Darin Charles Erstad is the head coach of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team and a former Major League Baseball outfielder/first baseman. Prior to 2007, he had played with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise before signing with the Chicago White Sox in 2007. He batted and threw left-handed. Erstad graduated in 1992 from Jamestown High School in Jamestown, North Dakota. He was a kicker and punter on the school football team, logging a school-record 50-yard field goal. Erstad also played hockey and participated in track and field . Erstad played American Legion... baseball and hit .492 with 18 home runs and 86 RBI for Jamestown in 1992. He was also 10-2 with a 2.18 ERA as a pitcher, and was named AP North Dakota Athlete of the Year in 1992. Erstad attended the University of Nebraska, playing baseball there for three years and held the school record for career hits with 261. In his final year there, Erstad hit .
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| Birthdate: | June 4, 1974 |
| Birthplace: | Jamestown, North Dakota |
| Age: | 37 |
| All Positions Played: | First baseman, Center fielder, Left fielder |