Mike Meyers joined the CWU Softball program during the 2016 season and played a major role in the Wildcats’ success in winning back-to-back GNAC Titles and the earning the conferences first ever Super Regional berth.
His primary role defensively is controlling the infield, which ranked second last year in the GNAC. Meyers’ unique and innovative infield rotations helped the Wildcats lead the nation in double plays, and metored second baseman Taylor Ferleman who broke a CWU record for a middle infield by going errorless in 34 straight games. Central Washington also set a school record in 2016 with a .969 fielding percentage.
He also plays a key role in helping develop the pitchers which resulted in back-to-back GNAC Pitcher of the Year selections from the Wildcats.
Offensively, Meyers also works with the hitters and helped the Wildcats to its best offensive seasons in school history. The Wildcats set a school record with a .339 batting average, and re-broke the record in 2017 with a mark of .345.
The CWU offense in Meyers’ first two seasons set school record in the following categories:
- Doubles (79)
- Runs Scored (359)
- Hits (572)
- RBI (318)
- Stolen Bases (124)
Prior to joining the Central Washington staff, Meyers spent one year at Edmonds Community College. A member of a first year staff that helped guide the Tritons to it’s first victory in four years, and finished the year with a record of 6-14.
Previously, he coached at every level of club ball with the Washington Patriots and Washington Hurricanes organizations. During that time he also worked as an individual pitching instructor.
Meyers began his 22 years of coaching at the high school level, helping guide Kentlake high school from 1998-2001 and Kentridge high school from 1996-1997. In six years, those teams compiled a record of 145-25, winning their league and qualifying for state every year, making it as high as a second place finisher at the highest level in 2001.
As a player, Meyers has accumulated a strong resume playing men’s open fastpitch for ten years at the highest level with the premier team in the northwest, Seattle Seafirst. Meyers helped guide Seafirst to an ISC World Championship in 1990, and a year later participated in the US Olympic Sports Festival with Seafirst.
Prior to his softball years with Seafirst, Meyers was a standout baseball player at Yakima Valley Community College and Washington State University. In his two years at Yakima Valley, Meyers was twice named all-conference, and was also named All-Pac 10 both years at Washington State. At the end of his college career, Meyers was drafted by the San Francisco Giants. Meyers would later receive another award following the retirement of the legendary Hall of Fame coach Bobo Brayton. Bobo selected his top 50 players in his 33 years of coaching and Meyers was chosen as one of “Bobo’s Best”.
Meyers graduated from Washington State University in 1988 with a B.A. in Fine Arts.
Mike and his wife Nikki have a son, Mitchell, and a daughter, Cori.
