Kirin Kumar

Kirin Kumar

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Ohio State
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	Santa Ana, California
Alma mater	Georgia Tech
Playing career
2002–2005	Georgia Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2010	Tulsa (asst.)
2011	North Carolina (asst)
2012–2013	Western Kentucky (asst.)
2014	Tennessee Tech (asst.)
2015–16	Tulsa (asst.)
2017–18	NC State (asst.)
2019–20	Virginia Tech (asst.)
2021–2024	Miami (OH)
2025–present	Ohio State
Head coaching record
Overall	174–56–1 (.755)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x MAC tournament champions (2022–2024) 4x MAC regular season (2021–2024)
Records
2x MAC Coach of the Year (2021, 2024)

Kirin Kumar is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Ohio State.[1]

Coaching career

Tulsa

On June 19, 2014, Kumar was hired for a second stint as an assistant coach for the Tulsa softball program.[2]

Miami (OH)

On August 31, 2020, Kumar was named as head coach of the Miami Redhawks program.[3][4][5] Kumar spent four years as head coach at Miami Ohio, collecting a 174–56–1 overall record during her tenure.[6]

Ohio State

On June 4, 2024, Kumar was named head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes softball program.[7]

Head coaching record

Sources:[8]

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Miami RedHawks (Mid-American Conference) (2021–2024)
2021	Miami	46–10	36–2	1st	NCAA Regional
2022	Miami	40–17–1	24–5	1st	NCAA Regional
2023	Miami	39–20	21–8	1st	NCAA Regional
2024	Miami	49–9	26–1	1st	NCAA Regional
Miami:		174–56–1 (.755)	107–16 (.870)
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2025–present)
2025	Ohio State	0–0	0–0
Ohio State:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		174–56–1 (.755)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Ohio State Softball Hires Two-Time MAC Coach of the Year Kirin Kumar As Its Next Head Coach". Eleven Warriors. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
2. "Kirin Kumar Joins Tulsa Softball Staff". TulsaHurricane.com. University of Tulsa. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
3. "Kumar Tabbed Newest Head Softball Coach". MiamiRedhawks.com. Miami University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
4. "Miami Names Kirin Kumar as Head Softball Coach". GetSomeMaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
5. "Kirin Kumar Tabbed Miami (OH) University Head Softball Coach". FloSoftball.com. FloSports, Inc. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
6. McLeod, Justin (June 4, 2024). "Kirin Kumar Hired as Ohio State Head Coach". d1softball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
7. Gay, Colin (June 4, 2024). "Ohio State softball names Miami University's Kirin Kumar as next head coach". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
8. "2024 Miami Softball Record Book" (PDF). MiamiRedhawks.com. Miami University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2024.