Mike White (softball)

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Mike White
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTexas
ConferenceBig 12
Record113–34 (.769)
Biographical details
Born (1967-11-19) November 19, 1967 (age 54)
Wellington, New Zealand
Alma materMount Mercy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004Oregon (asst.)
2010–2018Oregon
2019–PresentTexas
Head coaching record
Overall549–145–1 (.791)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 5× Pac-12 Regular Season Champions (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Awards
Records
  • Won Oregon's first Pac-12 Conference Championship (2013)
  • Claimed the Oregon program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in 2014 (NFCA poll)
  • Oregon Program Record 56 wins in a season (2014)
  • Oregon's first-ever sweep of Washington in a series (2014)
  • Most Wins by an Oregon Coach (435)
Medal record
Men’s softball
Representing  New Zealand
Men's Softball World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1984 Midland Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1996 Midland Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1988 Saskatoon Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1992 Manila / Pasig Team competition
Representing the  United States
Men's Softball World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 East London Team competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team competition

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[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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 46–17 12–6 3rd NCAA Super Regional
2020 Texas 24–3 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Texas 43-14 12-6 3rd NCAA Super Regional
2022 Texas 0-0 0-0
Texas: 113–34 (.769) 27–12 (.692)
Total: 549–145–1 (.791)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[]

  1. ^ "Mike White named Head Softball Coach at Texas". TexasSports.com. Texas Longhorns. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Kilkenny completes Oregon coaching staff with softball hire". OregonLive.com. Advance Local Media. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Mike White". GoDucks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Mike White leaving Oregon Ducks softball program for Texas". OregonLive.com. Oregon Live. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Oregon hires Oklahoma's Melyssa Lombardi as softball coach". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Texas hires Oregon softball coach Mike White". USAToday.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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