Grant Reynolds was named the head coach of the Lincoln baseball team on June 1, 2023. Reynolds will begin building the LU baseball team immediately, with the program's first season beginning in the spring of 2025.
Reynolds helped develop one of the best offensive baseball programs in NCAA Division II during his time as an assistant coach at Albany State, as he recruited a lineup that finished this past season sixth in the country in batting average, second in on-base percentage and second in scoring output per game. ASU finished this past season 38-11 overall and 30-2 in conference play en route to qualifying for the Black College World Series.
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While the batting at Albany State was outstanding with Reynolds on the staff, the pitching was even better, posting NCAA Division II's fourth-best ERA and hits allowed per nine innings average in 2021, and the country's 14th-lowest ERA in 2020. In 2019, ASU's pitchers combined to lead the SIAC in ERA while the Rams won the regular season championship with a 21-1 conference record. During Reynolds' five seasons on the staff, Albany State posted a combined record of 122-64.
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Reynolds, a member of the Oakland Athletics' minor league affiliates from 2003-05, formerly served as the head coach of Ohio Christian, an NAIA program, and has served stints as an assistant coach at Wheaton and Davenport. Reynolds graduated from Kennesaw State in 2003 with a degree in health and physical education, and later earned master's degrees in coaching and exercise science and coaching and athletic administration from Concordia-Irvine. As a player at Kennesaw State, Reynolds was twice named the Peach Belt Pitcher of the Year and earned multiple All-American and Academic All-American honors.
Reynolds and his wife Erin have four daughters: Hannah, Eleanor, Madelyn and Claire.
What People Nationally Are Saying About Grant Reynolds
"There is no doubt that Lincoln University got this hire right. Coach Reynolds has been an unbelievable pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for our program since the fall of 2018. He was not only an unbelievable player, but he took that same talent and knowledge and did an amazing job in developing several high-level arms. He has an infectious personality and the players love being around him and playing for him. I truly believe his genuine personality led to a lot of top end players coming to our program. Lincoln is very fortunate to have Coach Reynolds as he will take our same model and put his own spin and style on his program to create a winning culture. Coach Reynolds is a tireless worker on the recruiting trail and does a great job of creating a well-rounded team that can compete at a high level. I am sad to see Coach Reynolds leave our program, but I am extremely proud of him and wish him and his family nothing but the best." - Scot Hemmings, Head Baseball Coach at Albany State University
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"Grant Reynolds is a great baseball coach with a great baseball mind. I was fortunate enough to have Grant coach high school baseball with me. When it comes to knowledge of the game, professionalism and the ability to teach things in a way players understand, there is no one better! He helped recruit for our club program while coaching 18u, and he knows what it takes to be successful." - Cary Daniel, President/Founder of CBC Marucci Blackhawks and Varsity Baseball Head Coach at Indian Hill High School
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"Grant was a gifted pitcher and outstanding teammate while we played together. Since then, he has become a talented coach and recruiting coordinator, leading his programs to new heights. He has been a lifelong friend and colleague in the coaching world. He has been an amazing father and husband to his beautiful family. Grant will be a great leader for the Lincoln baseball team and the athletics department." - Josh Beauregard, Head Baseball Coach at Eckard College
