Greg Beals
{{Short description|American baseball coach (born 1970)}}
{{Distinguish|Greg Beales}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Greg Beals
| image = Greg_Beals_Marshall.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Beals in 2024
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Marshall
| current_conference = Sun Belt
| current_record = 67–100
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|2|9}}
| birth_place = Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1989–1991
| player_team1 = Kent State
| player_positions = C
| coach_years1 = 1994–2002
| coach_team1 = Kent State (Asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2003–2010
| coach_team2 = Ball State
| coach_years3 = 2011–2022
| coach_team3 = Ohio State
| coach_years4 = 2023–present
| coach_team4 = Marshall
| overall_record = 655–590–1
| tournament_record = NCAA: 2–6
| championships = *2× Big Ten Tournament (2016, 2019)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
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).{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/beals_greg00.html|publisher=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Greg Beals|accessdate=January 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502193945/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/beals_greg00.html|archive-date=May 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=714442|publisher=Ball State Cardinals|title=Greg Beals|accessdate=January 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227091641/http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14200&ATCLID=714442|archive-date=February 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2010-06-17/ohio-state-names-greg-beals-head-coach|publisher=NCAA|title=Ohio State Names Greg Beals Head Coach|date=June 17, 2010|accessdate=January 21, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123120/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2010-06-17/ohio-state-names-greg-beals-head-coach|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/sports/buckeye-baseball-booming-under-beals/nXdWz/|newspaper=Springfield News-Sun|title=Buckeye baseball booming under Beals|author=David Jablonski|date=May 1, 2013|accessdate=January 21, 2014|location=Springfield, Ohio}}{{cite news|url=http://tmn.truman.edu/theindex/2011/04/04/greg-beals-is-at-home-in-1st-year-as-osu-baseball-coach/|publisher=Truman State University Index|title=Greg Beals is at home in 1st year as OSU baseball coach|author=Todd Avery|date=April 4, 2011|accessdate=January 21, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140121225453/http://tmn.truman.edu/theindex/2011/04/04/greg-beals-is-at-home-in-1st-year-as-osu-baseball-coach/|archive-date=January 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2010/06/16/greg-beals-set-to-be-named-head-coach-at-ohio-state/ |publisher=College Baseball Daily |title=Greg Beals set to be named head coach at Ohio State |author=Brian Foley |date=June 16, 2010 |accessdate=January 21, 2014}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/kenton-ridge-grad-beals-wins-second-big-ten-baseball-title-nine-seasons-ohio-state/nfA1iTkeHeWWJTapme1IDN/ |title=Kenton Ridge grad Beals wins second Big Ten baseball title in nine seasons at Ohio State |date=May 26, 2019 |author=David Jablonski |publisher=Dayton Daily News |work=www.daytondailynews.com |access-date=July 25, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33972521/ohio-state-fires-baseball-coach-greg-beals-12-seasons |title=Ohio State fires baseball coach Greg Beals after 12 seasons |date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |work=www.espn.com |access-date=July 25, 2022}}
On July 25, 2022, Beals was introduced as the head coach of the Akron Zips.{{cite web |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/springfield-native-beals-will-continue-coaching-career-in-mac/HBEFU2Z7NRCM7BQLDGV23Y735A/ |title=Springfield native Beals will continue coaching career in MAC |date=July 25, 2022 |author=David Jablonski |publisher=Dayton Daily News |work=www.daytondailynews.com |access-date=July 25, 2022}}
On January 3, 2023, Beals was introduced as the head coach of the Marshall baseball team without ever coaching a game for Akron.{{cite web |url=https://d1baseball.com/coaching-buzz/marshall-hires-greg-beals-akron-makes-internal-hire/ |title=Marshall Hires Greg Beals, Akron Makes Internal Hire |date=January 3, 2023 |author=Kendall Rogers |publisher=D1baseball |work=www.d1baseball.com |access-date=January 3, 2023}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Ball State Cardinals|conference=Mid-American Conference|startyear=2003|endyear=2010}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2003
| name = Ball State
| overall = 36–21
| conference = 17–10
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = MAC Tournament{{efn|The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2003.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = Ball State
| overall = 28–28
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = T-2nd (West)
| postseason = MAC Tournament{{efn|The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2004.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2005
| name = Ball State
| overall = 38–18
| conference = 17–5
| confstanding = T-1st (West)
| postseason = MAC Tournament{{efn|The two division winners plus the next four finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 13 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2005.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2006
| name = Ball State
| overall = 38–22
| conference = 16–9
| confstanding = 2nd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Ball State
| overall = 20–34
| conference = 8–19
| confstanding = 6th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Ball State
| overall = 28–25
| conference = 12–11
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = MAC Tournament{{efn|The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2009
| name = Ball State
| overall = 26–25
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = MAC Tournament{{efn|The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2009.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Ball State
| overall = 29–29
| conference = 19–8
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason = MAC Tournament{{efn|The two division winners plus the next six finishers, regardless of division, of the MAC's 12 teams qualified for the Tournament in 2008.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Ball State|overall=243–202|confrecord=117–72}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Ohio State Buckeyes|conference=Big Ten Conference|startyear=2011|endyear=2022}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 25–27
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = Big Ten Tournament{{efn|The top six finishers of the Big Ten's ten teams qualified for the Tournament in 2011.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 33–27
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = Big Ten Tournament{{efn|The top six finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 35–23
| conference = 15–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = Big Ten Tournament{{efn|The top six finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 30–28
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason = Big Ten Tournament{{efn|The top eight finishers of the Big Ten's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2014.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 35–20
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = Big Ten Tournament{{efn|The top eight finishers of the Big Ten's thirteen teams qualified for the Tournament in 2015.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2016
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 44–20–1
| conference = 15–9
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 22–34
| conference = 8–16
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 36–24
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2019
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 36–27
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 6–8
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 22–20
| conference = 22–20
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Ohio State
| overall = 21–30
| conference = 8–14
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Ohio State|overall=345–288–1|confrecord=141–139}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Marshall Thundering Herd
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|startyear=2023
|endyear=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Marshall
| overall = 16–37
| conference = 5–25
| confstanding = 14th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Marshall
| overall = 18–37
| conference = 9–21
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Marshall
| overall = 33–26
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament{{efn|The top ten finishers of the Sun Belt's fourteen teams qualified for the Tournament in 2025.}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
|name=Marshall
|overall=67–100
|confrecord=30–60
}}
{{CBB yearly record end|overall=655–590–1}}
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References
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