CLINTON, IA - Ryan Miller, a member of the inaugural Clinton LumberKings team to play in the Prospect League, signed a professional baseball contract with the Windy City Thunderbolts for the upcoming 2022 season.

 

Windy City plays in the Frontier League, a Major League Baseball (MLB) Partner League, which annually moves the most players into MLB organizations of any of the independent leagues.

 

He becomes the very first LumberKings player to sign a professional contract since the ball club joined the college wood-bat Prospect League for the 2021 season.

“Ryan is well-deserving of this promotion,” said Lumber Kings Manager Jack Dahm. “He led the Prospect League in ERA (2.06) and made the end-of-season All-Star team. We wish him nothing but the best going forward!”

 

Miller, a 2016 North Scott (Eldridge, IA) graduate, played collegiately for Benedictine University (Lisle, IL) and Creighton University (Omaha, NE).

 

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NelsonCorp Wealth Management has served the financial needs of others for more than 40 years, growing from three associates in a small Illinois office to 22 team members working in multiple locations overseeing branch offices spanning from Illinois to Hawaii. Their growth has allowed them to build a team of professionals with an excellent blend of experience and education so that they can deliver the best possible service to their customers. Degrees and attainments include CFP®, CPA, MBA, PhD, CLU, ChFC®, RFC®, RICP® along with other highly sought-after industry designations.

 

The Clinton LumberKings play their home games at NelsonCorp Field, a park that has been home for the Clinton franchise since 1937. Since the club's inception, almost 300 former Clinton players have gone on to reach the Major Leagues.