Born in Indiana and educated in Georgia, Greg Hoard came to Cincinnati in the winter of 1979 as a columnist for the Cincinnati Post sports department, and joined the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1984 as the beat writer for the Cincinnati Reds.  He has received numerous awards for his work. In 1990, he left journalism for television. Hoard worked for WLWT-TV from 1990 through 1993 as sports director and spent 12 years as sports director at WXIX-TV. His written work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Baseball America, Baseball Digest and NFL Game Day. He has appeared on ESPN and NBC’s The Today Show. Greg is the author of three books: Joe, Rounding Home and Heading for Home; Gary Burbank, Voices in My Head; and, most recently, Hannan’s Way, An Unlikely Trek Through Life. He is currently working on a baseball memoir, parts of which he will share here.
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Sunday, 11 March 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Coastal Carolina Pins A Particularly Painful Loss On The Buckeyes

They fought back to tie it in the top of the ninth on a Dominic Canzone home run, only too see Coastal Carolina trump that with one of their own in the bottom of the inning. OUCH! Buckeyes lose a pair on a tough Saturday!
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Friday, 09 March 2018 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

The Process Continues, Buckeyes Open Weekend With Win Over High Point

Early Offense...Conner Pohl sneaks in ahead of a throw to the plate to score one of three first-inning runs for the Buckeyes in Friday's weekend opening win over High Point University. Bigger, harder work remains. Read more from Greg Hoard in today's feature.
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Sunday, 25 February 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Once Again, Mistakes Cost Ohio State, Bucks Fall To The No. 2 Beavers: 6-1

Errors and a sterling pitching effort by Oregon State's Grant Gambrell spelled doom for the Buckeyes on the final day of their Arizona weekend. It could have been better, but they come home with a split!
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Sunday, 25 February 2018 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Claim A Win On An Offensive Night, A Hitters Night In The Desert…

Senior Noah McGowan's bat continues to boom...as the Buckeyes took another step forward in the desert Saturday night, outlasting Utah for the second win in the Big Ten-Pac12 Challenge. Read Greg Hoard's account of the game in the latest baseball update from Press Pros.
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Sunday, 25 February 2018 / Published in Features

Buckeyes Claim A Win On An Offensive Night, A Hitters Night In The Desert

Senior Noah McGowan's bat continues to boom...as the Buckeyes took another step forward in the desert Saturday night, outlasting Utah for the second win in the Big Ten-Pac12 Challenge. Read Greg Hoard's account of the game in the latest baseball update from Press Pros.