Pete Wilk
Current position | |
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Title | Manager |
Team | Vermont Lake Monsters |
Biographical details | |
Born | April 22, 1965 Barrington, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Died | April 2, 2024 (aged 58) Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1984–1987 | Rollins |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990–1991 | Boston University (asst.) |
1992–1995 | Harvard (asst.) |
1996 | Acton-Boxborough (MA) |
1997–1999 | Georgetown (asst.) |
2000–2020 | Georgetown |
2021–present | Vermont Lake Monsters |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 426–668 |
Tournaments | Big East: 0–4 NCAA: 0–0 |
Peter Wilk (April 22, 1965 – April 2, 2024) was an American baseball coach and player. He played college baseball at Rollins College for Boyd Coffie from 1984 to 1987. He then served as the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas (2000–2020). He was the manager for the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Wilk died from brain cancer on April 2, 2024, at the age of 58.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Wilk played college baseball for the Rollins Tars.[2] Following his career at Rollins, Wilk played semi-professional baseball.[3]
Coaching career[edit]
Wilk coached at Boston University as an assistant in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, Wilk joined the Harvard Crimson baseball program as an assistant. Wilk was named the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School head baseball coach.[4] In the fall of 1996, Wilk was named an assistant at Georgetown University. He was named the head coach when Kirk Mason resigned in 1999.[3]
On September 9, 2009, Wilk and the Hoyas were penalized by the NCAA for misusing the work study program which allowed players to receive money for jobs they were not doing.[5]
On May 20, 2015, the Hoyas qualified for the Big East baseball tournament for the first time since 1986.[6] The Hoyas went 0–2 in their return to the postseason.[7] On July 29, 2020, Wilk resigned as the head coach of the Hoyas.[8]
On April 12, 2021, Wilk signed with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League and served as their manager.[9]
Head coaching record[edit]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Georgetown Hoyas (Big East Conference) (2000–2020) | |||||||||
2000 | Georgetown | 13–43 | 1–24 | 10th | |||||
2001 | Georgetown | 17–39 | 7–19 | 10th | |||||
2002 | Georgetown | 9–47 | 2–24 | 11th | |||||
2003 | Georgetown | 14–33 | 4–22 | 11th | |||||
2004 | Georgetown | 25–30 | 8–17 | 11th | |||||
2005 | Georgetown | 25–31 | 7–18 | 10th | |||||
2006 | Georgetown | 24–32 | 7–17 | 10th | |||||
2007 | Georgetown | 21–34 | 8–18 | 12th | |||||
2008 | Georgetown | 18–33 | 4–14 | 12th | |||||
2009 | Georgetown | 17–34 | 6–16 | 10th | |||||
2010 | Georgetown | 24–31 | 4–14 | 12th | |||||
2011 | Georgetown | 23–33 | 5–22 | 12th | |||||
2012 | Georgetown | 24–29 | 9–17 | 9th | |||||
2013 | Georgetown | 25–28 | 5–19 | 11th | |||||
2014 | Georgetown | 19–29 | 5–13 | 6th | |||||
2015 | Georgetown | 25–28 | 8–10 | 4th | Big East Tournament | ||||
2016 | Georgetown | 25–29 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
2017 | Georgetown | 27–28 | 4–14 | 7th | |||||
2018 | Georgetown | 25–30 | 8–8 | 4th | Big East Tournament | ||||
2019 | Georgetown | 22–34 | 7–11 | 5th | |||||
2020 | Georgetown | 4–13 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
Vermont Lake Monsters (FCBL) (2021–Present) | |||||||||
2021 | Vermont Lake Monsters | 42–24 | 1st | FCBL Champions | |||||
2022 | Vermont Lake Monsters | 44–19 | 1st | Lost FCBL Finals | |||||
Georgetown: | 426–668 | 117–327 | |||||||
Vermont: | 86-43 | ||||||||
Total: | 512–711 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ "Lake Monsters Mourn Passing of Head Coach Pete Wilk". Vermont Lake Monsters. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "2018 Georgetown Baseball Game Notes" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Georgetown University. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Mike Hume (October 5, 1999). "New Coach for GU — Will There Be New Results'". www.thehoya.com. The Hoya. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Pete Wilk". www.guhoyas.com. Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Libby Sander (September 2, 2009). "NCAA Penalizes Georgetown U. for Rules Violations in Baseball Program". www.chronicle.com. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Gene Wang (May 20, 2015). "For first time in 29 years, Georgetown baseball has a postseason". Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Tyler Park (May 28, 2015). "Baseball | Hoyas End Postseason Drought". www.thehoya.com. The Hoya. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Pete Wilk Resigns as Head Baseball Coach". www.guhoyas.com. Georgetown University Athletics. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Paul Stanfield. "Pete Wilk Named 2021 Vermont Head Coach".
External links[edit]
- Pete Wilk at The Baseball Cube
- Georgetown Hoyas bio
- 1960s births
- 2024 deaths
- Rollins Tars baseball players
- Boston University Terriers baseball coaches
- Harvard Crimson baseball coaches
- High school baseball coaches in the United States
- Georgetown Hoyas baseball coaches
- People from Barrington, Rhode Island
- Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
- Deaths from cancer in Virginia