2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 32
John Hughes
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 221
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Hinsdale, Ill.
- High School:
- Nazareth Academy
Redshirt Freshman (2026)
• Did not see game action
Prior to Michigan
• Spent his first season at University of North Carolina
Freshman (2025 at North Carolina)
• Did not see game action with the Diamond Heels
Prep
• Earned Honor Roll honors at Nazareth Academy
• Named an Illinois State Scholar in high school
• Helped lead team to East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship twice
• Was a two-time 3A Illinois State champion
• Earned All-Conference honors in high school
• In junior year held a 6-0 record over 34 innings while striking out 42 with a 0.41 ERA
• Pitched 15 innings in senior year with 2-0 record, 21 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA
• Against the No. 2-ranked team in the state, pitched 4.2 innings with 10 strikeouts
• Holds Illinois state record with 26 straight scoreless playoff innings throughout career
Personal
• John Patrick Hughes
• Born September 12, 2005
• Son of Susan and Patrick Hughes
• Has two sisters, Anna and Katie
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Political Science
• Did not see game action
Prior to Michigan
• Spent his first season at University of North Carolina
Freshman (2025 at North Carolina)
• Did not see game action with the Diamond Heels
Prep
• Earned Honor Roll honors at Nazareth Academy
• Named an Illinois State Scholar in high school
• Helped lead team to East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship twice
• Was a two-time 3A Illinois State champion
• Earned All-Conference honors in high school
• In junior year held a 6-0 record over 34 innings while striking out 42 with a 0.41 ERA
• Pitched 15 innings in senior year with 2-0 record, 21 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA
• Against the No. 2-ranked team in the state, pitched 4.2 innings with 10 strikeouts
• Holds Illinois state record with 26 straight scoreless playoff innings throughout career
Personal
• John Patrick Hughes
• Born September 12, 2005
• Son of Susan and Patrick Hughes
• Has two sisters, Anna and Katie
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Political Science
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