Bobby Valentine speaks at fifth annual Baseball Night
February 7, 2012
When he became the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech in 2007, Pete Hughes made generating support for the program his top priority.
Pete Hughes
Pete Hughes took over the Virginia Tech baseball program following the 2006 season and the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Chuck Hartman, who spent 28 years with the Hokies and 47 years as a head coach.
As the Hokies’ head coach, Hughes has amassed a 78-84 record, including a 32-21 mark in 2009, which was the highest winning percentage in a single season for a Tech team since 1999.
Hughes began his coaching career at Hamilton College in New York in 1990 where he served as an assistant for the football team and as a top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the baseball team. He continued his dual-sport coaching roles at Northeastern University from fall 1991 to 1996.
In 1997, he went to Texas to serve as the head coach of the baseball team at Trinity University. From 1997 to 1998, he led the Tigers to a 52-30 overall record.
In 1998, however, Hughes took over for a Boston College team that ended up going 17-23-1. The following year, Hughes led the Eagles to a 26-21-1 record. In 2000, the Eagles posted a 35-20 record, making just their second-ever appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament. That season, Hughes was named BIG EAST, New England and ABCA/Diamond Division I Northeast Region coach of the year.
He would go on to coach the Eagles through 2006 until landing the head coaching position at Tech.
In the summer of 2009, Hughes signed a contract extension with the Hokies, locking himself up as the baseball head coach through 2014.
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Bobby Valentine speaks at fifth annual Baseball Night
February 7, 2012
When he became the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech in 2007, Pete Hughes made generating support for the program his top priority.
Baseball sweeps Maryland, continues push for ACC tourney
April 28, 2011
The Hokies (24-19, 7-14) season got off to a rough start as they started off 1-11 in Atlantic Coast Conference action, including four one-run losses.
Baseball defeats North Carolina A&T 5-4
April 26, 2011
The Virginia Tech baseball team needed some late scoring to defeat the Aggies of North Carolina A&T Tuesday night.
Baseball gets first ACC sweep over Maryland
April 25, 2011
For the first time this season, Pete Hughes’ Virginia Tech baseball team swept an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent — Maryland.
Bullpen collapses as Hokies drop series against Seminoles
April 18, 2011
For coach Pete Hughes and the Virginia Tech baseball team, this weekend represented the highs and lows of Atlantic Coast Conference baseball.
Baseball earns first ACC series win at Wake
April 11, 2011
The Virginia Tech baseball team won its first ACC series of the season after defeating Wake Forest over the weekend.
Bittersweet series for Tech ends in first conference win
March 28, 2011
The Virginia Tech baseball team may have finally gotten the monkey off its back with its first ACC victory on Sunday, but the three-game series against Boston College was still a disappointment.
Hokies look to break winless ACC start against Eagles
March 23, 2011
After a rough start, the Virginia Tech baseball team is hoping its in-conference struggles will end this weekend with a three-game series at Boston College.
Hokies swept for second straight weekend against UNC
March 21, 2011
The Virginia Tech baseball team’s struggles against the tough competition of the ACC continued this weekend as Tech was swept at home by No. 18 North Carolina in a three-game series.