[1] A native of New Zealand's capital of Wellington, White grew up playing multiple sports, most notably soccer and softball.

[2] White then spent the next decade-plus playing for various fast-pitch teams while running a resale shop in Iowa.

White would spend the next several years helping to raise his three daughters, coaching their youth teams, and doing private instruction.

[3] In the 2010 season, White led Oregon to their first-ever Super Regional bid by beating the eight seeded Georgia Tech.

In 2015, Oregon sported a program-best 21 Pac-12 Conference wins in a season, as well as, making the Women's College World Series for the third time in four years.

[4] After the 2018 season, it was announced that Mike White would accept the softball head coaching job at the University of Texas.