He decided on Rutgers for a number of reasons, which he chose for their coaching staff and the opportunity to reach his eventual goal to try to reach the Major Leagues. It’s an opportunity that would mean a lot to him, coming from his small hometown in upstate New York. “I think it would show a lot of the local kids from the Plattsburgh area that if you have a goal and you set your mind to it and stay the course, you can accomplish and you will receive the fruits of labor eventually.”Miller is currently competing in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League for the Amsterdam Mohawks, a summer college baseball league in Albany County and other surrounding towns. Miller’s season will wrap at the end of July before he starts his training with Rutgers at the end of August.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. —

A former standout for the Plattsburgh high school baseball team climbed the ranks to the Division I diamond.

After playing for two seasons at Cortland State University, Warren Miller transferred to Rutgers University to compete for the school’s Division I baseball team.

“I’ve had this goal since I was 12 years old to play at the highest level possible,” Miller said. “Just finally being able to take that next step in my journey, it’s a really good feeling.”

Miller’s journey started right in his hometown, eventually working his way to become a star in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. He was the CVAC’s Co-Most Valuable player his senior year, capping off a run which saw him win back-to-back sectional baseball titles and a run to the New York State Class B final four his junior season.

“My junior year was a really fun year,” Miller said. “We came up short … but when we got to the final four and lost the game it kind of game me the realization that there’s sometimes different levels to baseball. I told myself I’m going to have to put in extra work, stay motivated and stay levelheaded.”

Miller’s hard work paid off even getting Division I offers before he graduated from high school featuring multiple mid majors like Le Moyne College, Albany University and the University of Maine. Miller ultimately picked SUNY Cortland, believing he would get more of an opportunity to compete as an under classmen with an established NCAA Division III program in the SUNYAC.

“Hearing all the rumors that freshmen don’t get as much playing time, I decided that I was going to go the DIII Route, get in gam experience that way and become a seasoned veteran after my sophomore year,” Miller said. “I think it paid off in my favor.

By Miller’s numbers, the DIII did pay off. Miller had a career season his sophomore year with Cortland, earning 2026 SUNYAC Pitcher of the Years along with a spot on the conference’s first team and all-tournament team. He also earned ABCA and D3Baseball All-Region honors and played a key role in helping Cortland reach the NCAA Tournament after the SUNYAC Conference championship victory.

“I think my work ethic over the offseason from my freshman to sophomore year really lead to that big jump in my development,” Miller said. “Coach (Joe) Brown and Coach (Zack) Durant kept me on track, got me on a solid weight program, kept me levelheaded and had those blinders on towards reaching that final goal.”

Miller’s accolades gained attention from multiple Division I teams once again, leading him to enter the transfer portal. He decided on Rutgers for a number of reasons, which he chose for their coaching staff and the opportunity to reach his eventual goal to try to reach the Major Leagues.

It’s an opportunity that would mean a lot to him, coming from his small hometown in upstate New York.

“I think it would show a lot of the local kids from the Plattsburgh area that if you have a goal and you set your mind to it and stay the course, you can accomplish and you will receive the fruits of labor eventually.”
Miller is currently competing in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League for the Amsterdam Mohawks, a summer college baseball league in Albany County and other surrounding towns. Miller’s season will wrap at the end of July before he starts his training with Rutgers at the end of August.