Baseball
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mreida@ia.ua.edu
- Phone:
- 205-348-4029
University of Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon officially announced the addition of Matt Reida to his staff on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Reida, who was last at Xavier during the 2018 season, joined the Cri
University of Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon officially announced the addition of Matt Reida to his staff on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Reida, who was last at Xavier during the 2018 season, joined the Crimson Tide as the volunteer assistant coach.
Now through his second year at Alabama, Reida came to Tuscaloosa after spending the 2018 season at Xavier, serving as an assistant coach for the Musketeers while also holding the title of recruiting coordinator. He worked primarily with the Xavier hitters while also focusing on his recruiting duties. Under his tutelage, the Musketeers set the school record for home runs with 68, a total that led the Big East and was 21 homers better than second-place St. John’s.
Prior to his time in Cincinnati, Reida completed two seasons at Indiana University from 2016-17. At IU, Reida focused on the Hoosiers’ infielders, hitters and baserunners. During his first season in Bloomington, the Indiana defenders posted a school-record .975 fielding percentage. The defense was highlighted by Tony Butler, who earned ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recognition after an errorless season at second base.
Reida joined Indiana following a stint as the director of player development and recruiting for CageRat Baseball in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The organization worked with prep baseball players in the Midwest region, assisting them in the process of obtaining a college scholarship and eventually playing professionally. Reida’s responsibilities included athlete and camp recruitment, managing player development, organizing team travel and hiring coaches and camp staff.
A former collegiate player at Kentucky, Reida was a member of the Wildcat baseball team from 2011-14, where he was coached by Bohannon. The former infielder made 199 career starts at shortstop, tying him for fifth all-time in program history. He ended his career in Lexington with 214 games of action, placing him fourth all-time in the UK record books. A standout in the classroom, Reida was selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll on three different occasions from 2012-14.
Following his time at UK, Reida spent time professionally with the Tampa Bay Rays organization in 2014.
Reida graduated from Kentucky with a degree in communications in 2014, graduating Magna Cum Lauda with a 3.69 grade point average. He is a native of Kokomo, Ind.
