Head Coach Rob Reinstetle

Rob Reinstetle (pronounced RINE-stet-ul) enters his third season with the Rockets in 2022.

Following an abbreviated 2020 campaign, Reinstetle finally had the chance to coach a full season last year, and the Rockets posted a 21-19 record in MAC play. Toledo won four of its weekend MAC series in 2021 and split three others, clinching series over arch-rival Bowling Green and perennial stalwart Kent State.

Toledo was buoyed by an explosive offense that led the conference in extra-base hits (187) and slugging percentage (.459), and averaged 6.3 runs per game. The pitching staff saw success in certain areas as well, setting a new school record with 403 strikeouts.

Under Reinstetle's tutelage, Chris Meyers earned the program's first-ever MAC Player of the Year award in 2021. Meyers was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2021 MLB Draft, the first Rocket taken in the draft since 2018.

He was named the head baseball coach at The University of Toledo on July 8, 2019. A Columbus, Ohio native, Reinstetle is the 12th coach in program history and came to Toledo following a four-year stint as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky University.

Prior to arriving at WKU, Reinstetle also served on coaching staffs at Ole Miss (2007-09), South Alabama (2006), College of Charleston (2004-05), Northwest Florida State College (2003), Cincinnati (2002) and Ohio Dominican (2000-01). Before beginning his coaching career at ODU in 2001, Reinstetle served as an associate professional scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In 12 seasons as a college assistant, Reinstetle was part of programs that compiled records of 449-313-1, won four conference championships, advanced to six NCAA Regionals, as well as a pair of Super Regionals. Seventy-nine players coached by Reinstetle have been selected in the MLB Draft, highlighted by major leaguers Zack Cozart, David Freese, Brett Gardner, Lance Lynn and Drew Pomeranz.

In 2018, Reinstetle helped mentor WKU's Jake Sanford, who earned All-America honors after becoming Conference USA's first regular-season Triple Crown winner (.402 average, 22 HR, 65 RBI) and a third-round draft pick by the New York Yankees in this year's MLB draft.

Reinstetle served as the recruiting coordinator at Ole Miss from 2007-09, where he helped sign four Top-20 recruiting classes and aided the Rebels in two Super Regional appearances. In his last season, Ole Miss fell one game shy of the College World Series and had five everyday starters finish the season with a batting average of .335 or higher. Reinstetle left Ole Miss following the 2009 season to work in the private business sector for his family-owned business in Powell, Ohio. During this time, he also provided personal baseball instruction for six- to 18-year olds.

Reinstetle also helped attract a Top-50 recruiting class as the recruiting coordinator at South Alabama in 2006. The Jaguars set single-season school records in hits (707) and batting average (.326), in addition to posting a 39-21 record and making an NCAA Regional appearance.

Reinstetle is a 1999 graduate of Ohio Dominican University.