
Tucker Hughes
Title: | Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator |
Email: | thughes@highlands.edu |
Head Coaching Experience
- Franklin Duelers of Ohio Valley College Baseball League (2018-2019)
- Wellsville Nitros of New York Collegiate Baseball League (2017-18)
- Crown Point Sharks of Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Summer League (2016-17)
Assistant Coaching Experience
- University of the Ozarks (2019-2020), Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator
- Waldorf University (2017), Graduate Assistant
- Clark State Community College (spring 2017), Pitching Coach
- Ohio Christian University (2016), Volunteer Pitching Coach
Additional Experience
- Area scout for Rockland Boulders of Can-Am Independent Professional League
- Camp Instructor for Cincinnati Reds (summer 2013)
Collegiate Playing Career/Accomplishments
- Ohio Valley University (2013-15), pitcher
- Ohio Dominican University (2011-13), pitcher
- Led Ohio Valley University to a conference championship his senior season
- Pitched for Queen City Legends (2012, 2013)
- Among Queen City Legends top-5 in ERA, IP, SO and appearances
Coaching Accomplishments
- Helped University of the Ozarks to best season start since 2008 (2020)
- Univeersity of the Ozarks Team ERA was among Top-3 in the American Southwest Conference (2020)
- All-Conference Players
- Nestor Jimenez (2nd Team All-Conference Catcher, 2018)
- Brett Stenlund (1st Team All-Conference Catcher, 2019)
- Mackenzie Pearson (2nd Team All-Conference Pitcher, 2019)
- Nicholas Ray (2nd Team All-Conference Pitcher, 2019)
- Andrew Benns (Honorable Mention All-Conference Pitcher, 2019)
- Had one player drafted - Dylan Hoffman - in 39th round by the San Diego Padres
- Pitcher of The Week
- Heath Chapman (2018)
- Andrew Benns (2019)
- Conference Leaders
- Andrew Benns (Conference leader in saves and fifth nationally, 2019)
- No-Hitters
- March 10, 2017
- March 31, 2019
Summer Collegiate Baseball
- 2016 Wellsville Nitros (NYCBL): One All-League Player
- 2017 Crown Point Sharks (MACL): Finished League Runner-Up, Three All-League Players
- 2018 Wellsville Nitros (NYCBL): All-Star Manager, One All-League Player
- 2019 Franklin Duelers (OVL): Offense led league in HR's (52), One All-League Player
High School Coaching
- Pitching coach at Miami Trace (Ohio) (2016)
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in English from Thomas Edison State University (2016)
- Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership - Sports Management from Waldorf University (2019)
Hometown
- Sabina, Ohio