Pete Hughes

Pete Hughes is an American college baseball coach and head coach of the Kansas State Wildcats baseball team. Previously he served as the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball and the Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team.

Pete Hughes
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamKansas State
ConferenceBig 12
Record35–40
Biographical details
Born (1968-01-11) January 11, 1968
Brockton, Massachusetts
Playing career
1986–1989Davidson football
1987–1990Davidson baseball
Position(s)QB, 3B
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1990Hamilton (NY) (assistant)
1991–1996Northeastern (assistant)
Baseball
1990–1991Hamilton (NY) (assistant)
1991–1996Northeastern (assistant)
1997–1998Trinity (TX)
1999–2006Boston College
2007–2013Virginia Tech
2014–2017Oklahoma
2018Georgia (volunteer assistant)
2019–presentKansas State
Head coaching record
Overall686–530–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Big East Coach of the Year: 2000, 2002

Playing career

After growing up in Brockton, Massachusetts, Hughes attended Boston College High School, lettering in both baseball and football for the Eagles. Hughes then was a four-year starting quarterback at Davidson College. He also played third base for the Wildcats baseball team.[1]

Coaching career

After completing college, Hughes became an assistant coach for both baseball and football at Hamilton College. He stayed there for one academic year before moving to Northeastern in the same dual capacity. After five years, he decided to focus on baseball and landed his first head coaching job at Trinity University in Texas. Taking just two seasons to improve the Tigers to a conference championship, Hughes was hired by Boston College after the 1998 season. His success with the Eagles was also immediate, improving Boston College's record by nine wins in his first year. Hughes picked up a variety of Coach of the Year awards in his second season, including awards from the Big East Conference and regional selectors of the American Baseball Coaches Association. He would earn more such honors in 2002 and 2005. He also led the Eagles to the Big East Conference Baseball Tournament five times in seven years. Boston College had only appeared in the tournament once prior to his arrival.[1]

Hughes was hired as head coach at Virginia Tech beginning in the 2007 season, replacing Hall of Famer Chuck Hartman, who had led the Hokies for the previous 28 years. Hughes has rebuilt the Hokies into a power, bringing the team back into the national rankings and to the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament on a regular basis.[1][2][3] Hughes earned a three-year contract extension after the 2009 season.[4] He was hired by the Oklahoma Sooners in 2014. He was let go by the Sooners in June 2017. [5] On July 31, 2017, Hughes was named volunteer assistant at Georgia. On June 8, 2018, Hughes was named the head coach of the Kansas State Wildcats baseball team.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Trinity Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–1998)
1997 Trinity 19–199–82nd (West)
1998 Trinity 33–1115–31st (West)
Trinity: 52–3024–11
Boston College Eagles (Big East Conference) (1999–2005)
1999 Boston College 26–2110–159th
2000 Boston College 35–2012–115thBig East Tournament
2001 Boston College 29–2211–138th
2002 Boston College 30–2515–11t-3rdBig East Tournament
2003 Boston College 33–2113–115th
2004 Boston College 32–2715–94thBig East Tournament
2005 Boston College 37–2017–82ndBig East Tournament
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2006)
2006 Boston College 28–25–19–215th (Atlantic)
Boston College: 250–181–1102–99
Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2007–2013)
2007 Virginia Tech 23–317–236th (Coastal)
2008 Virginia Tech 23–326–246th (Coastal)
2009 Virginia Tech 32–2112–176th (Coastal)
2010 Virginia Tech 40–2216–144th (Coastal)NCAA Regional
2011 Virginia Tech 30–2511–195th (Coastal)
2012 Virginia Tech 34–2111–195th (Coastal)
2013 Virginia Tech 40–2215–143rd (Coastal)NCAA Regional
Virginia Tech: 222–17478–130
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12 Conference) (2014–2017)
2014 Oklahoma 28–278–168thBig 12 Tournament
2015 Oklahoma 34–2713–114thBig 12 Tournament
2016 Oklahoma 30–27–111–135thBig 12 Tournament
2017 Oklahoma 35–2412–112ndNCAA Regional
Oklahoma: 127–105–144–51
Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12 Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Kansas State 25–338–168thBig 12 Tournament
2020 Kansas State 10–70–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Kansas State: 35–408–16
Total:686–530–1[7][8][9][10][11]

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "Pete Hughes". hokiesports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  2. Mark Berman (May 19, 2010). "VT baseball coach Hughes builds national power". Roanoke Times. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. "Pete Hughes deserves a little respect". CollegeSportsFeed.com. May 25, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  4. "Hokies baseball coach Pete Hughes gets contract extension". Daily Press. July 16, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. "OU to part ways with baseball coach Pete Hughes". June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. Allen, Deaundra (June 8, 2018). "K-State hires former OU, Virginia Tech coach to lead baseball program". Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  7. "2012 SCAC Spring Record Book" (PDF). SCACSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  8. "2012 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  9. "2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Media Guide". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  10. "2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  11. "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
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