Mike White (softball)
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Texas |
Conference | Big 12 |
Record | 41–14 (.745) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand |
Alma mater | Oklahoma |
Playing career | |
1993–1994 | Central Arizona College |
1995–1996 | Oklahoma |
Position(s) | Catcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2003–2004 | Oregon (asst.) |
2010–2018 | Oregon |
2019–Present | Texas |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 435–111–1 (.796) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5× Pac-12 Regular Season Champions (2013–2016, 2018) | |
Awards | |
3× Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2013, 2014, 2016) 3× NFCA Pacifc Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2013, 2014, 2017) | |
Records | |
Won Oregon's first Pac-12 Conference Championship (2013) Claimed the Oregon program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in 2014 (NFCA poll) | |
Mike White is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Texas.[1]
Coaching career
Oregon
On June 30, 2009, Oregon hired Mike White as head coach of the softball program.[2] In the 2010 season, White led Oregon to their first-ever Super Regional bid by beating the eight seeded Georgia Tech. In 2012, Oregon reached their second-ever Women's College World Series, where they finished 5th among eight teams. In 2013, Mike White led Oregon to their first-ever Pac-12 Conference title. In 2014, Oregon had their best ever season finishing with a program-best 56 wins and advanced to the Women's College World Series. During the 2014 season, Oregon acquired their first ever number 1 ranking and swept rival Washington for the first time. In 2015, Oregon sported a program-best 21 Pac-12 Conference wins in a season, as well as, making the Women's College World Series for the third time in four years. In 2016, Oregon won their 4th straight Pac-12 Conference title. In 2017, Oregon made the Women's College World Series and made it to the semis of WCWS. In 2018, Oregon won their 5th Pac-12 Title, and made the Women's College World Series for the 5th time, as well as, reached 50 wins for the 5th time in program history.[3] After the 2018 season, it was announced that Mike White would accept the softball head coaching job at the University of Texas.[4] Longtime Oklahoma softball assistant coach Melyssa Lombardi would replace White as Oregon Head Softball Coach.[5]
Texas
On June 25, 2018, Texas hired Mike White as head coach of the Texas softball program to replace Connie Clark who was the programs only head coach.[6]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Conference) (2010–2018) | |||||||||
2010 | Oregon | 36–21 | 8–13 | 6th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2011 | Oregon | 42–16 | 11–10 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2012 | Oregon | 45–18 | 12–9 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
2013 | Oregon | 50–11 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2014 | Oregon | 56–9–1 | 20–3–1 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
2015 | Oregon | 51–8 | 21–3 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
2016 | Oregon | 48–10 | 20–4 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2017 | Oregon | 54–8 | 17–6 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
2018 | Oregon | 53–10 | 21–3 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
Oregon: | 435–111–1 (.796) | 149–56–1 (.726) | |||||||
Texas Longhorns (Big 12 Conference) (2019–Present) | |||||||||
2019 | Texas | 41–14 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2020 | Texas | 24–3 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
Texas: | 65–17 (.793) | 12–6 (.667) | |||||||
Total: | 500–128–1 (.796) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Mike White named Head Softball Coach at Texas". TexasSports.com. Texas Longhorns. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Kilkenny completes Oregon coaching staff with softball hire". OregonLive.com. Advance Local Media. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Mike White". GoDucks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Mike White leaving Oregon Ducks softball program for Texas". OregonLive.com. Oregon Live. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Oregon hires Oklahoma's Melyssa Lombardi as softball coach". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Texas hires Oregon softball coach Mike White". USAToday.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 February 2019.