craig mills

   Craig Mills is a 1982 graduate of Hamilton High School where he played baseball for three years under coach Bert Pringle. He was named Big Blue’s Most Valuable Player in 1981 and also was named All-Greater Miami Conference that year as a junior. Hamilton went 16-9 and finished third in the GMC. In his senior season, Craig was again named All-GMC and also was named All-Ohio. The 1982 Big Blue team boasted a 25-1 record including 10-0 in the GMC and Craig was the leading hitter that season with a .449 batting average. Craig also played shortstop for the Midland summer baseball team in 1981 and 1982 with his second base teammate being Barry Larkin. Craig was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1982 and was named Most Valuable Player for the Bristol Tigers in 1984. He was named to the Appalachian League All-Star team in 1984 and the Florida State League All-Star team in 1986. Craig also played softball and his team won six Hamilton City Championships. He played five years on Cincinnati’s Powerhouse and nationally-ranked Jays softball teams. He was named to the All-Cincinnati METRO All-Star team five straight years as a left fielder. Craig was elected to the Hamilton Athletic Hall of Fame and the Butler County Softball Hall of Fame in 2010.