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Tennessee's Josh Reynolds' former team to play in Knoxville Regional
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No. 14 national seed Tennessee (43-16) will host a Knoxville Regional in the 2025 NCAA Tournament at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The double elimination regional will be contested Friday-Sunday. The Vols will open play Friday against Miami University (35-21) at 6 p.m. EDT. Friday's other game will feature No. 2 seed Wake Forest (36-20) versus No. 3 seed Cincinnati (32-24). First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. EDT.
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Josh Reynolds, Tennessee's Director of Baseball Operations and Pitching Performance, joined the Vols' staff following the 2024 season. He served as Cincinnati 's pitching coach in 2024. During Reynolds' one season with the Bearcats, Cincinnati's pitching staff's ERA was one run less and was the program's best since 2019.
More: Knoxville Regional baseball schedule, game times
The Bearcats went 32-25 (17-13 Big 12) in 2024 and recorded their first 30-win season since 2019.
Reynolds was a Colorado Scouting Director for Prep Baseball Report from 2022-23 and began his coaching career in 2004 at Northeast Texas Community College. He then served as a graduate manager and volunteer assistant at Kansas State. Reynolds also served as an assistant coach at Evansville (2009-10), Kansas State (2011-15) and Northwestern (2016-22). He was named Northwestern's interim head coach during the 2021 season and held the position in 2022.
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Reynolds pitched at Central Missouri from 1998-2000, recording 34 career wins and advanced to the NCAA Division II World Series in 1998 and 2000. He was selected by the Mets in the 2000 MLB draft and was part of Boston and San Diego 's organizations before becoming a coach in 2004.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: A look at Josh Reynolds' ties to Cincinnati baseball
