Greg Beals

Greg Beals (born February 9, 1970) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd. Beals played college baseball at Kent State University from 1989 to 1991 for coach Danny Hall. He previously served as head coach at Ball State (2003–2010) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (2011–2022).[1]

Not to be confused with Greg Beales.
Greg Beals
Beals in 2019
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMarshall
ConferenceSun Belt
Record16-37
Biographical details
Born (1970-02-09) February 9, 1970
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1991Kent State
Position(s)C
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2002Kent State (Asst.)
2003–2010Ball State
2011–2022Ohio State
2023–presentMarshall
Head coaching record
Overall605–527–1
TournamentsNCAA: 2–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

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] Beals lead the Buckeyes to their first NCAA Regional in 2016, with a Big Ten Conference Tournament championship, their first postseason appearance since 2009. Beals lead the Buckeyes to another Big Ten Conference Tournament championship in 2019.[7] On May 23, 2022, Beals was fired by the Buckeyes after finishing 12th in the 2022 season. He posted a 346–288–1 record in 11 seasons.[8]

On July 25, 2022, Beals was introduced as the head coach of the Akron Zips.[9]

On January 3, 2023, Beals was introduced as the head coach of the Marshall baseball team without ever coaching a game for Akron.[10]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2003–2010)
2003 Ball State 36–2117–101st (West)MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2004 Ball State 28–2814–10T-2nd (West)MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2005 Ball State 38–1817–5T-1st (West)MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2006 Ball State 38–2216–92nd (West)NCAA Regional
2007 Ball State 20–348–196th (West)
2008 Ball State 28–2512–113rd (West)MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 4]
2009 Ball State 26–2514–101st (West)MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 5]
2010 Ball State 29–2919–83rd (West)MAC Tournament[lower-alpha 6]
Ball State: 243–202117–72
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2022)
2011 Ohio State 25–2713–114thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 7]
2012 Ohio State 33–2711–136thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 8]
2013 Ohio State 35–2315–92ndBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 9]
2014 Ohio State 30–2810–14T-7thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 10]
2015 Ohio State 35–2013–117thBig Ten Tournament[lower-alpha 11]
2016 Ohio State 44–20–115–9T–3rdNCAA Regional
2017 Ohio State 22–348–169th
2018 Ohio State 36–2414–107thNCAA Regional
2019 Ohio State 36–2712–12T-6thNCAA Regional
2020 Ohio State 6–80–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Ohio State 22–2022–206th
2022 Ohio State 21–308–1411th
Ohio State: 345–288–1141–139
Marshall Thundering Herd (Sun Belt Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Marshall 16–375–2514th
Marshall: 16–375–25
Total:604–527–1

      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.

References
  1. "Greg Beals". Ohio State Buckeyes. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. "Greg Beals". Ball State Cardinals. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. 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 (April 4, 2011). "Greg Beals is at home in 1st year as OSU baseball coach". Truman State University Index. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. 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.
  7. David Jablonski (May 26, 2019). "Kenton Ridge grad Beals wins second Big Ten baseball title in nine seasons at Ohio State". www.daytondailynews.com. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  8. "Ohio State fires baseball coach Greg Beals after 12 seasons". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  9. David Jablonski (July 25, 2022). "Springfield native Beals will continue coaching career in MAC". www.daytondailynews.com. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  10. Kendall Rogers (January 3, 2023). "Marshall Hires Greg Beals, Akron Makes Internal Hire". www.d1baseball.com. D1baseball. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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