Matt Reid (baseball) explained

Matt Reid
Current Title:Assistant coach
Current Team:Florida Gulf Coast
Current Conference:Atlantic Sun
Birth Date:19 June 1978
Birth Place:Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Player Years1:1998–2001
Player Team1:Richmond
Coach Years1:2002
Coach Team1:VMI (Asst.)
Coach Years2:2003
Coach Team2:Louisburg (Asst.)
Coach Years3:2004
Coach Team3:VCU (Asst.)
Coach Years4:2005
Coach Team4:Old Dominion (Asst.)
Coach Years5:2006–2007
Coach Team5:UNC Asheville (Asst.)
Coach Years6:2008–2013
Coach Team6:Army (Asst.)
Coach Years7:2014–2016
Coach Team7:Army
Coach Years8:2018–present
Coach Team8:Florida Gulf Coast (Asst.)
Overall Record:70–76
Tournament Record:Patriot: 1–2

Matt Reid (born June 19, 1978) is an American college baseball coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team. He has also served as the head coach of the Army Black Knights baseball program. He was named to that position on an interim basis prior to the 2014 season; Army made him its full-time head coach following the season.[1] Reid is the son of American football coach Jim Reid.[2]

Reid played college baseball at Richmond, where he lettered all four years, batted .113, and served as team captain in his senior season. He began his coaching career at VMI, then worked with infielders at Louisburg. He then as an assistant coach at VCU, where he completed a master's degree in Sport Leadership. Reid then spent a season with Old Dominion before two seasons at UNC Asheville. Reid joined Army's staff in 2008, and added associate head coach duties in 2011. Head coach Joe Sottolano was removed of duties for suspected misconduct after the 2013 season, and Reid was elevated to head coach. He served as interim head coach for the 2014 season and took over on a full-time basis in 2015.[3] [4] [5]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Reid's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army Names Matt Reid Assistant Baseball Coach. Army Black Knights. October 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023857/http://www.goarmysports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/072507aab.html. December 13, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Ex-UR infielder Matt Reid named coach at Army. Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 27, 2014. August 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813235530/http://ursports.blogs.timesdispatch.com/2014/06/27/ex-ur-infielder-matt-reid-named-coach-army/. August 13, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Matt Reid Bio. Army Black Knights. October 31, 2013. November 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103025632/http://www.goarmysports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/reid_matt00.html. dead.
  4. News: Ex-Spider Reid named interim baseball coach at Army. Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 2013. January 11, 2018.
  5. Web site: Army fires Joe Sottolano; Matt Reid named interim coach. College Baseball Daily. September 24, 2013. Brian Foley. January 11, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2014 Patriot League Standings. D1Baseball.com. June 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429094735/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_patriot.htm . dead. April 29, 2014.