Coaching Changes/Vacancies

I heard Twenge is gone from Valpo, too.

Keep your ear to the ground for a few more surprises---

And here we go--Pete Hughes Head Coach has resigned and is headed to Virginia Tech--this is as per the Boston College website and Virginia Tech website

Pete Hughes has hit the road.
http://www.enterprisenews.com/articles/2006/06/07/news/sports/sports05.txt

Boston College is now vacant

Coach Merc

I understand from my sources that the deal was done last week but was not announced until he informed all his returning players--that is not hitting the road as you term it

How about a positive--- Rafael Cerrato has been officially named as the New Head Coach at University of New Haven--- in my opinion this is a great move on the part of UNH--- he will continue the excellent UNH baseball tradition

I have to say best of luck to Coach Hughes as he pursues his next endeavor at Va Tech. Any Va Tech fans that are here, rest assured you are getting a coach who is a phenomenal recruiter, and expects excellence from his players both on and off the field. Your program is going to be in great hands. Best of luck to the Hokies in 2007!

TR,
As usual you put a negative spin on a comment. Pete leaving for another team in the same conference is hitting the road. The fact he told his players, is classy at best. Having just released a player from his scholarship and then leaving not so classy.

I got the word from a Va Tech recruit, he called all of them also, back to being classy.

Pete was one of the good guys from the recruiting process...

Looks like Coach Aoki, former Assistant Coach at BC will be the new Head Coach for the Eagles of Boston College..

Caoch Merc

Please do not go into the negative spin aspect

Here is POSITIVE for you: Coach Aoki has officially been named Head Coach as the BC website

Great news for BC. Had the opportunity to congratualte him personally as he was at our event on Saturday and Sunday. He should do a great job... AS far as Coach Hughes, he's got his work cut out for him at Va Tech. The program has needed achange and he could just be the shot in the arm it needs... I'm sure we'll see him in FL in a few weeks....

Good luck to both....

Coach Merc.
I don't know were you got your information But Gordie Gillespie is not retiring, And Chad Kruter is not going to the school that Gordie was at Gordie is at USF and Kruter is going to USC.

It's Mike Gillespie who's retiring at USC. Krueter is, I think, his son-in-law and is taking over the head coaching spot. Gordie Gillepsie is still at St. Francis, I believe.

Lipscomb University hired Jeff Forehand.

cbg - Yes they did - leaving Trevecca with an opening.

Has any one heard about a replacement for Indiana State?

my threesons

you are so correct

University of Louisville Coach is leaving to go to University of South Florida.

New LSU coach is said to be announced on Wed at Noon CT. Big East Coach heads south

The rumors floating around here is Paul Mainieri is in line for the job.

Paul is a good man for the job.

He'll have kids that can play without having to worry about the academic side of things.

Press conference Wed at noon.... Who goes to ND will be interesting...

Mike Gillespie retired as the coach of the University of Southern California and Chad Krueter, his son in law, was immediately hired as his replacement.

Krueter was most recently a minor league manager in the Rockies' system and was a catcher for the Dodgers and a few others. Perhaps best known for starting a near riot at Wrigley when a fan grabbed Krueter's hat while Krueter was sitting in the bullpen.

No offense to Krueter, but putting aside the son in law connection and much speculation as to why this went down given that Gillespie had 2 years to go on his contract and had given no previous hint of retiring, most in Trojanland do not appear to be thrilled by this hire.

I'm sure this is a great job for Coach Mainieri and he will be very sucessful at LSU. However, finding out six weeks before his freshman school year starts that the coaching staff that recruited your son is not going to be there, is quite stressful to say the least.

Arizona State has hired ex LSU coach/recruiter Turtle Thomas

Great move

Lone Star,
This is the same conversation we had at our house. The what if, since ND was school #2 at the end... I hear Coach Rooney is going also even though he may be offered the Head Coaching position...

It's like you have been planning a marriage for a year and you finally walk up to the altar, only to find a bride waiting there that you have never seen before. We would be happy to see Coach Rooney offered and accept the job. That would ease our minds greatly.

I saw an article from Virgina that former ND coach O'Connor might be interested, also.

Life is full of surprises.

I had heard it may be Coach McMullan from VA who would also be a great fit...

Lone Star Proud...
Your son is experiencing every player's worst fear...choosing a school and having the rug pulled out from under you. I really sympathize with your situation.

My son visited ND on the ND vs. USC football weekend and had a great offer from them. They were in his "top five" list when it was time to make a decision where to attend college. He ended up choosing an SEC school with warmer weather. We could have easily been exactly where you are right now.

You sort through all the information and make your best decision, hoping you're weeding out the BS. You chose a great school, but this turn of events was in no way imaginable to us when we visited the coaches at ND. How can you predict the unpredictable? We sure didn't get any signs that this was coming when we got to know the coaches.

Even though the staff will be changing, I know that ND will do everything possible to help the current and incoming players transition. You have to believe that the solid staff at ND will support your son while they hunt for a new coach. He's still attending a fantastic university with a baseball program that will land on their feet. Have faith and know that things will work out in the end. You're in our thoughts.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Arizona State has hired ex LSU coach/recruiter Turtle Thomas

Great move

Pat Murphy dosen't seem to miss anything. Turtle Thomas is probably the best recruiter and hitting instructor in college baseball.

cbg

you got that right

Lone Star

The luck of the draw. Who could see that coming? KC Baseball is right though. I think it will likely be just fine.

If Turtle Thomas is to be the new hitting coach and head recruiter at ASU, where does that leave Jay Sferra?

I understand there was a problem this season

Can you spell O U T ?

Now I know why ND stopped the presses the past couple weeks. Wonder if we should expect purple instead of blue now??

I hope the 2006 kids involved in this switch bear little effects, if none at all, as well as the other half of kids when the transaction at ND happens!!

The BA article has all the names involved so far.