Pete Hughes (born January 11, 1968) is an American

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coach and head coach of the

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team. Previously he served as the head coach of the

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and the Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team.

Playing career

After growing up in Brockton, Massachusetts, Hughes attended

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, lettering in both baseball and football for the Eagles. Hughes then was a four-year starting quarterback at

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. He also played third base for the Wildcats baseball team.

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

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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

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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. Hughes was hired as head coach at

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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. Hughes earned a three-year contract extension after the 2009 season. He was hired by the

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in 2014. He was let go by the Sooners in June 2017. On July 31, 2017, Hughes was named volunteer assistant at Georgia. On June 8, 2018, Hughes was named the head coach of the

team.

Head coaching record

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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

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