Jay Miller is the former head coach of the

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team which represents

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in the

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. He was previously head coach of the softball teams at

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, and

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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

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. 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. Miller was also the pitching coach for the

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team at the

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. 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

, 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. While at Mississippi State, Miller was also the head coach of the U.S. national team. He joined the staff at

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in the fall of 2012., officially becoming pitching coach before the 2015 season. In June 2018, Miller was named the head coach of the Hofstra Pride after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Rutgers. Miller was inducted into the

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in 2008.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Jay Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American softball coaches Purdue Boilermakers softball coaches Oklahoma City Stars softball coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs softball coaches Louisville Cardinals softball coaches Hofstra Pride softball coaches