Jamie Mueller (softball)

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 tremendous 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]

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] On March 5, 2026, Mueller became the all-time winningest coach in Wartburg softball history with her 228th win against Misericordia University.^[9]