Rodney Miller has umpired countless high school softball games in his nearly three-decade career.
The one on June 13, 2026, will hold a place in the mind of the highly-respected official for a long time for what took place following it.
Miller passed out shortly after working the Class 2A state championship game that evening in Bittinger Stadium on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette.
Miller, who had a defibrillator put in in March of 2025, was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he stayed until June 16. Miller underwent a series of tests while in the hospital before it was determined that his heart did have an event, triggering his defibrillator.
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The one on June 13, 2026, will hold a place in the mind of the highly-respected official for a long time for what took place following it.
Miller passed out shortly after working the Class 2A state championship game that evening in Bittinger Stadium on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette.
Miller, who had a defibrillator put in in March of 2025, was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he stayed until June 16. Miller underwent a series of tests while in the hospital before it was determined that his heart did have an event, triggering his defibrillator.
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