Jones College

Christian Ostrander, currently the pitching coach at Southern Miss, spent seven years as head coach of the Bobcats and led Jones to its first ever appearance in the NJCAA Division II World Series.

Ostrander guided the Bobcats to MACJC state championships in 2011 and 2014 and helped Jones to four division titles in seven years. He also led JC to two 40-win seasons and set the school record for wins in a season on four different occasions. In seven seasons at Jones County, Ostrander compiled a 255-109 overall record with the Bobcats, good for a .701 winning percentage.

Ostrander led the team to a second-place finish in the NJCAA Division II World Series in 2011 in Enid, Oklahoma. The 2011 Bobcats posted a 46-17 record, winning the MACJC state championship and its first ever Region 23 title. 

The 2011 team shocked two-time, defending champion LSU-Eunice 6-5 and 8-7 to claim the Region 23 Tournament title at Holmes Community College. He led the team to wins over Northwest (7-0), Holmes (6-1) and Northwest (11-6) in the 2011 MACJC Tournament, which was hosted at Community Bank Park.

In his first season at Jones in 2009, Ostrander led the Bobcats to a 36-16 overall record, a third-place finish in the MACJC South Division and a berth in the MACJC State Tournament. It marked the first time the Bobcats advanced to postseason play since winning a state title in 2002.

A year later, Ostrander led the Bobcats to their first-ever MACJC South Division regular season title, a 38-12 record and the host role in the MACJC State Tournament.
 
Ostrander guided the 2012 Bobcats to its third consecutive MACJC South Division crown and fourth consecutive MACJC State Tournament appearance, posting a 31-19 record. The Bobcats defeated Mississippi Delta in opening round best-of-three series in the 2012 state playoffs.
 
He led the 2013 Bobcats to a 28-18 record, a third-place finish in the MACJC South Division and its fifth straight MACJC Tournament appearance.

In 2014, JCJC enjoyed great success with a 46-11 record and a No. 6 ranking in the final NJCAA Division II poll. The 46 wins by the Bobcats matched the single-season record for victories in a season. The Bobcats were ranked No. 1 in the nation for most of the season and captured the 2014 state title at the end of the campaign. That season, JCJC led MACJC and Region 23 and were ranked seventh in the nation with a 2.92 team ERA.

In 2015, Ostrander and the Bobcats put together a successful season with Jones County posting 30 wins with an appearance in the MACJC State Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

Ostrander just completed his second season as pitching coach at Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles have posted an 84-39 record and have advanced to the NCAA Tournament during those two years.

Ostrander came to Southern Miss after spending two seasons at Louisiana Team (2016-17) as their associate head coach and pitching coach. During those two years, the Bulldogs posted a 78-40 record and went to an NCAA Tournament.

Before coming to Jones, Ostrander served as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Arkansas State from 2002-06 and also led Gulfport High School to the Class 5A playoffs in two seasons (2007-08) as the head coach for the Admirals.

Ostrander also served as the pitching coach, recruiting coordinator and camp coordinator at Delta State from 1999-2002.

DSU posted a 189-43 record during his four seasons, winning the Gulf South Conference West Division championship all four years and the South Regional championship in 2001 and 2002. In his final two seasons at Delta State, the Statesmen competed in the Division II College World Series in both 2001 and 2002.

He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Delta State in 1996 and his master's of education in administration from DSU in 1998. Ostrander has been a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association since 1998.

Ostrander is a native of Monroe, Louisiana. He and his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Caitlin and Allie.