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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Friday, 26 February 2016 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: OSU Heads South With A Critical Eye On Defense And Pitching

Improved starting pitching and defense is a must for OSU to be successful this weekend. If not, they may be beaten and beaten badly. That said, the Buckeyes have an ace in the hole.
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Sunday, 21 February 2016 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: OSU Leaves Dodgertown Undefeated…With An Asterisk

Sometimes circumstances prevail. For reasons more complicated than hits, runs and errors, Ohio State had to settle for a tie in the finale of the Dodgertown Classic. Read Greg Hoard's wrapup from the Buckeyes' opening weekend in our latest feature.
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Sunday, 21 February 2016 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

OSU Makes It A Saturday Sweep, Dropping Pitt In 13

They are undefeated going into the finale of the Dodgertown Classic and they are sturdy. That much is certain. Nearly nine hours of baseball tells the tale.
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Sunday, 21 February 2016 / Published in Features

Hoard: ‘Bo-Zee’ Rescues OSU With Two HRs

Junior Jacob Bosiokovic is writing a new story at Ohio State, one that include the long ball in clutch situations. The junior right fielder was a one-man gang in win over Niagara. Read Greg Hoard's story from Vero Beach on Press Pros.
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Saturday, 20 February 2016 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: OSU Out Of The Gate With Flying Colors

It was a good and impressive start, but it was just that — a start. There’s a long and difficult road ahead for the Ohio State Buckeyes but they are buckled-up, buttoned-down and ready to get down to the business at hand. And take it from them, in 2016 it’s serious business.