Ellen Renfroe Reed - Softball Coach - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Ellen Renfroe Reed

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
ellen.reed@louisiana.edu
Phone:
(337) 262-2283

Ellen Renfroe Reed, an All-American pitcher who played collegiately at Tennessee, joined the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball program in November 2017.

Renfroe Reed, most recently the head coach at Bethel (Tenn.) College and an assistant at Memphis the previous three seasons, will serve as the Ragin’ Cajuns pitching coach. In her final season at Memphis, she helped the pitching staff lower its ERA by over a full run.

She was a two-time NFCA All-American (2011, 2012), four-time NFCA All-Southeast Region pick, three-time Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014) and three-time All-SEC selection (2011, 2012, 2014) at Tennessee. Nicknamed "The Spin Doctor" by ESPN's Beth Mowins, Renfroe Reed recorded a career 1.65 ERA and 102-25 record with the Vols.

A model student-athlete, Renfroe Reed was named the 2014 Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for softball and the 2014 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the year.