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, 05 March 2017 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard On OSU: A Turning Point? Buckeyes Take The Campbell Series

Tre' Gantt and the Buckeyes put their game together to salvage the swing game in their series with Campbell....JUCOs make a big contribution...Pavlopoulus returns to the pen to anchor the win. Read Greg Hoard's latest post on Buckeye baseball.
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Saturday, 04 March 2017 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard On OSU: Post And Power Surge Drops Campbell

The Buckeyes show some "gumption" after Friday's disappointing loss, evening their series with Campbell with a 7-1 win. Read Greg Hoard in the latest update.
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Saturday, 04 March 2017 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: No Soup For Buckeyes At Campbell

A lot of base runners, but no hits to drive them in. A cold night in Carolina turned the Buckeyes' bats absolutely frigid in opening loss to Campbell. Read Greg Hoard in the latest Buckeye update.
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Sunday, 19 February 2017 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard On OSU: Weaknesses Exposed, Buckeyes Settle For Split In ‘Classic’

The Florida Sunshine Classic wasn’t all clear skies and balmy breezes for the Buckeyes. Ohio State left here Sunday afternoon forced to settle with a split in the four-game event and the full realization that much needs to be done.
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Sunday, 19 February 2017 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard on OSU: Buckeyes Soar, Then Go ‘Thud’

There were five home runs, two by Zach Ratcliff; and three grand slams, one each by Brady Cherry and Noah McGowan... It was literally a career day for Ratcliff. The redshirt senior had a career high in hits (four), runs scored (four), home runs (two) and RBI (six). Read Greg Hoard in today's inside feature.