Jamie Mueller (softball)

Jamie Mueller is an American, former collegiate softball second baseman and current head coach at Wartburg College. She played college softball at Aurora.

Jamie Mueller
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWartburg
ConferenceARC
Record197–133 (.597)
Biographical details
BornHanover Park, IL
Alma materAurora
Northern Illinois University
Playing career
2005–2008Aurora
Position(s)Second Baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010-2012Aurora (Asst.)
2013-2015DePauw (Asst.)
2016–PresentWartburg
Head coaching record
Overall197–133 (.597)
TournamentsIIAC/ARC 8−6
NCAA 6−8
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2x ARC Tournament Champion (2022, 2023)
NCAA Regional Champion (2022)

Playing career

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Mueller played softball at Aurora University for three years. In her time with the Spartans, they compiled a 103–25 record, won three conference titles and made one NCAA Regional.[1]

Coaching career

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DePauw

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Mueller spent three seasons, beginning in 2013, as an assistant coach for DePauw University softball, under head coach Erica Hanrahan. In those three years the Tigers saw tremedous success winning three straight North Coast Athletic Conference championships and two NCAC tournament championships. In her final season as an assistant at DePauw, they finished with a 36–16 record and ended the season in the NCAA DIII College World Series.[2]

Wartburg

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On July 8, 2015, Mueller was named the new head coach for the Wartburg Knights softball program.[3] Prior to her arrival in Waverly, the Knights had failed to qualify for the IIAC/ARC conference six team postseason tournament for the past six seasons, finishing on or near the bottom of the conference standings.[4] In her first season, the Knights qualified for the conference tournament. In just her fourth season she led the Knights back to the NCAA tournament first time since 2009, receiving an at-large bid.[5] Mueller's 2022 season found them back in NCAA tournament after winning the American Rivers Conference tournament. Following winning the NCAA regional at Saint Benedict College, the season would come to an end in Decatur, Illinois in the NCAA Super Regionals.[6] The 2023 season she led her team to back to back conference tournament titles, and back to back regional appearances.[7] Her team would end the season in the regional championship game to eventual national champion Trine, falling 4-1.[8]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2016–2018)
2016 Wartburg 18-24 7-7 6th
2017 Wartburg 22-16 9-7 4th
2018 Wartburg 17-17 5-11 8th
Wartburg Knights (American Rivers Conference) (2018–Present)
2019 Wartburg 27-13 11-5 3rd NCAA Regional
2020 Wartburg 9−3[a]
2021 Wartburg 26−10 17−7 2nd
2022 Wartburg 30−14 9−7 T-3rd NCAA Super Regional
2023 Wartburg 25−18 10−6 4th NCAA Regional
2024 Wartburg 23−18 9−6 T-3rd NCAA Regional
Wartburg: 197–133 (.597) 67–56 (.545)
Total: 197–133 (.597)

      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

  1. ^ The season was not played past March 7th due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Mueller - Softball Coach". Aurora University Athletics.
  2. ^ "All business | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  3. ^ "Mueller named Wartburg softball coach". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
  4. ^ "Softball Conference AQ Tournament History". rollrivers.com.
  5. ^ Nelson, Jim. "Wartburg ready for NCAA Tournament". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
  6. ^ "Knights Softball NCAA Run Ends in Decatur". Wartburg College Athletics.
  7. ^ Brown, Chelsie (May 14, 2023). "Wartburg softball wins second-straight A-R-C Tournament". KCRG. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Trine softball wins regional title 4-1 over Wartburg". 21 Alive News. May 21, 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.