HEAD BASEBALL COACH
JERRID OATES

Jerrid Oates begins his first season as the head baseball coach at Colorado School of Mines in 2008.

From 2004 to 2007, Oates served as an assistant baseball coach at CSM. During that time, Oates worked with the Oredigger catchers and outfielders. In 2007, Oates was instrumental in helping CSM redshirt freshman catcher Anthony Siderius earn RMAC Freshman of the Year honors. Siderius finished second on the team with a .344 batting average (42-for-122) to go along with 12 doubles, eight homers and 40 runs batted in.

Oates came to Colorado School of Mines after serving for two years (2002 and 2003) as a graduate assistant baseball coach at Fort Hays State University (2002-2003). During his time with the Tigers, Oates also worked in FHSU's Health and Human Performance Wellness Center.

At FHSU, Oates helped lead the Tigers to the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament, the RMAC regular-season championship and the RMAC tournament crown. The 2003 Tigers finished the year ranked first in all of NCAA Division II in batting average.

Oates earned his bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2001 before going on to earn his M.S. in Health and Human Performance (emphasis in Administration) from Fort Hays State in 2003. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Oates is also a graduate of Millard North High School.

Oates and his wife, Alicia, make their home in Wheat Ridge.