The Express announced the signing of Anthony Diaz from Mitchell College, the NCAA Division III New England Collegiate Conference squad that’s the alma mater of Millers head coach Eric Marriott.
Diaz, who hails from Holyoke, Mass., is entering his senior year and has shown an ability to put the bat on the ball in his two seasons with the Mariners, racking up a .321 average on nine hits and three doubles in the eight games Mitchell College played before the 2019-20 campaign was halted due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
That included a five-game hitting streak to end the campaign, where he put up eight of his nine hits. All told, Diaz finished with four RBI and five runs scored to go along with a .757 on base-plus-slugging percentage (OPS).
In 2018-19, Diaz saw action in 25 games and hit .299 with a .746 OPS, hitting one home run and knocking in 12 runs while scoring 13 himself.
Diaz will suit up for Mitchell College in their upcoming NECC spring season before joining the Miller Express -- and he’ll be joined there by a pair of players familiar to Miller Express fans. Pitcher Jeff Nicolosi is entering his senior season with the club and was recently announced as one of the Express returnees, while junior outfielder Dougie DelaCruz also saw action with Moose Jaw last season.
The Miller Express open their 2021 Western Canadian Baseball League campaign on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.
