Says Buckeyes head coach Greg Beals of Dingler, “He’s a great athlete that’s becoming a great baseball player.” JACKSON TWP. Before Dillon Dingler ever stepped foot on Ohio State’s campus, Buckeyes baseball coach Greg Beals believed big things were in store for the 2017 Jackson High School graduate. “We were really excited about him in the recruiting process,” Beals said. “I was 100 percent confident he was a future pro. “Did I know he’d be sniffing the first round? That’s hard to say.” After being projected as a late first-round pick entering this week’s Major League Baseball Draft, Dingler ended up going 38th overall (the first pick of the second round) to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. A junior catcher for Ohio State, Dingler is the highest Buckeye draft pick since Alex Wimmers went 21st overall in 2010. Not bad for a kid who basically was viewed as a part-time…
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