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Pete Wilk
Biographical details
BornBarrington, Rhode Island
Playing career
1984–1987Rollins
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991Boston University (asst.)
1992–1995Harvard (asst.)
1996Acton-Boxborough (MA)
1997–1999Georgetown (asst.)
2000–2020Georgetown
Head coaching record
Overall426–668
TournamentsBig East: 0–4
NCAA: 0–0

Peter Wilk is an American baseball coach and former 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).

Playing career

Wilk played college baseball for the Rollins Tars.[1] Following his career at Rollins, Wilk played semi-professional baseball.[2]

Coaching career

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.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4]

On May 20, 2015, the Hoyas qualified for the Big East Baseball Tournament for the first time since 1986.[5] The Hoyas went 0–2 in their return to the postseason.[6] On July 29, 2020, Wilk resigned as the head coach of the Hoyas.[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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
Georgetown: 426–668 117–327
Total: 426–668

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "2018 Georgetown Baseball Game Notes" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Georgetown University. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Pete Wilk". www.guhoyas.com. Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Gene Wang (May 20, 2015). "For first time in 29 years, Georgetown baseball has a postseason". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Tyler Park (May 28, 2015). "Baseball | Hoyas End Postseason Drought". www.thehoya.com. The Hoya. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Pete Wilk Resigns as Head Baseball Coach". www.guhoyas.com. Georgetown University Athletics. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.