Ally Miklesh - Softball Coach - Indiana University Athletics

Ally Miklesh

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
amiklesh@iu.edu

Miklesh served as an assistant coach for Indiana in 2025.

She helped lead the Hoosiers lead the Hoosiers to a 34-20 record and their third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, where they played in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.

She worked primarily with the outfielders and with the Hoosiers at the plate. Her work helped Indiana lead the NCAA and Big Ten in batting average (.365), doubles per game (2.13) and on-base percentage (.454).

Miklesh comes to Bloomington after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point during the 2024 season.

At UW-Stevens Point, Miklesh provided insight and instruction in film and practice sessions, built game plans surrounding approaches during games and developed hitting circuits based on opposing pitchers, among other responsibilities.

In her lone season, she helped lead the team to a 32-9 record and their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2007.

“Joining this decorated team is both an honor and a tremendous opportunity, and I am deeply grateful to Coach Stanton and the entire staff.” Miklesh said of the new role. “The Hoosier Softball program has a distinguished reputation for excelling year after year, and to be a part of such a dynamic group is truly exciting. I am eager to contribute to the continued growth and success of the program, leveraging my experience and enthusiasm to support and enhance the team’s performance.”

Prior to Stevens Point, Miklesh played collegiately at Wisconsin and Clemson. She played at Wisconsin during the 2019-2022 seasons while using her final year of eligibility at Clemson in the 2023 season.

In her four years as a Badger, she registered 164 starts and 169 career appearances. Miklesh played the outfield and was a triple threat hitter. She posted 114 hits, 79 runs, 15 doubles, two triples, one home run, 48 RBI and 31 stolen bases.

At Wisconsin, she was part of two teams that reached an NCAA Regional. The 2019 team went 43-14 and lost in the Norman Regional Final to Oklahoma while the 2022 squad reached the Gainesville Regional final.

In 2022, she earned All-Big Ten Second Team and Academic All-Big Ten honors. Miklesh was also named a 2022 NFCA Third Team All-Region honoree, a 2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete and a three-time All-Academic Big Ten honoree.

In her lone season at Clemson in 2023, Miklesh played in 60 games and recorded 45 hits, five doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBI and 18 stolen bases with a .306 batting average and was named to All-ACC third team.

At Clemson, the team went 49-12, hosted and won an NCAA Regional before falling to Oklahoma in the Super Regional round.

Miklesh is originally from Stevens Point, Wis. where she attended Stevens Point Area High School. She was a four-time first-team All-Wisconsin Valley conference selection and was a four-time all-state selection by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Coaches Association (WFCA). In 2018, she was named the WI outfielder of the year and conference player of the year. She also led her team to a state title in 2016.