Miller Among 16 Coaches In 2005 National Team Coaching Pool
May 25, 2016 | Softball
We are excited to announce our pool of coaches for the 2005 events, said Director of National Teams Ronnie Isham. Our goal is to maximize the opportunities for coaches within the pool and utilize a larger number of qualified coaches for USA Softball events.
Each of the 16 coaches will be considered for appointment to a coaching staff that would lead a US team into international competition during the 2005 season. The selection of coaches will be handled by the Women's National Team Selection Committee and will be announced at a later date. Women's National Team's Program head coach Mike Candrea, who led the USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, also serves on the selection committee.
Miller is also one of eight coaches have accepted an invitation to work the June 13-17, 2005 National Team Selection Camp. This camp will be used to select the 2005 USA Softball Women's National Team and the 2005 USA Softball Elite Team.
Earlier this season, Miller was selected as part of the four-member USA coaching staff for the 2005 Pacific Rim Sports Summit tournament to be held in June in Seattle. The appointment followed the Miller-led Red, White and Blue's successful run through the World University Games for Softball that culminated with a 1-0 triumph over Chinese Taipei in the gold medal game.
Now in his 23rd season as a collegiate head coach, Miller recently became the 23rd collegiate coach all-time to capture his 800th career victory on MSU's 8-0 mercy rule victory at Middle Tennessee on March 17. Having compiled an 800-486 (.622) overall record through 22+ seasons as a collegiate skipper, he has compiled a 91-71 in his two-plus seasons in Starkville.
Included in his illustrious 22-year coaching career is a pair of NCAA Women's College World Series appearances and seven NCAA regional berths. He has also been decorated conference or region coach of the year three times and has led his squads to a pair of conference championships.
Miller was appointed to his first stint with USA Softball from 1992-96, serving on the National Team selection committee that would, ultimately, be in charge of choosing the inaugural USA Softball team to compete in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Since then, he has served in various capacities with the organization, including head coaching stints of the USA Red squad that captured Gold in the 2001 U.S. Cup and the USA Elite team that took home runner-up honors at the 2002 Canada Cup and the championship of the 2003 Canada Cup.
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won seven World Championship titles including the last five consecutive.
