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Career: Has the two highest assist totals in a single-season (116 in 2010, 115 in 2011) … tied for third in program history, having been hit by a pitch 19 times … currently 10th all-time at RIT with 76 runs batted in and 183 total bases.
 
2011: Started all 35 games … earned All-Empire 8 first team honors … ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region second team selection … named the Empire 8 Player of the Week on May 8 … finished the year with a .371 batting average with 43 hits and a team-high 27 RBI’s … went 4-for-5 with three RBI’s against Rochester… went 3-for-3 with two RBI’s and three runs in a 15-6 win over Utica … had 13 multi-hit games … reached base safely in 30 games … drove in three runs and scored twice in an 11-2 win over Cazenovia … had 115 assists from shortstop, second most in one season all-time at the university (had 116 in 2010) …drove in a run in eight straight games, March 29 to April 22 … led squad with three triples … slammed two doubles at Cortland … went 15-for-28 (.536 batting average) 13 RBI’s during a eight-game hitting streak, March 29 to April 22.

2010: Earned All-Empire 8 second team accolades... set a Tiger single-season record for assists in a season (116)... tied for the team lead with three home runs and recorded 45 hits, second most on the squad... led the Tigers with 66 total bases... recorded a seven-game hitting streak, April 3 to April 13... was 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs against Stevens... was 2-for-5 with a double, run scored, and RBI back-to-back games of a doubleheader against St. John Fisher... tallied season-highs of three hits against Brockport and Utica... was 2-for-4 with a hoe run and two RBI's in a 5-3 win over Rochester... was hit by bitch eight times, third most in one season at RIT... recorded a hit in 27 different games... tallied 14 multiple-hit games.

2009: Earned All-Empire 8 honorable mention accolades … batted .305 with with 20 runs scored, 15 RBI, and seven stolen bases in just 82 at-bats … went 3-for-4 with a triple, three runs scored and three RBI in an 11-2 win over St. John Fisher … stole three bases in a win over Cazenovia … recorded two hits, two runs scored and two RBI in back-to-back doubleheader wins over Medaille … finished the season with 16 hits in 31 at-bats (.516 avg.), April 15 to April 29 … ripped five doubles, scored 13 runs and drove in nine runs during that span … went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI against Wartburg.

2008: Started 20 games … garnered All-Empire 8 second team honors … tallied six multi-hit games … recorded his first collegiate hit against Wesley … slammed a three-run home run in a 15-10 win over St. John Fisher … hit .306 and stole five bases in five attempts … drove in two runs, drew two walks and stole a pair of bases in a win over Utica … named to the Empire 8 President's List for maintaining a 3.75 grade point average.

Before RIT: Played three years of varsity baseball at Jamesville-Dewitt High School … two-year captain … earned All-Onondaga High School League first team honors as a senior … team MVP … led
team to OHSL title in 2007.

Personal: Mechanical engineering major … son of Charlene and Edward Hughes.