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 with Army in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 19, 1978 Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | Richmond |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | VMI (Asst.) |
| 2003 | Louisburg (Asst.) |
| 2004 | VCU (Asst.) |
| 2005 | Old Dominion (Asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | UNC Asheville (Asst.) |
| 2008–2013 | Army (Asst.) |
| 2014–2016 | Army |
| 2018–present | Florida Gulf Coast (Asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–76 |
| Tournaments | Patriot: 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 record
editBelow is a table of Reid's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Army | 33–18 | 15–5 | T–1st | Patriot League Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Army | 21–26 | 6–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Army | 16–32 | 6–13 | 6th | |||||
| Army: | 70–76 | 27–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–76 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Army Names Matt Reid Assistant Baseball Coach". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Matt Reid Bio". Army Black Knights. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Spider Reid named interim baseball coach at Army". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Brian Foley (September 24, 2013). "Army fires Joe Sottolano; Matt Reid named interim coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Patriot League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.