An individual who knows a thing or two about winning as both a coach and athlete, Willimantic native Len 
Reed '73 returns to the program as an assistant coach under head coach Mike Odenwaelder
Reed is entering his 31st year in the program -- 28th as an assistant coach after a Hall of Fame baseball and basketball career at Eastern.
In his 30-year association with the program, Reed has contributed as a player or coach to 23 post-season tournament qualifiers. Ten of those teams captured regional championships and three (1990, 2002, 2022) won NCAA Division III national titles.
Reed was a freshman on Hall of Fame coach Bill Holowaty's second team in 1970 and was a starting outfielder on NAIA District 32 post-season tournament qualifiers in 1970, '72 and '73. The 1972 and '73 teams won the program's first two district championships, with the '73 combine capturing the program's first NAIA Area 8 title and advancing to a second-place finish at the NAIA national tournament at Phoenix, AZ.
As a freshman in 1970, Reed batted .410 and earned the distinction as the program's first All-America when he was a second-team outfield selection by the NAIA. As a senior, he batted .350 and was named to the all-district team for the second time.
At Eastern, Reed was also a four-year basketball letterwinner under the late Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame coach Clyde Washburne.
Reed holds a B.S. Degree in Applied Social Relations and resides with his wife, Sandra, in nearby Lebanon. The Reeds have two grown children, Melissa and Joshua.
