| 07/01/05–
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USA FILLS VACANT BASEBALL ASSISTANT SPOT WITH COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON'S
REINSTETLE
CONTACT:
Kevin Beasley
MOBILE,
Ala.- University of South Alabama head baseball coach Steve
Kittrell announced Rob Reinstetle, formerly with the College of
Charleston, as the new assistant coach with the program.
"We are
extremely excited for Rob to be joining our staff," said Kittrell.
"He has done an outstanding job at Charleston and is a great
young recruiter. He has a lot of experience coaching the infielders
and hitters and will serve as our recruiting coordinator here at
USA."
Reinstetle,
who spent the last two seasons with the Cougers, will take over
for Scot Sealy, who left last month to take the head coaching job
at Alabama Southern Community College.
"Obviously,
I am excited to come to South Alabama," said Reinstetle. "It's
great to be part of the South Alabama tradition. Coach Kittrell
is well respected and I look forward to working under him. One of
my main goals is to help South Alabama get to Omaha."
Serving as the
hitting coach at Charleston, Reinstetle orchestrated the Southern
Conference 's top offensive team in 2004 and 2005. Charleston led
the SoCon and set school records for runs scored (553) and team
batting average (.355) each of the last two seasons. The Cougars
also set SoCon records for most hit by pitches in a season with
122 and most sacrifice bunts with 94 with Reinstetle their.
As a team in
2005, Charleston led the Southern Conference in five different offensive
categories. One season prior, the Cougers had five players reach
the 50-RBI plateau.the first time in school history. The College
of Charleston finished the 2005 season ranked by three national
polls (22nd by Collegiate Baseball, 24th by the National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and 25th in the Sports Weekly/ESPN
Top 25 Coaches' Poll) and captured the SoCon regular-season title
for the second straight season. In 2005, Charleston claimed its
second straight Southern Conference title with a 27-3 league mark
and participated in the Clemson Regional. The Cougers also won a
school and SoCon record 48 games, finishing 48-15 after going 47-16
the season before.
Prior to Charleston,
the 29-year-old Ohio-native coached at Okaloosa-Walton Community
College. Reinstetle helped the Raiders to a 43-13 record and a second-place
finish in the Florida Regional Junior College tournament. Under
the guidance of Reinstetle, the OWCC offense led the state of Florida
in batting average (.349) and doubles (138) in 2003.
Reinstetle came
to OWCC after one season as an assistant coach at the University
of Cincinnati. Prior to his stint with the Bearcats, Rob served
as an assistant coach at Ohio Dominican College where he helped
lead the Panthers to the NAIA College World Series in Lewiston,
Idaho, in 2001.
After receiving
his undergraduate degree in Cross Disciplinary Studies from Ohio
Dominican College in 1999, he spent two years serving as an associate
professional scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers while coaching American
Legion ball in Upper Arlington (his home town, near Columbus, OH).
Reinstetle received
his Associate of Arts degree from OWCC in 1997 and also played for
the Raider baseball team from 1995-97.
He and his wife,
Kim, were married in 2000.
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