Corpus Christi Hooks

Staff
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
Chief Operating Officer

Jay Miller was named Vice President and General Manager of the Round Rock Express in September of 1998, personally selected by owners Nolan and Reid Ryan for the position.

Miller was instrumental in assembling the front-office staff of the Express, and led the franchise to a record-setting Inaugural Season. In 2000, the club established a new Double-A home attendance record with 660,110 fans, eclipsing the old attendance mark that stood for 20 years.

For his efforts, Miller was named the Texas League's "Executive of the Year" for the 2000 season - giving him the distinction of earning that honor at three levels of minor league baseball: Single-A, Double-A and Triple-A.

The Express drew 668,792 fans in 2001, and Jay was awarded the Sporting News "Minor League Executive of the Year." The Express once again broke the attendance record in 2002 drawing 670,176 fans and then a fourth time in 2003 with 685,973 fans.

He was again named the "Sporting News" and Texas League Executive of the Year in 2003.

Prior to coming to Round Rock, Miller was General Manager of the Houston Astros' Triple-A affiliate, the New Orleans Zephyrs. While with the Zephyrs, he oversaw the construction of a new $23 million stadium, and led the franchise to record attendance in 1997 and 1998. The Zephyrs' '98 club won the first-ever Triple-A World Series played in Las Vegas.

This 2009 season marks Jay's 28th year in professional baseball. In 1982, he accepted a position as Assistant General Manager for the Eugene (Oregon) Emeralds. He was then named General Manager for the club in Salem, Virginia before being offered a position with the Texas Rangers baseball club.

Jay spent 12 years with the Rangers working in many capacities, including running the club's Florida operations in Port Charlotte. He was the Rangers' Director of Customer Relations prior to joining the New Orleans Zephyrs.

A 1981 graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, Jay was a four-year letterman in both football and baseball. He earned a Master's Degree in Sports Administration from Western Illinois University.

In 1997, Jay was named to the Wheaton College Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was named to the East Aurora High School Hall of Fame.

Jay and his wife Joy live in Round Rock with their three children, Amanda, Michelle and Derek.

Hooks Staff
Ownership
Nolan Ryan
Principal Owner
Don Sanders
Principal Owner
Reid Ryan
Owner - C.E.O.
Reese Ryan
Owner - C.F.O.
Eddie Maloney
Principal Owner
Bret Sanders
Owner
Brad Sanders
Owner
Jay Miller
Chief Operating Officer
JJ Gottsch
Executive Vice President
Management
Ken Schrom
President
Michael Wood
Vice President/General Manager
Adam Nuse
Vice President of Sales
Elisa Macias
Director of Sponsor Services
Christy Lockard
Controller
Matt Hicks
Director of Broadcasting
Brooke Milam
Director of Retail
Tina Athans
Director of Stadium Operations
Matt Rogers
Director of Communications
Andy Steavens
Director of Group Sales
Steve Richards
Director of Ballpark Entertainment
Leslie Hitt
Ballpark Maintenance
Mark Rushton
Ballpark Maintenance
Michael Shedd
Stadium Operations
Spencer Moore
Box Office Manager
Bryan Mayhood
Account Executive
Jeff Mackor
Account Executive
Justin Sommer
Account Executive
Israel Hinojosa
Field Superintendent
Michael Coffin
Media Relations Coordinator
 
 
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