Corban University Athletics

After coaching then-Western Baptist’s club softball team for two seasons, Nathan Ohta begins his second season as the head of the Warrior softball program this season at Corban College after serving one season in 2007 as assistant coach.

Last season, Nathan turned around a program that had combined for 13 wins over the past two seasons. In just one year at the helm, Nathan helped lead the Warriors to a 15-22 win-loss record that included an 11-13 record in conference play. Corban’s conference record was good enough for a tie for fourth place overall, which was only two games out of a berth in the NAIA Region I tournament.

Nathan, a 2002 Corban graduate, takes the helm, stepping in to replace former head coach Michelle Hext, who resigned in July after leading the Warriors in 2006. Nathan joined Hext as her top assistant in the spring, and the two helped re-invigorate the softball program. Corban improved its overall and conference records in 2007, while beating NCAA Division II Northwest Nazarene and every NAIA conference opponent except one.

Nathan coached the Oregon Slammers U14 summer team in 2001 and then returned for two years from 2001-03.

As the leader of the then-Western Baptist club team, Nathan handled all administrative, recruiting, and coaching duties during the program's club phase, helping the college advance Warrior softball to an official intercollegiate sport in 2004.

"Corban has always been a special place to me, and I'm excited to be able to coach a sport I love at a school I love," said Nathan.

Nathan resides in Salem and continues his employment as a teacher at Albany Christian School.