Fresno State: (2005) Unanimous Freshman All-American ... All-Western Region ABCA Honoree ... First-team All-WAC third baseman ... WAC Freshman of the Year ... Led the team in slugging and home runs, as well as the conference, finishing the season with 22 home runs ... placed eighth nationally in home runs, which was the third highest single-season total in Fresno State history, and the most by a freshman ... led the WAC in RBI, homeruns, slugging and multiple RBI games ... tied with Nick Moresi for the team lead in both games played and games started ... played in every game this season, and started all but one ... team leader in runs, doubles, triples and home runs ... three for four against UCLA, Mills first multi-hit game of the season (2/5) ... first home run of the season against UCLA, a solo shot (2/6) ... 1 for 1 in a pinch hitting appearance against Cal State Fullerton, Mills[apos] only non-start of the season (2/12) ... Hit two home runs against UCSB, going two for four in the first of a team best 18 multiple RBI games (2/18) ... four for six with eight RBI against Chicago State, a season-high in the WAC (2/27) ... Reached base in all five plate appearances against Loyola Marymount, going three for three with two walks (3/1) ... two for four with two runs scored against Dallas Baptist (3/10) ... five for five with six runs scored against Iona, tying a school record for runs scored (3/18) ... named WAC Player of the Week for the week of March 21 after hitting .600 against Iona, scoring 8 runs, driving in seven and hitting two home runs ... two for four in his fist game against Rice (4/1) ... two for four against San Jose State (4/9) ... 3 for 4 against Nevada and hitting two home runs, his second of four multi-home run games (4/22) ... Scored both of Fresno State[apos]s runs against Rice, hitting two solo home runs (4/30) ... Two for five with a home run against San Jose State (5/6) ... two for four the next day with a run scored (5/7) ... two for four with two runs scored in his final multi-homer game of the year against Louisiana Tech (5/21) ... three for give with three doubles the next game (5/22) ... homered on the final day of the season in Nevada (5/29) ... invited to the Team USA Tryouts held following the season, one of 36 players selected nationally.
Golden West High School: Three-year letterwinner as a third baseman and shortstop under head coach Tom Buckley ... as a sophomore, was team[apos]s rookie of the year and All-West Yosemite League third baseman ... team captain and offensive MVP and all-league third baseman his junior year ... named high school All-American ... teammate of Bulldog freshman Kris Tomlinson and Arizona[apos]s Curtis Goodin ... Drama and All-Student Body officer.
Personal: Beau Bradley Mills was born Aug. 15, 1986, in Visalia, Calif. ... son of Brad and Ronda Mills ... father is the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox and mother is a region manager of Medical Billing Technology ... father was drafted in the 17th round in 1979 by the Montreal Expos ... has two sisters, Taylor and Rochelle ... drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 44th round of the June 2004 draft ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... favorite athlete is Scott Rolen ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the facilities and coaching staff ... also recruited by Arizona, UNLV, North Carolina, UC Irvine and Arizona State.
