Oller named new baseball coach at Garden City

Garden City, KS-Josh Oller has been named as the new Head Baseball Coach at Garden City Community College. He replaces Caleb Cox, who resigned following the conclusion of the fall semester.  

"We had no doubt that Coach Cox was moving this program in the right direction," Director of Athletics, Mike Pilosof said in a statement. "But we totally appreciate and respect Coach Cox's decision to move back home to be with his family." 

Oller takes over after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Ottawa University. Before that, he was the pitching coach at Colby Community College for five years where he had three players selected in the Major League Baseball draft. He also coached five NJCAA All-Americans, eight Region VI selections, nine All-Jayhawk West performers, and three Jayhawk West Pitchers of the Year.  

"It is a blessing and an honor to lead the Garden City Community College baseball program," Oller said. "It is an exciting opportunity to begin a new chapter in Broncbuster baseball history, and I look forward to hitting the ground running."

While at Colby, Oller managed all aspects of the pitching staff for the Trojans and assisted with the strength and conditioning program as well as budget and travel. 

"Coach Oller is extremely well-rounded," Pilosof added. "His extensive pitching background is well documented."

Oller spent the 2017 season at St. Mary's High School in Natchitoches, LA where he was named the District 3-1A Coach of the Year. Before that, he was a student assistant coach at Northwestern State University where he oversaw the pitching staff. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Natchitoches Central High School from August 2015 to January 2016.  

Oller began his collegiate career as a pitcher at Texarkana College where he led the team in total appearances (22) and ERA (0.78) in 2012. He transferred to Angelina College in 2013 where he led NJCAA Region 2 in ERA and was an All-Region selection. He still holds the Roadrunners single season mark for ERA (1.78). He then moved on to Northwestern State as the team's No. 2 starting pitcher where he was an all-conference selection, finishing third nationally in wins during his senior season. 

Oller moves to Garden City with his wife, Karlie.