May 23—Ohio State announced Monday afternoon baseball coach Greg Beals has been let go with a year left on his contract. The Kenton Ridge graduate posted a record of 346-288-1 in 12 seasons at the helm of the Buckeyes, who went 21-30 this season and missed the Big Ten Tournament. Beals’ teams won the Big Ten Tournament in 2016 and ’19 and made the NCAA Regional in ’16, ’18 and ’19. His contract was extended after that 2019 season. Beals is third in Ohio State baseball coaching wins behind his immediate predecessor, Bob Todd, who went 901-477-2 from 1988-2010, and Marty Karow, who went 479-341-5 from 1951-75. Beals is a member of the Springfield/Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame. He played collegiately at Kent State then spent three seasons in the New York Mets farm system. He was an assistant coach at Kent before becoming head coach at Ball State,…
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