Front Office

Cody Miller

General Manager

Alma Mater: Washington State University
Hometown: Twinsburg, OH
Experience:10 Years

Miller grew up in the Midwest in the town of Twinsburg, Ohio, before his family moved to Seattle in 2008. He served as a Sweets intern during the 2017 season, became the director of sales and operations in 2018, and was assistant general manager in 2019, while also overseeing food and beverage operations. He was promoted to Sweets general manager in November 2019.

Miller says the best part of working in #SweetsCountry is by far the fans, and that the community support for the team is amazing.

Miller attended Washington State University (’17) and studied sport management. While at WSU, he held a marketing internship position with the athletic department. His responsibilities included setting up and taking down promotional areas at all home football games, and was the primary intern for the women’s soccer team. He is the son of Kelli and Denny Miller and has two sisters, Michaela and Morgan.

Casey Hillyard

Asst. General Manager

Alma Mater: Central Washington University
Hometown: Des Moines, WA
Experience: 5 Years

Casey Hillyard is the Assistant General Manager of the Sweets, a role he previously held with the Yakima Valley Pippins from 2022 - 2025.  A graduate of Central Washington University, Hillyard was formally an intern with the Sweets in the summer of 2021.

Brad Whitman

Broadcaster & Media Relations Manager

School: Oregon State University
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Experience: 5 Years

Brad Whitman joins the Sweets for the 2026 summer after spending the 2025-26 academic year calling games across Southern California. He provided play-by-play commentary and media relations work across seven different sports at Pepperdine University, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Whittier College, and Occidental College.

Whitman began his broadcasting career calling esports during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This experience stuck with him as he decided to pursue a Digital Communications degree with a minor in Sports Business from Oregon State University, calling games for Beavers Athletics as well as Linn-Benton Community College Athletics.

Whitman has spent his whole life around the West Coast League, growing up with the Bellingham Bells, attending college with the Corvallis Knights, and now this summer with the Sweets.