Jay Miller (softball)
Jay Miller is the current head coach of the Hofstra Pride softball team, which represents Hofstra University in the Colonial Athletic Association.[1] He was previously head coach of the softball teams at Purdue, Oklahoma City, Missouri, and Mississippi State.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hofstra |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1981 | Purdue |
| 1982–1984 | Missouri (Asst.) |
| 1985–1987 | Oklahoma City |
| 1988–2002 | Missouri |
| 2003–2011 | Mississippi State |
| 2013–2015 | Louisville (Asst.) |
| 2016–2018 | Rutgers (Asst.) |
| 2018–present | Hofstra |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,004–668 (.600) |
Coaching career
Miller began coaching at Purdue after finishing his master's degree there. He then spent 3 seasons as an assistant coach at Missouri, helping lead the Tigers to two appearances in the Women's College World Series.[2] Miller then moved on to Oklahoma City University, where he led the Stars to two appearances in the NAIA Women's College World Series, including a runner-up finish in 1986.[3] Miller was also the pitching coach for the Netherlands Antilles team at the 1987 Pan American Games.[3]
Miller returned to Missouri in 1988, where he spent fifteen seasons as the head coach, leading the Tigers to 2 conference championships, 5 NCAA Tournament appearances, and two Women's College World Series appearances. However, Miller was fired in 2002 after 3 straight losing seasons. Miller was then hired as head coach of Mississippi State, where he led the Bulldogs to 6 NCAA Tournament appearances in nine seasons, despite never having a winning conference record. Miller was fired after the 2011 season, his second straight losing season.[4]
While at Mississippi State, Miller was also the head coach of the U.S. national team.[5] He joined the staff at Louisville Cardinals softball in the fall of 2012.,[6] officially becoming pitching coach before the 2015 season.[7]
In June 2018, Miller was named the head coach of the Hofstra Pride after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Rutgers.[8]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers () (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Purdue | 13–10 | |||||||
| 1981 | Purdue | 16–11 | |||||||
| Purdue: | 29–21 (.580) | ||||||||
| Oklahoma City Chiefs (Midwestern City Conference) (1985) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Oklahoma City | 28–32 | |||||||
| Oklahoma City Chiefs (Sooner Athletic Conference) (1986–1987) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Oklahoma City | 50–26 | NAIA WCWS | ||||||
| 1987 | Oklahoma City | 46–27 | NAIA WCWS | ||||||
| Oklahoma City: | 124–85 (.593) | ||||||||
| Missouri Tigers (Big 8 Conference) (1988–1995) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Missouri | 44–18 | 4th | ||||||
| 1989 | Missouri | 35–22 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1990 | Missouri | 30–14 | 4th | ||||||
| 1991 | Missouri | 39–14 | 1st | NCAA WCWS | |||||
| 1992 | Missouri | 41–14 | 4th | ||||||
| 1993 | Missouri | 31–18 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1994 | Missouri | 40–23 | NCAA WCWS | ||||||
| 1995 | Missouri | 47–19 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | |||||
| Missouri Tigers (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2002) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Missouri | 31–22 | 11–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Missouri | 47–16 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Missouri | 36–20 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| 1999 | Missouri | 41–21 | 10–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Missouri | 34–27 | 6–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2001 | Missouri | 31–28 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2002 | Missouri | 29–33 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| Missouri: | 556–309 (.643) | ||||||||
| Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Mississippi State | 34–30 | 13–16 | 8th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Mississippi State | 39–26 | 14–15 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Mississippi State | 35–31 | 12–18 | 10th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Mississippi State | 33–28 | 7–22 | 10th | |||||
| 2007 | Mississippi State | 35–27 | 14–14 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Mississippi State | 41–22 | 13–14 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Mississippi State | 28–28 | 8–19 | 9th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Mississippi State | 26–29 | 7–20 | 10th | |||||
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 24–32 | 10–19 | 8th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 295–253 (.538) | 40–60 (.400) | |||||||
| Hofstra Pride (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019–Present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Hofstra | 20-27 | 7-13 | T-7th | |||||
| Hofstra: | 20–27 (.426) | 7–13 (.350) | |||||||
| Total: | 1004–668 (.600) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Jay Miller (Hofstra bio)". GoHofstra.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- "Jay Miller (Missouri bio)". MUTigers.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- "Jay Miller bio (Mississippi State)". HailState.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- Locke, Brad (2011-05-18). "Softball Coach Miller Fired by MSU". DJournal.com. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- "Jay Miller named USA Softball Women's National team head coach". TeamUSA.com. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- "Jay Miller Joins Softball Coaching Staff". GoCards.com. 2012-09-13. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- "Miller Named Assistant Softball Coach". GoCards.com. 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- "Hofstra Hires Jay Miller as Head Coach". justinsworldofsoftball.com. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-25.