catcher Chris Coste joined Erstad on the Astros roster in July 2009, they became the first two players born in North Dakota to play together on the same team in major league history. On June 17, 2010, when asked if he would continue playing baseball, Erstad said that he was "done". Erstad was on the 2015 ballot to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Erstad received one vote and fell off the ballot. Coaching career On July 5, 2010, the Lincoln Journal Star reported that Erstad accepted a position to become a volunteer coach for the Nebraska baseball team. On July 8, Nebraska head baseball coach Mike Anderson revealed Erstad as the college team's next hitting coach. On June 2, 2011, after Anderson was fired, Erstad was hired as Nebraska's head baseball coach. Erstad was named the 23rd head coach of the Nebraska baseball program. During his eight years as head coach, the Huskers made four NCAA Tournament appearances and qualified for the Big Ten Tournament seven times. He had a coaching record of 267-193-1, which was the fourth-best in Nebraska baseball history for a head coach. Erstad was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading the Huskers to the conference championship during the regular season. Six times, Nebraska finished in the top four of the conference standings, including four times in the top two. Three times, Nebraska finished second in the Big Ten Tournament. Erstad resigned as coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers after eight seasons on June 3, 2019. Head coaching record Personal and hometown Erstad has three children with his wife, Jessica: a daughter, Jordan Elizabeth, and two sons, Zack and Adam. During Erstad's tenure with the Angels, his hometown carried all Angels games over the radio; most North Dakota stations only carry Minnesota Twins games. As of July 2009, he ranked second to Travis Hafner in all-time home runs hit by a player born in North Dakota. See also List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders References External links 1974 births Living people All-American college baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American football punters American League All-Stars Anaheim Angels players Arizona League Angels players Baseball players from North Dakota California Angels players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Corpus Christi Hooks players Falmouth Commodores players Gold Glove Award winners Houston Astros players Lake Elsinore Storm players