Greg Beals becomes just the fourth baseball coach at Ohio State in 59 years.
(Ball State Photo)
Strike up the Flashdance music, Greg Beals is the new baseball coach at Ohio State.
Beals, who spent the last eight seasons at Ball State, will be named the Buckeyes’ new skipper in a press conference later this afternoon, according to various sources.
The Muncie (Ind.) Star Press reported this morning that “Beals sent out a text message to the Ball State players and coaches shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday informing them of his decision to accept the offer.”
Beals just concluded his eighth season as head coach of the Ball State baseball program. During his time at BSU, Beals guided the Cardinals to three seasons of 35 wins or more as well as three Mid-American Conference West division titles. He has tallied an overall record of 243-202.
Before becoming the head coach at Ball State, Beals had spent the nine previous seasons as an assistant coach at Kent State, his alma mater.
A native of Springfield, Ohio, Beals attended Kenton Ridge High School and was a 22nd-round selection of the New York Mets in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, spending three years in the Mets’ farm system before he became an assistant at Kent State.
Beals replaces Bob Todd, who announced his retirement during the final week of the regular season. Todd spent 23 years as the head coach of the Buckeyes.
Beals becomes just the fourth baseball coach at Ohio State in 59 years. Along with Todd (1988-2010), there’s only been Dick Finn (1976-87) and Marty Karow (1951-75) since 1951, the same year legendary football coach Woody Hayes was hired.
Tags: Baseball by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com
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