College Coach Spotlight: Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Frank Reed… Growing Softball (& People) in the U.S. & Internationally, Too

Earlier this month, we ran our complete list of the Extra Elite 100 College Coaches list and one of those who was listed was Frank Reed, the amazingly accomplished coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Reed is entering his 20^th year as head coach of the Southern Conference school this year (the conference also includes Citadel, Eastern Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, North Carolina-Greensville, Samford, VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford).

One of the criteria for consideration in the rankings was impact in the student-athlete’s lives and Reed has certainly done that—for example, graduates from Reed’s teams have gone on to work in Major League Baseball, the NPF and many other top professional organizations.

Coach Reed has also helped grow the sport internationally as he’s been the head coach of the Dominican Republic National Team and been a hitting instructor for Team Mexico.

A life-long resident of Chattanooga and graduate of Central High School, the long-time coach also spent more than 30 years as a City of Chattanooga employee. He and his wife, Denise, reside in Chattanooga and have two daughters, Amy Highfield and Dana Reed Mull (who is the head softball coach of Gordon Lee High School and played at UTC for four years) and five grandchildren

Here’s more on his impactful career…

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College Coach Spotlight:

Coach: FRANK REED
Team: Tennessee-Chattanooga
Division: NCAA Division I
Location of University (City/State): Chattanooga, Tennessee
Position: Head Coach
Career Record: 1,124-529 (.679) in 30 years
Chattanooga Record: 648-442 (.595)
Years with Chattanooga: 20 entering 2021

Comments:

“On paper, Reed’s accomplishments stand out on an unprecedented level. With over 1,200 wins and numerous championships, the numbers speak for themselves.

Off the field, he is a coach of integrity, honor, and commitment; it’s what Reed instills in his student-athletes. Those led by Reed have achieved academic, professional and athletic accomplishments that few ever dream of.

Reed has consistently produced All-Conference academic honorees, built future industry leaders for the professional world, and displayed unwavering loyalty and dedication to academics. In addition, it’s a family-oriented program where arms are extended open at all moments.

Coach Frank Reed continues to achieve great success in the softball world. The daily commitment, drive, and integrity from Reed has allowed young girls of the Chattanooga community and beyond, opportunities to achieve all of their dreams.

Chattanooga has been recognized as the “capital” of girls’ fast-pitch softball in the Eastern United States, in contribution to Reed’s efforts over the last three-plus decades.

And he still remains committed to this standard.”

– Corey Belonzi, Chattanooga Media Relations & Sports Information

Individual accomplishments

• Frank Reed carries a collegiate head coaching record of 1,124-529 (.679) heading into his 30th season as a head coach in 2021. Reed amassed an incredible 476-87 (.845) record in 11 seasons at Chattanooga State (NJCAA) before compiling a 648-442 (.595) record in 19 seasons at Chattanooga (NCAA DI).

• Reed has led the Chattanooga Mocs to a 240-115 (.676) record in Southern Conference games . He has also led the program to nine NCAA Regional appearances since 2002. All nine appearances stemmed from Southern Conference Tournament titles with Reed coaching to a 47-21 (.691) record in such games. Reed has also amassed eight Southern Conference regular season titles.

• Reed also provided head coaching duties for the Dominican Republic National Team in 2006 and his team spent time in the United States playing several professional softball teams in preparation for the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Sports Games in Colombia. While in the Dominican Republic, Reed also ran camps in Santo Domingo for children in the area.

• The coach also assisted Team Mexico in 2017 and 2018 as the team’s hitting coach. Team Mexico earned Regional Central American Gold and Pan-Am Silver in 2017 and saw a Top 5 world ranking.

• Before moving ranks to the collegiate world, Reed posted a 458-77 (.856) record as head coach of the Parker Eagles while earning one Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and seven National Softball Association (NSA) national championship titles.

• Reed’s accomplishments:
  • Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame
  • National Softball Association Hall of Fame
  • NFCA 1,000+ Wins Club
  • 6x Southern Conference Coach of the Year (2004, 2008-11, 2015)
  • 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • 9 Southern Conference Tournament Titles
  • 8 Southern Conference Regular Season Titles
  • 2001 NFCA NJCAA National Coach of the Year
  • 7x TJCAA Coach of the Year

*** Scroll down to learn more about Coach Reed and his involvement with improving softball in the States & internationally…

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