Last week, Ohio State Buckeyes baseball coach Bill Mosiello abruptly left Ohio State after two years to return to the TCU Horned Frogs as an assistant. But it did not take the Buckeyes long to find his replacement.
On Friday morning, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Campbell head coach Justin Haire to take over the baseball program, signing him to a five-year contract to serve as the team’s next head coach.
“We are so excited to welcome Justin Haire and his family to Ohio State to lead our baseball program into a new era,” Ohio State’s soon-to-be athletic director Ross Bjork said in a statement. “We had a tremendous amount of interest in this position from successful coaches around the country, so it was exciting to see this search unfold. Coach Haire’s successful career as a head coach and track record of winning games in the NCAA Tournament made us stand up and take notice, and his deep Ohio roots are an added bonus. We believe Ohio State baseball can be a Big Ten contender and make deep runs in the NCAA Tournament under Justin’s leadership, and we are fired up for him to start here in Columbus.”
After winning 317 games as the head coach at Campbell for the past 10 years, Haire is excited to be joining the Buckeyes.
“I am incredibly honored and excited to be named the head baseball coach at The Ohio State University,” Haire said in a statement. “As an Ohio native, this opportunity is especially meaningful to me. We look forward to building a championship-level program at Ohio State, where the commitment to excellence in both athletics and academics is unparalleled. The passion and pride of Buckeye Nation is unmatched and we are eager to contribute to the success and growth of Ohio State baseball.”
We’ll have to see how Haire performs in the new role.
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