Matthew Reynolds is an American college baseball coach and former player. Reynolds is the head coach of the UMass Minutemen baseball team. Reynolds played college baseball at the University of Maine for coach Paul Kostacopoulos before transferring to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to play for coach Mike Stone from 2003 to 2004.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Massachusetts |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 107–184–1 (.368) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1] South Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2002 | Maine |
| 2003–2004 | Massachusetts |
| Position(s) | First baseman / Third baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | Massachusetts (GA) |
| 2008–2014 | Navy (asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | Washington College |
| 2018–present | Massachusetts |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 166–270–2 (.381) |
| Tournaments | A10: 0–2 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
editReynolds attended Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts. Reynolds then enrolled at the University of Maine, to play college baseball for the Maine Black Bears baseball team.
As a freshman at the University of Maine in 2001, Reynolds had a .317 batting average, a .360 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .423 SLG.
As a sophomore in 2002, Reynolds batted .287 with a .383 SLG, 1 home run, and 14 RBIs.
In the 2003 season as a junior, Reynolds transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to play for the UMass Minutemen baseball team and hit 12 doubles and 13 RBIs.
Reynolds had his best season as a senior in 2004, leading the team in home runs (7) and was a key contribute with RBIs (39), batting average (.293) and slugging (.461). He was named All-Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Team.[2]
Coaching career
editIn 2005, Reynolds began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Massachusetts. He spent 3 years with the program.[3] In the summer of 2007, Reynolds agreed to join his former coach, Paul Kostacopoulos as an assistant coach for the Navy Midshipmen baseball program.[4] Reynolds spent 7 season with the Midshipmen until he was hired as the head coach of the Washington College Shoreman baseball program on July 8, 2014.[5] The Shoremen compiled a 59–50–1 record under Reynolds.[6]
On May 26, 2017, Reynolds was hired as the head coach at UMass.[7] The Minutemen finished the 2018 season 15–29.[8]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington College Shoreman (Centennial Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Washington College | 18–15 | 9–9 | T-4th | |||||
| 2016 | Washington College | 26–12–1 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Washington College | 15–23 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| Washington College: | 59–50–1 | 25–29 | |||||||
| Massachusetts Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Massachusetts | 15–29 | 6–18 | 12th | |||||
| 2019 | Massachusetts | 18–27 | 8–14 | 10th | |||||
| 2020 | Massachusetts | 1–8 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 13–30 | 3–16 | 6th (North) | |||||
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 22–26–1 | 8–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 14–35 | 6–18 | 11th | |||||
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 24–29 | 13–11 | T-4th | A-10 Tournament | ||||
| Massachusetts: | 107–184–1 (.368) | 44–93 (.321) | |||||||
| Total: | 166–270–2 (.381) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UMass hires alum Matt Reynolds as next baseball coach". Gazettenet.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Records" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Reynolds Accepts Head Coaching Position at Alma Mater, Division I UMass". Washingtoncollegesports.com. Washington College Athletics. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Reynolds". Navysports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Reynolds Named Head Baseball Coach". Washingtoncollegesports.com. Washington College Athletics. July 8, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Reynolds leaves Washington for coaching job at alma mater UMass". Myeasternshoremd.com. My Eastern Shore, Maryland. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Matt Vautour (May 26, 2017). "UMass hires alum Matt Reynolds as next baseball coach". Gazettenet.com. Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Chip Ainsworth (May 25, 2018). "Keeping Score: Be Blue to your school". Recorder.com. Newspapers of New England. Retrieved June 21, 2018.