Retired NRHEG baseball coach Jeff Reese will no longer be retired next spring. He’s been hired as the varsity baseball coach at Mankato Loyola.
Reese, 61, who coached New Richland teams for 35 years, is a Hall of Fame coach who ranks ninth in the state all time with 457 victories.
"I've coached against Loyola, and it always seemed like a good, solid program," Reese told the Mankato Free Press. "I think it's a good fit, and I'm excited to get back into coaching. I missed coaching and thought I had a few more years in me. Working with kids keeps you young, and I missed the camaraderie with other coaches and umpires. Baseball has been very good to me, and I'd like to give back what I can."
The baseball field in town was named after Reese and his late wife, Carol, this spring.