University of Southern Indiana Athletics

Lexi Reese '17 M'19 wrapped up her third season as an assistant coach for the University of Southern Indiana Softball team in 2020.

During her three seasons with the Screaming Eagles' coaching staff, Reese has helped the Eagles to a pair of NCAA II Tournament appearances, a 91-48 overall record, a Midwest Region title and a national championship.

In her first year with the Eagles' coaching staff, Reese helped the Screaming Eagles to their first-ever NCAA Division II national championship, their second straight NCAA II Midwest Region title and their first GLVC Tournament crown since 1998.

Reese, who helped the Eagles to their first-ever regional title as a senior in 2017, assists Head Coach Sue Kunkle in all aspects of the USI Softball program.

In three seasons with the Screaming Eagles, Reese finished her career ranked fifth all-time in career assists (388), tied for sixth in doubles (40), tied for ninth in home runs (18) and 12th in RBIs (98). She also was one of 12 players in program history to eclipse the 40-RBI mark in a single season and one of six players to hit at least 10 home runs in a single year.

In 2016, Reese earned third-time All-GLVC honors as well as Academic All-District IV accolades after hitting .326 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.

A staple in the infield, Reese started all of USI’s 166 games during her three years in a USI uniform, including 165 at shortstop.

Academically, Reese was a three-time Academic All-GLVC honoree prior to earning her bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising in May 2017. The Lebanon, Indiana, native earned her master's degree in sports management from USI in December 2019.