Tickets2024 Season: Pitched in 12 games out of the bullpen and made one start…Struck out four in 3.2 innings in relief at Jacksonville (Feb. 16)…Earned the save vs. Ball State (Feb. 24), tossing a scoreless eighth and ninth…Made lone start vs. Northern Illinois (March 2), pitching 5.2 innings…Earned save in the finale at UCF (April 28), striking out four in three innings…Struck out three in 2.0 innings at BYU (May 11)…Five strikeouts in 4.2 innings vs. UCF in the Big 12 Tournament (May 21).
2023 Season: Named to AAC All-Freshman Team as a two-way player for the Bearcats… Batted .234 (29-for-124) with two home runs, seven doubles, one triple, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored in 38 games played… Made 18 appearances on the mound with a 1-2 record and two saves… Had seven multi-RBI games and seven multi-hit games… Was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts… Finished 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored, a double and a triple in win over UCF (May 12)… Earned second career save versus Xavier (May 9) where he made first career start at first base and played shortstop in the game… Batted .500 with three runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in sweep of USF … Finished 3-for-4 with a career-high two doubles to go along with a stolen base and one run scored versus Miami (OH) on April 11… Named to AAC weekly honor roll on April 10 after earning first career win in first collegiate start against Memphis (April 6), striking out a career-high six batters in five innings … Picked up his first career save in series finale at Georgia State (Feb. 19) where he also went 2-for-4 at the plate with his first career home run… Made collegiate debut, coming in as a relief pitcher, in season opener at Georgia State (Feb. 17).
Prior to UC: Attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida… Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in baseball… Named Palm Beach Pitcher of the Year his senior year… Team finished as state runner-up in 2022… Earned Palm Beach Player of the Year honors as a junior.
Personal: Born February 25, 2004… Parents are Jason and Gena Hugus… Has two brothers, Jackson and Grant… Plans to major in business economics.
2023 Season: Named to AAC All-Freshman Team as a two-way player for the Bearcats… Batted .234 (29-for-124) with two home runs, seven doubles, one triple, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored in 38 games played… Made 18 appearances on the mound with a 1-2 record and two saves… Had seven multi-RBI games and seven multi-hit games… Was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts… Finished 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored, a double and a triple in win over UCF (May 12)… Earned second career save versus Xavier (May 9) where he made first career start at first base and played shortstop in the game… Batted .500 with three runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in sweep of USF … Finished 3-for-4 with a career-high two doubles to go along with a stolen base and one run scored versus Miami (OH) on April 11… Named to AAC weekly honor roll on April 10 after earning first career win in first collegiate start against Memphis (April 6), striking out a career-high six batters in five innings … Picked up his first career save in series finale at Georgia State (Feb. 19) where he also went 2-for-4 at the plate with his first career home run… Made collegiate debut, coming in as a relief pitcher, in season opener at Georgia State (Feb. 17).
Prior to UC: Attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida… Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in baseball… Named Palm Beach Pitcher of the Year his senior year… Team finished as state runner-up in 2022… Earned Palm Beach Player of the Year honors as a junior.
Personal: Born February 25, 2004… Parents are Jason and Gena Hugus… Has two brothers, Jackson and Grant… Plans to major in business economics.