MONROE, La. - Former ULM pitcher Jim Miller picked up his for Major League victory Wednesday, helping the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox in 14 innings. Miller, who pitched for the Warhawks from 2003-04, was pitching in his first Major League game of the season after being called up from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day.

He is the first ULM pitcher to win a Major League game since Ben Sheets also did so with the Athletics on July 10, 2010, against the Los Angeles Angels.

Miller pitched two seasons in a ULM uniform, mostly in relief. He was the Warhawks' primary closer during the 2004 season, when he finished 3-2 with a 3.74 earned-run average and tallied seven saves. He also struck out 42 batters in 33.2 innings pitched. Following the season, he was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the eighth round (230th overall).