Eric Milton Hometown: State College, Pa. Position: Volunteer Assistant Experience: First Season Alma Mater: Maryland (1996)

Former MLB All-Star Eric Milton joined the University of Maryland baseball team's coaching staff as the volunteer assistant in September of 2011. In that capacity, Milton works primarily with pitchers and catchers, but assists in all phases of the program.

Milton, a left-handed pitcher who played at Maryland from 1994-96, was an American League All-Star for the Minnesota Twins in 2001 and won 89 games in his 11-year major-league career. A native of State College, Pa., he also pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and L.A. Dodgers.

In his career, Milton started 270 games, pitched over 1,500 innings and faced nearly 7,000 batters, giving him a wealth of experience at the highest level of baseball.

A first-round draft pick of the New York Yankees in the 1996 amateur draft, Milton made his Major League debut at the age of 22 for the Twins.

From 1999-2001, he averaged 160 strikeouts per season, ranking in the top 11 of the American League each year. He was an All-Star in 2001 when he went 15-7 with a 4.32 ERA and a career-high 220 2/3 innings pitched.

He won 41 games for the Twins from 2000-2002 and helped them reach the American League Championship Series in '02.

Milton led the Philadelphia Phillies with a 14-6 record in 2004, when he topped the 200-inning mark for the fourth time in his career. He went on to pitch for the Reds for three seasons and finished his career with the Dodgers in 2009.

At Maryland, Milton racked up 236 strikeouts in his three-year career, which ranks third in school history. In his last season, 1996, Milton struck out 118, a mark that stands as the second most in a season in program annals.

Milton resides in Arnold, Md., with his wife Kim and their children, Kody and Kylie.