Greg Beals

Not to be confused with Greg Beales.
Greg Beals
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Ohio State
Conference Big Ten Conference
Biographical details
Born (1970-02-09) February 9, 1970
Springfield, Ohio
Playing career
1989–1991 Kent State
Position(s) C
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2002 Kent State (Asst.)
2003–2010 Ball State
2011–Present Ohio State

Greg Beals (born February 9, 1970) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2011 season. He previously served as head coach at Ball State from 2003 through 2010.[1]

Playing career

Beals was a three year letterman at catcher for Kent State, batting .306 for his career and earning honorable mention All-MAC honors. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 21st Round of the 1991 MLB Draft and played three seasons professionally, reaching high Class-A and playing on division-winning teams in each season.[1]

Coaching career

After ending his playing career, Beals became an assistant coach at Kent State, working primarily on recruiting. In nine seasons with the Golden Flashes, the team claimed a pair of MAC Tournament championships and made three NCAA Regional appearances. He would see 21 recruits sign professional contracts, 36 earn All-MAC honors, and 17 earned Academic All-MAC honors. He then earned his first head coaching job at Ball State. In eight seasons with the Cardinals, his teams claimed three MAC West Division championships and the school's first MAC Tournament title, leading to an NCAA Regional appearance. Only once did his team finish below third in the six-plus team division, also the only time the Cardinals failed to qualify for the MAC Tournament. This was after six starting position players and a top pitcher from the NCAA Tournament team, four of whom were drafted. Beals saw five players named All-Americans, 18 named All-MAC, and 15 Academic All-MAC, as well as 20 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

In the summer of 2010, Beals was named head coach at Ohio State. He has led the Buckeyes to the Big Ten Tournament each of his three seasons.[1][3][4][5][6]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2003–2010)
2003 Ball State 36–21 17–10 1st West (7) MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2004 Ball State 28–28 14–10 T-2nd West (7) MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2005 Ball State 38–18 17–5 T-1st West (6) MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2006 Ball State 38–22 16–9 2nd West (6) NCAA Regional
2007 Ball State 20–34 8–19 6th West (6)
2008 Ball State 28–25 12–11 3rd West (6) MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 4]
2009 Ball State 26–25 14–10 1st West (6) MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 5]
2010 Ball State 29–29 19–8 3rd West (6) MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 6]
Ball State: 243–202 117–72
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2011–present)
2011 Ohio State 26–27 13–11 4th (10) Big Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 7]
2012 Ohio State 33–27 11–13 6th (11) Big Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 8]
2013 Ohio State 35–23 15–9 2nd (11) Big Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 9]
2014 Ohio State 30–28 10–14 T-7th (11) Big Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 10]
2015 Ohio State 35–21 13–11 7th (13) Big Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 11]
Ohio State: 159–126 62–58
Total: 402–328

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ↑ The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2003.
  2. ↑ The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2004.
  3. ↑ The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2005.
  4. ↑ The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.
  5. ↑ The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2009.
  6. ↑ The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.
  7. ↑ The top six finishers of the Big Ten's ten teams qualified for the Tournament in 2011.
  8. ↑ The top six finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
  9. ↑ The top six finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.
  10. ↑ The top eight finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2014.
  11. ↑ The top eight finishers of the Big Ten's thirteen teams qualified for the Tournament in 2015.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Greg Beals". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Greg Beals". Ball State Cardinals. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ohio State Names Greg Beals Head Coach". NCAA. June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ David Jablonski (May 1, 2013). "Buckeye baseball booming under Beals". Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio). Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Todd Avery". Truman State University Index. April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Brian Foley (June 16, 2010). "Greg Beals set to be named head coach at Ohio State". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

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