Coach Mike worked as the Chief Technical Officer for the Dallas Charge during the 2015 & 2016 seasons, as well as the lead technical liaison for the Scrap Yard Dawgs during its inception into the National Pro Fastpitch League.
He currently oversees day-to-day technical operations for Texas Glory including their web presence & social media activity as well as information officer duties. Outside of Texas Glory, Mike also works with several other companies in the industry in their technological advancement as it relates to amateur softball. Along with Texas Glory's Kevin Shelton, Mike co-owns the Slapping School, a DFW based company focused on training young hitters in the specialized form of offense known as slap hitting. Under their tutelage, over 50 slappers have gone one to play college softball.
Mike has coached fastpitch softball at the amateur level since 2002 and currently coaches 12u & 14u teams in the Texas Glory organization where he has coached since 2009. Additionally in 2021, Coach Mike was a member of the USA Softball Junior Olympic National Team system where he coached a U14 team. He is an ASA Level IV certified coach, and has given private hitting instruction in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area for a number of years. A long standing member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and an executive board member of the North Texas Fastpitch Coaches Association, you may have seen Mike over the years coaching on national television networks such as ESPN, and CBS Sports.
Mike is the grandson of the late 9x STL Metro Men's ASA Fastpitch champion pitcher "Big Bill" Miller and cousins of Meremec Softball standout Michelle Smith, and Middle Tennessee State alum Brandi Boehner. Mike's daughter Jade was an All-American standout and school record holder in multiple categories at Plano Senior High School and is a 3 time collegiate All-American & former college coach, currently coaching at the prep level within the Texas Glory organization.
During Coach Mike's tenure with Texas Glory, he has been on staff for a lot of great teams with many top 10 finishes including:
2011 14u PGF National Championship
2011 14u Texas Bomber Shootout
2013 16u ASA Hall of Fame
2013 16u Triple Crown Nationals
2015 18u Triple Crown Nationals
2015 18u Colorado Fireworks Super 64
2016 18u Colorado Fireworks Super 48
2016 18u USSSA Elite Select World Championship
2016 18u DeMarini Invitational
2017 18u Triple Crown Texas State Championship
2017 18u Colorado Fireworks Super 48
2017 18u USA Futures Cup
2017 18u PGF National Championship
2020 16u Top Club National Championship
2021 12u Tulsa Elite Summer Invite
2021 12u Colorado Sparkler Juniors
2021 12u TFL Fall Championship
2022 12u Triple Crown Bomber Shootout
2022 12u Tulsa Elite Summer Invite
2022 12u Top Club National Championship
2022 12u TFL Summer Championship
2022 12u Alliance Fstpitch Championship Series
2022 12u TFL Fall Championship
2023 12u Texas Bomber Shootout
2023 14u Texas Bomber Shootout
2023 12u Top Club Spring Invite