Greg Beals
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 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 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big Ten Tournament Championship (2016) | |
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) | MAC Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2004 | Ball State | 28–28 | 14–10 | T-2nd (West) | MAC Tournament[b] | ||||
| 2005 | Ball State | 38–18 | 17–5 | T-1st (West) | MAC Tournament[c] | ||||
| 2006 | Ball State | 38–22 | 16–9 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Ball State | 20–34 | 8–19 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Ball State | 28–25 | 12–11 | 3rd (West) | MAC Tournament[d] | ||||
| 2009 | Ball State | 26–25 | 14–10 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament[e] | ||||
| 2010 | Ball State | 29–29 | 19–8 | 3rd (West) | MAC Tournament[f] | ||||
| Ball State: | 243–202 | 117–72 | |||||||
| Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Ohio State | 26–27 | 13–11 | 4th | Big Ten Tournament[g] | ||||
| 2012 | Ohio State | 33–27 | 11–13 | 6th | Big Ten Tournament[h] | ||||
| 2013 | Ohio State | 35–23 | 15–9 | 2nd | Big Ten Tournament[i] | ||||
| 2014 | Ohio State | 30–28 | 10–14 | T-7th | Big Ten Tournament[j] | ||||
| 2015 | Ohio State | 35–21 | 13–11 | 7th | Big Ten Tournament[k] | ||||
| 2016 | Ohio State | 44–20–1 | 15–9 | T–3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Ohio State: | 203–146–1 | 77–67 | |||||||
| Total: | 446–348–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2003.
- ^ The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2004.
- ^ The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2005.
- ^ The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.
- ^ The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2009.
- ^ The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.
- ^ The top six finishers of the Big Ten's ten teams qualified for the Tournament in 2011.
- ^ The top six finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
- ^ The top six finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.
- ^ The top eight finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2014.
- ^ The top eight finishers of the Big Ten's thirteen teams qualified for the Tournament in 2015.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Greg Beals". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Greg Beals". Ball State Cardinals. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Ohio State Names Greg Beals Head Coach". NCAA. June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ David Jablonski (May 1, 2013). "Buckeye baseball booming under Beals". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ Todd Avery (April 4, 2011). "Greg Beals is at home in 1st year as OSU baseball coach". Truman State University Index. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ Brian Foley (June 16, 2010). "Greg Beals set to be named head coach at Ohio State". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)