Hall of Fame
John Miele, a four-year Wayne State baseball letterwinner (1996-99), has been selected for induction into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame.
Miele, a Melvindale High School graduate, was a two-time First Team All-GLIAC selection (1998-99) who was also selected GLIAC Player of the Year following his senior season in which he batted .424, second in the GLIAC in 51 games.
That season he led the squad in doubles (21) and total bases (118) while compiling more walks (25) than strikeouts (16).
A three-time GLIAC Player of the Week selection as a junior, Miele batted .369 in 44 games with five home runs and 39 runs batted in. As the First Team All-League catcher, he helped WSU to a GLIAC title while ranking third in conference batting with a .427 mark.
As a sophomore, Miele batted .385 with 36 RBI in 44 games and was selected Second Team All-League at catcher.
Miele, a four-year starter, finished his Tartar career first overall in games played (178), at bats (552), hits (200), doubles (44), RBI (154), extra-base hits (62) and total bases (294) while ranking second in runs scored (116). He finished with 14 home runs, 61 walks and a career batting average of .362.
A WSU graduate in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and again in 2003 with a master's degree in business administration, Miele currently resides in St. Augustine, Fla. with his wife Melissa.
