| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bowling Green |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1966 (age 57–58) Petersburg, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Michigan |
| 1994–1995 | Raybestos Brakettes |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1994 | Bowling Green (asst.) |
| 1995–1998 | Florida State (Asst.) |
| 1999–2001 | Arizona State (Asst.) |
| 2003–2008 | Nevada |
| 2009–2017 | Indiana |
| 2023–2024 | Coastal Carolina (asst.) |
| 2025–Present | Bowling Green |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 295–329 (.473) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Michelle "Mikey" Gardner, formerly Michelle Bolster, is an American softball coach and former player. Gardner is currently the head coach at Bowling Green. She was the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers softball team from 2009 until 2017. She previously served as the head coach at the University of Nevada from 2003 to 2008. She also served as an assistant softball coach at Arizona State (1999–2001) and Florida State (1995–1998).
Gardner was a right-handed pitcher for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 1985 to 1988 and for the Raybestos Brakettes from 1994 to 1995. She was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year in 1988.