http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m...er_993646.html
http://www.jcjcathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=11
Not sure about him being a native of Monroe. I was told Marshall, Texas.
Edit: born in Monroe
http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m...er_993646.html
http://www.jcjcathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=11
Not sure about him being a native of Monroe. I was told Marshall, Texas.
Edit: born in Monroe
My vote is cast for Ostrander.
So is mine. He has head coaching experience. He is a leader. He did an outstanding job with our pitching staff. He is our guy!
I was very proud and impressed with that pitching staff in the regionals. They were so good I honestly thought we had a better pitching performance in Starkville than any other team. Obviously, Goff brought in more skilled players. Maybe they practiced more diligently. They made routine plays in the field and were dangerous offensively. But the most stark improvement was with the pitchers. If Ostrander gets the job, would he still primarily work with the pitchers?
Have you considered those Dogs?
And...I finished a conversation about 5 minutes ago that leads to these comments: He will stay here no doubt and invest in this program. He knows alumni want to win but also want someone to stay here a build. The players want him...and it is completely different than the DM situation. He has the experience. He has the personality. He has the ability. He has the desire to be here. And the players have been blowing up his phone today. He is going to give everything he has to get this gig.
Our fan base and players deserves someone that will sick around to get our baseball program really back as Goff only days ago said. I feel about this ordeal like verbal commitments that are broken aka Parkway QB. Don't get emotional with us and tell us you recruited players telling them to stick with us, we are building something special here and then you bolt days later. Again, I understand the $$$-I get it. I just see Rice, USL and Tulane baseball coach stay. The point-they have a program that wins consisently. Every time we do good in a sport, its a mixed blessing. First thing I thought about after our 42 win season-there goes our coach. Makes it hard to really enjoy winning. Ok it is out of my system-still stucks.
Either McCarty or Ostrander should be the obvious choice. If we could somehow get them both for next year we would be in an awesome situation.
Hire him now and be done with it. Write up a good contract.
I want a coach that says, "while I'm here, I will do all I can to make this program the best in conference and a regional contender every year."
Be reasonable and don't promise to "stay the course", "build something special", or "all in and I love Ruston". That will make me happy. I have never promised to stay in a job "no matter what". I have really enjoyed several jobs, but no job is perfect or worth promising that I am married to them.
Most of our jobs don't include frequent cameras in our faces and constant questions from reporters. Imagine your very best or very worst day at work and someone asking you, in the midst of your high/low emotions "How do you feel about this? Is this the best/worst moment of your career? How much do you love/hate your colleagues right now?"