Hal McCoy is a former beat writer for the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing." He has won 52 Ohio and national writing awards and was the first non-Cincinnati newsperson elected to the Cincinnati Journalists Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame and the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. He has a stone on Dayton's Walk of Fame and the press box at Dayton's Howell Field is named the Hal McCoy Press Box. McCoy has been the Cincinnati BBWAA Chapter Chair 22 times and was the BBWAA national president in 1997. He is the third writer from the Dayton Daily News to win the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, joining Si Burick (1982) and Ritter Collett (1991). Residing in Englewood, Ohio, McCoy is an honors graduate in journalism from Kent State University.
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Sunday, 09 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

At The Tourney: C-J Wins Second Straight In Division II

They used their superior pitching again, and seven timely hits to achieve the second Division II baseball titles in as many years for the Chaminade-Julienne Eagles. And coach Mike Barhorst rides off into the sunset a winner. Read Hal McCoy's account in today's Press Pros feature.
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

From The Tourney: Coldwater Does It (Wins) Abnormally

Frilling starts on the mound, moves to second base, then returns to the mound to finish. Cavaliers come from behind to beat Roger Bacon, 12-7, and advance to Division III state finals.
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

From The Tourney: CJ In Line For Repeat, Beats Van Wert

Squeeze it...The Chaminade-Julienne Eagles are going back to the Division II title game with their win over Van Wert in Saturday's first semi-final game. Read hall of famer Hal McCoy account of the game on Press Pros.
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Friday, 07 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

Minster Runs Into Lefty Bound For Wright State

Minster's bid for fourth state Division IV title gets halted by Hillsdale, 1-0. Jay Luikart, a future Wright stateRaider, holds Minster to two hits, just a touch better than Minster's Austin Brown. Jacob Niemeyer (pictured) walks off after he was retired for the game's final out. Hal McCoy writes the story from Akron.
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Friday, 07 June 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

Mentor Short-Circuits Springboro’s Division I Hopes

Panthers' first trip to state tournament halted, 4-0, on a two-hitter by Mentor's Justin Wilson.  Springboro's Tyler Kean impressive before departing for Ohio State.