Northwestern State Demon Baseball 2020
CHRIS BERTRAND
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Fourth Season at Northwestern State Louisiana College, 2005 A tireless recruiter and tactical technician, Chris Bertrand enters his third season on the Coaching Experience Northwestern State coaching staff working with the Demons infielders and serving as the pro- Year School Position Record gram’s recruiting coordinator. 2020 Northwestern State Assistant Coach In his second season on staff, Bertrand worked alongside head coach Bobby Barbier as his 2019 Northwestern State Assistant Coach 2018 Northwestern State Assistant Coach bench coach while tightening up the Northwestern State infield defense. Northwestern State Assistant Coach Working with the NSU infielders for the first time, Bertrand helped craft a group that 2017 Texas-Tyler Head Coach 32-19 turned the second-most double plays in school history (70) and finished the season ranked sec- 2016 2015 Texas-Tyler Head Coach 34-12 ond nationally in double plays per game (1.13) and third in total double plays. 2014 Texas-Tyler Head Coach 16-26 Bertrand did so while shuffling two key members of the Demons infield between second 2013 Texas-Tyler Head Coach 37-12 and third base. He also helped junior pitcher Ridge Heisler earn the pitcher’s spot on the South2012 LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach land Conference All-Defensive Team as Heisler handled all 30 of his chances flawlessly while 2011 LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach starting six double plays. 2010 LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach In his first season on staff, Bertrand was the Demons’ pitching coach. 2009 LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach Under Bertrand’s tutelage, senior right-hander Evan Tidwell worked a career-high 82 2-3 2008 LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach innings, allowing him to finish his career ninth in school history in innings pitched (241 2-3). 2007 LSU-Shreveport Assistant Coach Additionally, sophomore Cullen McDonald tossed two complete games, ranking 58th national- 2006 Playing Experience ly. Prior to joining the Demons staff, Bertrand spent four seasons as the head coach at Tex- 2002-03: Bossier Parish Community College 2004-05: Louisiana College as-Tyler. Education In those four seasons, Bertrand guided the Patriots to a 119-69 record, three American B.BA., Business Administration, Louisiana College, 2005 Southwest Conference championships and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Master’s in Business Administration, LSU-Shreveport, 2007 “Chris has been a part of championship programs at every stop and will help us develop Family that championship culture here at Northwestern State,” head coach Bobby Barbier said. Wife: Lori As the Patriots head coach, Bertrand mentored six all-region players in his final two Children: Daughter, Rayleigh, and son, Callen seasons, including four in 2015, led by American Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year Jaime Paxton. He also coached and recruited a number of players on the Patriots’ squad that captured the 2018 NCAA Division III College World Series championship. For their efforts, which included a 34-12 record and ASC regular-season and tournament championships, Bertrand and his staff were named the 2015 ASC Coaching Staff of the Year. Bertrand’s Patriots teams were familiar with success on and off the diamond. In his first season, Bertrand had 13 players named Academic All-ASC while 12 of his players earned All-ASC East Division honors, including East Division Player of the Year Kevan House. House was a firstteam All-Region selection that year while teammates Chance Cotton (second team) and Isaac Tijerina (third team) also earned all-region honors. In all, Bertrand coached 41 all-conference and eight all-region selections at UT Tyler. In addition to coaching at UT Tyler, Bertrand was the athletic department’s director of external marketing where he enhanced the game day experience for all Patriots athletics and enhanced the exposure and aesthetics of the UT Tyler athletic facilities. Prior to his tenure at UT Tyler, Bertrand spent seven seasons as the pitching coach and associate head coach at LSU-Shreveport, helping the Pilots reach the NAIA World Series in backto-back seasons (2011, 2012). His 2012 staff held the school records for shutouts (13) and ERA (3.10) until 2015. It still owns the school mark for strikeouts (476). Bertrand helped coach right-hander Jared Mortensen, a current Houston Astros farmhand, to first-team All-America honors in 2012 and tutored 10 first-team all-conference pitchers in his LSUS tenure. Bertrand also spent the summer of 2010 as the pitching coach for the Alexandria Aces of the Texas Collegiate League and three years as an associate scout for the Kansas City Royals. Bertrand is a member of the American Baseball Coaches’ Association, the Texas Baseball Coaches Association and the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association. He has spoken at the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Convention and the Southern Baseball Association Baseball Recruiting Seminar and has published the article, “General Pitching Mechanics,” for www.insidepitching.com. Betrand with his wife Lori and their children Rayleigh and Callen Bertrand played two seasons of baseball at Bossier Parish Community College before ministration. He earned his MBA from LSU-Shreveport in 2007. finishing his career at Louisiana College where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business ad- An Abbeville native, Bertrand is married to the former Lori Quigley of Shreveport and the nsudemons.com // @NSUDemonsBsB
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SLC Championships: 1991 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 1998 • 2001 • 2002 • 2005
