Here are details on Christian Ostrander's contract as new Southern Miss baseball coach
HATTIESBURG — The Southern Miss baseball season is underway and Christian Ostrander has his first wins as the program's new coach.
The Hattiesburg American recently obtained a copy of Ostrander's contract.
It's a four-year deal that began in July and is worth $1.15 million, not including bonuses. He'll earn $250,000 in his first year, with a $25,000 annual increase, topping at $325,000 in the contract's fourth year.
For comparison, Southern Miss football coach Will Hall makes $800,000 a year, men's basketball coach Jay Ladner makes $422,500 and women's basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis makes $190,000.
Christian Ostrander's bonuses
Ostrander can earn up to $165,000 in performance bonuses each season, so long as Southern Miss' multiyear academic progress rate (APR) is 940 or higher. It was 967 in Southern Miss' most recent report.
Conference regular-season championship (alone or shared): $2,500
Conference tournament championship: $16,500
Conference regular-season championship with conference tournament championship: Additional $5,000
At-large selection to NCAA tournament: $15,000
NCAA tournament seed No. 1-8: $10,000
NCAA regional host if Southern Miss is not a No. 1-8 seed: $10,000
NCAA super regional participant if Southern Miss is not a No. 1-8 seed: $10,000
NCAA super regional host if Southern Miss is not a No. 1-8 seed: $15,000
NCAA College World Series participant: $31,000
NCAA College World Series champion: $65,000
Conference Coach of the Year: $5,000
Team multiyear APR score in top 10% of college baseball OR highest among public schools in Sun Belt Conference: $10,000
Other benefits
Ostrander is provided one courtesy car from the university. He also is given eight tickets to all Southern Miss baseball home games, plus eight tickets to any NCAA tournament games that Southern Miss is playing in.
Sam Sklar is the Southern Miss beat reporter for the Hattiesburg American. Email him at ssklar@hattiesb.gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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