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2009: Played in 32 games, while starting 15...His 15 starts came at the shortstop position...Collected his first collegiate hit and scored a run against Grambling State (2/22)...Received his first start the following game and hit a three-run home run at Northwestern State (2/25)...Went 2-for-2 with a double and a home run in the second game of Tech's doubleheader against Nevada (4/4)...Helped his team sweep the defending National Champion Fresno State by hitting a solo home run and scoring twice in the series finale (4/19).
High School: Lettered one season at Neville High School under coach Tim O'Neal...Lettered three seasons at Sterlington High School before transferring to Neville...In 2005 at Sterlington, he was a member of the baseball team that won their district and finished as state runner-up in Class 2A...Named all-district and all-northeast all three years...Named all-state honorable mention as a freshman and first team all-state 2A as a sophomore in 2006...In 2007, he batted .420 with six home runs.
Personal: Son of Eric and Kathy Hughes...Has two brothers, Cole and Spencer, and a sister, Erica Gross...Born Oct. 5, 1988, in Monroe, La.
