Mike Viramontez - Volunteer Assistant Coach - Cowgirl Softball Coaches

Mike Viramontez

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
mike.viramontez@okstate.edu

Mike Viramontez is heading into his third season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State.

Viramontez was a key part of the Oklahoma State coaching effort in both 2016 and 2017 that saw the Cowgirls compete in the NCAA Tournament during both seasons.

Viramontez has spent much of his time in Stillwater working with the offense. And throughout his two seasons, the Cowgirls have posted record-breaking numbers for the program.

Among the many impressive feats, the OSU offense posted a .408 on-base percentage in 2016, followed by a .396 mark in 2017. Those two marks rank as the two highest single-season team on-base percentages in team history.

Oklahoma State has also posted its two highest runs scored tallies under Viramontez’s watch, as 339 Cowgirls crossed home plate in 2016 followed by 311 more in 2017. Couple that with the top-two number of runners batted in (315 in 2016 and 286 in 2017) and you have a historic two-year stretch.

The 2016 season saw Oklahoma State break a 13-year-old record as the Cowgirls hit 53 home runs collective to set a team record.

OSU didn’t have quite the same power stroke in 2017, but the Cowgirls did continue to draw walks at a historic rate as the team’s 247 walks surpassed the 2016 squad’s 232 bases on balls. Both season rank as the only time OSU has draw 200-plus walks as a team in a single season.

During his one season at the helm of the NU program, Viramontez helped the Lady Jets to the winningest season in school history with 16 wins, including a win over No. 20 Emporia State, the first victory over its in-state rival. Viramontez also led Newman to three series victories in conference play, marking a first for the program.

Viramontez joined the Oklahoma State staff after spending the 2015 season as the head coach at Newman University, where he led the Lady Jets to their first Heartland Conference Tournament berth since 2011.

Working primarily with the outfielders, Viramontez coached two All-Heartland Conference selections and one Daktronics South Central Region selection. Viramontez also served as an assistant softball coach at Newman before making the move to the head coaching position.

Prior to NU, Viramontez served one season as an assistant coach for Southern Arkansas University. Viramontez helped SAU to a fifth place finish in the Great American Conference, and four Lady Muleriders were selected All-GAC.

Viramontez has five years of coaching experience in baseball at the high school level. He helped Bishop Carroll High School to the 2012 Kansas 5A state championship and a 23-5 record.

He started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Andale High School in 2008, where he was part of the Indians’ runner-up finish. After three seasons as an assistant, Viramontez served as Andale head coach in 2011 and totaled a .850 winning percentage.

The Wichita, Kansas native played one season of baseball at Dodge City Community College before transferring to Newman. He eventually graduated from Fort Hays State with a bachelor’s degree in general studies with an emphasis in human health promotion. Viramontez attended Maize High School, where he was a three-year player in baseball.