Matt Reid (baseball)

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]

Matt Reid
Reid with Army in 2014
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamFlorida Gulf Coast
ConferenceAtlantic Sun
Biographical details
Born (1978-06-19) June 19, 1978
Amherst, Massachusetts
Playing career
1998–2001Richmond
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002VMI (Asst.)
2003Louisburg (Asst.)
2004VCU (Asst.)
2005Old Dominion (Asst.)
2006–2007UNC Asheville (Asst.)
2008–2013Army (Asst.)
2014–2016Army
2018–presentFlorida Gulf Coast (Asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall70–76
TournamentsPatriot: 1–2

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 records

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2014–2016)
2014 Army 33–1815–5T–1stPatriot League Tournament
2015 Army 21–266–146th
2016 Army 16–326–136th
Army: 70–7627–32
Total:70–76

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Army Names Matt Reid Assistant Baseball Coach". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. "Ex-UR infielder Matt Reid named coach at Army". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. "Matt Reid Bio". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. "Ex-Spider Reid named interim baseball coach at Army". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  5. Brian Foley (September 24, 2013). "Army fires Joe Sottolano; Matt Reid named interim coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. "2014 Patriot League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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