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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Monday, 09 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Bucks’ Bats Rally Once More, Fuel Second Straight Win

Buckeyes win second straight game on east coast of Florida, face tougher opponent in North Florida before coming north for next week's home opener against North Florida. Greg Hoard writes for today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Bucks Hold A Party At The Plate, Clobber Harvard

The Buckeyes rebound from recent hitting woes with 15 hits, a couple of long-awaited home runs, and a brilliant starting performance by sophomore Garrett Burhenn. Greg Hoard writes Buckeye baseball in today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Bucks Fall To Stetson, Bats Fail Again, And the Pitching…?

The Buckeyes misfire on day one of the Stetson Invitational tourney...Lonsway roughed up in short outing...bats continue to lag as team struggles to score. Greg Hoard writes for Press Pros.
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: Poor Fielding, Poor Hitting Make Bucks Pay

Sun-struck?...Critical outfield errors by the Buckeyes led to four unearned runs and a disappointing outcome despite another outstanding start from lefthander Seth Lonsway. Read more on their weekend series in Atlanta in today's Press Pros feature.
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: Ohio State Stung by No.19 Georgia Tech

Put it behind, and learn...Garrett Burhenn gave up three home runs in a rare poor start, and the Buckeyes simply could not dig themselves out of an early hole that was just too deep. Read more about the game from Greg Hoard in today's inside feature.