{
  "id": 697843,
  "title": "Longtime assistant coach takes over OHSAA champion New Albany baseball",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/longtime-assistant-coach-takes-over-ohsaa-champion-new-albany-baseball",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:39:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/longtime-assistant-coach-takes-over-203902787.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jonathan Braund, a longtime assistant coach at New Albany, has been named the new head coach of the OHSAA champion baseball program. Braund, who succeeded Mike Sandman, led the Eagles to a Division II state title last year after defeating Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 4-1 at Credit Union Park in Akron. Sandman stepped down from his role as head coach for family and professional reasons after four seasons, praising Braund's dedication and ability to foster a strong team culture. Braund, 40, has been with the program since 2013, serving as a volunteer assistant, middle school coach, and high school coach before becoming an assistant for the past two seasons. He expressed excitement about the opportunity to continue New Albany's success and build on the strong foundation Sandman laid during his tenure.",
  "summary": "After contributing to two state titles as an assistant baseball coach at New Albany, Jonathan Braund will now lead the program.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}