USOC Names Miller 2010 USA Softball National Coach of the Year
February 15, 2011 | Softball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State head coach Jay Miller has been named USA Softball National Coach of the Year for 2010, the United States Olympic Committee announced recently.
Miller earned the accolade after wrapping a successful tenure as head coach of the United States National Team with gold medals at the ISF World Championship, World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup.
The Bulldogs' ninth-year coach also earned the honor in 2009 after guiding the Red, White and Blue, including former MSU all-Americans Chelsea Bramlett and Courtney Bures, to championships at the Canada Cup, World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup.
"It's a tribute to the way our team competed the last couple of years in international competition," Miller said. "We had an opportunity to play in six tournaments, and we came away with six gold medals. That is a great testament to the players we had in the program and the hard work and effort they put into USA Softball."
He also collected Developmental Coach of the Year honors from the USOC in 2007 after helming the U.S. Junior National Team that won the ISF Junior World Championship in The Netherlands.
Miller's Bulldogs open the 2011 home slate this weekend, hosting Butler, Louisiana Tech and Southern Illinois in the Bulldog Round-Robin. The Dawgs open play against Louisiana Tech at 3 p.m. on Friday.
State meets Butler and Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, on Saturday before closing the tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Admission to all MSU home softball games is free.
Miller earned the accolade after wrapping a successful tenure as head coach of the United States National Team with gold medals at the ISF World Championship, World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup.
The Bulldogs' ninth-year coach also earned the honor in 2009 after guiding the Red, White and Blue, including former MSU all-Americans Chelsea Bramlett and Courtney Bures, to championships at the Canada Cup, World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup.
"It's a tribute to the way our team competed the last couple of years in international competition," Miller said. "We had an opportunity to play in six tournaments, and we came away with six gold medals. That is a great testament to the players we had in the program and the hard work and effort they put into USA Softball."
He also collected Developmental Coach of the Year honors from the USOC in 2007 after helming the U.S. Junior National Team that won the ISF Junior World Championship in The Netherlands.
Miller's Bulldogs open the 2011 home slate this weekend, hosting Butler, Louisiana Tech and Southern Illinois in the Bulldog Round-Robin. The Dawgs open play against Louisiana Tech at 3 p.m. on Friday.
State meets Butler and Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, on Saturday before closing the tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Admission to all MSU home softball games is free.
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