Former San Jose State and Eastern Michigan Head Coach Connie Miner made her return to UC Riverside in 2004 after a one-year stint as associate head coach at North Carolina. Miner is a former associate head coach at UCR from 2000-2002.
While at UNC, Miner was in charge of pitchers, catchers, outfielders and hitting. She helped the Tar Heels achieve a 40-22-1 overall record, and a berth in the 2003 NCAA Regional Championships.
Miner has more than 400 wins to her credit as a head coach. Over her three and a half years at SJSU, she coached seven All-WAC selections, nine All-WAC Academic selections, and in her final season she had four All-WAC selections including the WAC Freshman of the Year.
Miner joined San Jose State from Eastern Michigan, where she developed the program into one of the most competitive in the Mid-American Conference. She is the school’s winningest softball coach, recording a 269-254-2 record over nine seasons. She led the team to two second place conference finishes, and was named the Mideast Regional Coach of the Year in 1988. Her teams earned regional rankings in 1988, 1990, 1991, and 1994. In addition, her 1988 and 1991 squads were nationally ranked. In 1988, Miner was nominated for National Coach of the Year.
While at EMU, she recruited and coached a number of talented athletes, including 1996 MAC player of the year Melissa Druillard. She also coached one All-American, nine Mid-East regional selections, 18 Mid-American Conference selections and 22 academic All-Conference selections.
Before becoming head coach at EMU, Miner was an assistant coach at the school for four seasons. She was also an assistant coach for two more seasons at her alma mater, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Miner is a 1979 graduate of University of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor of arts degree in health, physical education and recreation. She minored in science and history and has a coaching endorsement. On the field she was a four-year letter winner at UNK, where she received All-Conference honors four times. She was twice named conference pitcher of the year.
A native of Long Island, Kansas, Miner grew up in Red Cloud, Nebraska. While at Red Cloud High School, she played volleyball, basketball, ran track and earned player of the year honors in each of these sports. In ASA softball she earned All-State pitcher and utility honors. She established and has taught at dozens of pitching and all-around camps, including camps throughout Nebraska and in Ypsilanti, Michigan area.
Miner is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and former member of the West Regional Ranking Committee. In her free time she enjoys playing golf, camping, fishing, hiking, reading, swimming, biking and listening to music. She resides in Riverside.
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Miner's Career Coaching Record |
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Year |
School |
Record |
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1988 |
Eastern Michigan |
36-21 |
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1989 |
Eastern Michigan |
22-34 |
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1990 |
Eastern Michigan |
32-24 |
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1991 |
Eastern Michigan |
34-24 |
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1992 |
Eastern Michigan |
27-26 |
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1993 |
Eastern Michigan |
33-33 |
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1994 |
Eastern Michigan |
37-26 |
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1995 |
Eastern Michigan |
24-34 |
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1996 |
Eastern Michigan |
25-32-2 |
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1997 |
San Jose State |
34-38 |
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1998 |
San Jose State |
26-33 |
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1999 |
San Jose State |
13-47 |
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2000 |
San Jose State |
19-37 |
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2004 |
UC Riverside |
13-50 |
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2005 |
UC Riverside |
15-43 |
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2006 |
UC Riverside |
22-27 |
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2007 |
UC Riverside |
16-37 |
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2008 |
UC Riverside |
19-37 |
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2009 |
UC Riverside |
18-32 |
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2010 |
UC Riverside |
22-32 |
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2011 |
UC Riverside |
13-33 |
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2012 |
UC Riverside |
25-28 |
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Totals |
525-728-2 |
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