Baseball
Haire, Justin
Justin Haire
- Title:
- Head Coach
Justin Haire was named the head coach of the Ohio State baseball program on June 21, 2024. He is the 13th coach in program history.
Haire’s ties to Ohio are strong; he played at Bowling Green for two seasons and was part of the 2001 MAC East Division Champion team. He finished his collegiate playing career at the University of Indianapolis. Haire was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio, and graduated from Badin High School.
Haire brings a proven history of success to Columbus after serving as the head coach at Campbell for the last 10 seasons. He won 317 games while at the helm of the Camels’ program, averaging over 30 wins per season. He was named the Big South Coach of the Year four times (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023). Haire led the Camels to five consecutive Big South regular season titles from 2018-23 and four Big South Tournament titles (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023). Haire and the Camels reached five NCAA Regionals and won seven NCAA Tournament games.
Haire earned his first win at the helm of the Ohio State program on Feb. 21, 2025 as the Buckeyes downed No. 12 NC State, 8-3. More ranked wins came for the Buckeyes as they took two out of three games from No. 10 Oregon in a Big Ten series at Bill Davis Stadium in March. 12 players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of the season and three players (Luke Carrell, Nik Copenhaver, Hunter Shaw) earned CSC Academic All-District honors. Blaine Wynk was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the eighth round of the 2025 MLB Draft and Tyler Pettorini signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Fourteen of Haire’s players have been selected in the MLB Draft and 19 have signed professional contracts with MLB organizations. He has coached three Big South Players of the Year, three Big South Pitchers of the Year, four Big South Rookies of the Year, and 10 All-Americans.
Before being named the head coach at Campbell in June 2014, Haire spent seven seasons with the Camels serving in various roles including recruiting coordinator, assistant coach, and associate head coach.
Haire is known for his consistent and explosive offenses and in his 17 total seasons at Campbell, the Camels set over 50 individual and team offensive records.
Prior to Campbell, Haire spent four years as an assistant at Ouachita Baptist University and one season as the pitching coach at Sterling College.
Haire graduated from Henderson State University with a degree in history. Haire and his wife Lindsey have four children; Jackson, Parker, Max, and Anne Marie.
Haire’s ties to Ohio are strong; he played at Bowling Green for two seasons and was part of the 2001 MAC East Division Champion team. He finished his collegiate playing career at the University of Indianapolis. Haire was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio, and graduated from Badin High School.
Haire brings a proven history of success to Columbus after serving as the head coach at Campbell for the last 10 seasons. He won 317 games while at the helm of the Camels’ program, averaging over 30 wins per season. He was named the Big South Coach of the Year four times (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023). Haire led the Camels to five consecutive Big South regular season titles from 2018-23 and four Big South Tournament titles (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023). Haire and the Camels reached five NCAA Regionals and won seven NCAA Tournament games.
Haire earned his first win at the helm of the Ohio State program on Feb. 21, 2025 as the Buckeyes downed No. 12 NC State, 8-3. More ranked wins came for the Buckeyes as they took two out of three games from No. 10 Oregon in a Big Ten series at Bill Davis Stadium in March. 12 players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of the season and three players (Luke Carrell, Nik Copenhaver, Hunter Shaw) earned CSC Academic All-District honors. Blaine Wynk was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the eighth round of the 2025 MLB Draft and Tyler Pettorini signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Fourteen of Haire’s players have been selected in the MLB Draft and 19 have signed professional contracts with MLB organizations. He has coached three Big South Players of the Year, three Big South Pitchers of the Year, four Big South Rookies of the Year, and 10 All-Americans.
Before being named the head coach at Campbell in June 2014, Haire spent seven seasons with the Camels serving in various roles including recruiting coordinator, assistant coach, and associate head coach.
Haire is known for his consistent and explosive offenses and in his 17 total seasons at Campbell, the Camels set over 50 individual and team offensive records.
Prior to Campbell, Haire spent four years as an assistant at Ouachita Baptist University and one season as the pitching coach at Sterling College.
Haire graduated from Henderson State University with a degree in history. Haire and his wife Lindsey have four children; Jackson, Parker, Max, and Anne Marie.
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