Miranda Kramer was announced as an assistant coach on July 10, 2019 and will serve as the pitching coach for the Mavericks after spending the previous three seasons at Syracuse University.
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During her tenure at Syracuse, Kramer worked with the Orange pitching staff in all aspects of the game, including creating scouting reports and calling pitches during the game. Under her guidance, the Orange rotation finished as one of the top groups in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2018. Syracuse finished in the Top 50 in the NCAA in ERA (2.35), while ranking second in the ACC in strikeouts (390) and third in opponent batting average (.199).
Kramer led the development of All-ACC pitcher Alexa Romero and All-American Sydney O'Hara. In 2017 Romero became the first Orange player in program history to be named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, recording a 2.79 ERA. The following season, Romero took the next step, leading the country and setting the school single-season record in strikeouts per seven innings (10.9) en route to being gaining NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region and All-ACC honors.
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In 2017, Kramer coached O'Hara to an All-America selection, while also finishing as the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year finalist. O'Hara finished the season with 1.86 ERA, 128 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched and finished in the Top 5 in the NCAA in saves and strikeouts per seven innings.
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Kramer first broke into coaching in 2014, serving as an assistant coach at West Burlington-Notre Dame High School in Burlington, Iowa. She also spent one season as a student-assistant at Western Kentucky.
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She had a decorated playing career, beginning at Purdue University Fort Wayne. While with the Mastodons, Kramer was a three-time All-Summit League First Team selection and set the program records for lowest opponent batting average (.187), strikeout per seven innings (10.15) and career strikeouts (764). She spent her last season at Western Kentucky, where she became the programs fist NFCA First-Team All-American honoree after leading the NCAA in strikeouts per seven innings (12.6).
The West Burlington, Iowa native was inducted into the 2019 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Hall of Fame in July 2019.  She was a two-time 4A First Team All-State selection at Burlington High School. In her final season at BHS, she had an 18-4 record with a 0.80 ERA in 149 innings of work, striking out 255 batters. During her time with the Grayhounds, Kramer stuck out over 650 batters.
