Pete Hughes
Pete Hughes (born January 11, 1968) 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.
Hughes at Fort Riley in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kansas State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 133–116 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 11, 1968 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1989 | Davidson football |
| 1987–1990 | Davidson baseball |
| Position(s) | QB, 3B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1990 | Hamilton (NY) (assistant) |
| 1991–1996 | Northeastern (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1990–1991 | Hamilton (NY) (assistant) |
| 1991–1996 | Northeastern (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | Trinity (TX) |
| 1999–2006 | Boston College |
| 2007–2013 | Virginia Tech |
| 2014–2017 | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Georgia (volunteer assistant) |
| 2019–present | Kansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 755–608–2 |
| 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
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Trinity (TX) | 19–19 | 9–8 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1998 | Trinity (TX) | 33–11 | 15–3 | 1st (West) | |||||
| Trinity (TX): | 52–30 (.634) | 24–11 (.686) | |||||||
| Boston College Eagles (Big East Conference) (1999–2005) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Boston College | 26–21–1 | 10–15–1 | 9th | |||||
| 2000 | Boston College | 35–20 | 12–11 | 5th | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2001 | Boston College | 29–22 | 11–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2002 | Boston College | 30–25 | 15–11 | T–3rd | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Boston College | 33–21 | 13–11 | 5th | |||||
| 2004 | Boston College | 32–27 | 15–9 | 4th | Big East tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Boston College | 37–20 | 17–8 | 2nd | Big East tournament | ||||
| Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2006) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Boston College | 28–25–1 | 9–21 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| Boston College: | 250–181–2 (.580) | 102–99–1 (.507) | |||||||
| Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2007–2013) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | 23–31 | 4–25 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | 23–32 | 6–24 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 32–21 | 12–17 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 40–22 | 16–14 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 30–25 | 11–19 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2012 | Virginia Tech | 34–21 | 11–19 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2013 | Virginia Tech | 40–22 | 15–14 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Virginia Tech: | 192–174 (.525) | 75–132 (.362) | |||||||
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12 Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Oklahoma | 29–29 | 8–16 | 8th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Oklahoma | 34–27 | 13–11 | T–3rd | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Oklahoma | 30–27–1 | 11–13 | 5th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Oklahoma | 35–24 | 12–11 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Oklahoma: | 128–107–1 (.544) | 43–51 (.457) | |||||||
| Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12 Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Kansas State | 25–33 | 8–16 | 8th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Kansas State | 10–7 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Kansas State | 34–23 | 10–14 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Kansas State | 29–29 | 8–16 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Kansas State | 35–24 | 13–11 | 5th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
| Kansas State: | 133–116 (.534) | 39–57 (.406) | |||||||
| Total: | 755–608–3 (.554)[7][8][9][10][11] | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Pete Hughes". hokiesports.com. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ Mark Berman (May 19, 2010). "VT baseball coach Hughes builds national power". Roanoke Times. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ "Pete Hughes deserves a little respect". CollegeSportsFeed.com. May 25, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ "Hokies baseball coach Pete Hughes gets contract extension". Daily Press. July 16, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ "OU to part ways with baseball coach Pete Hughes". June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Allen, Deaundra (June 8, 2018). "K-State hires former OU, Virginia Tech coach to lead baseball program". Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "2012 SCAC Spring Record Book" (PDF). SCACSports.com. (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ . BigEast.org. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ . TheACC.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ . D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
External links
- Pete Hughes, Head Baseball Coach, Kansas State Wildcats