Tucker Hughes
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