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Pete Wilk
Biographical details
BornApril 22, 1965
Barrington, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2024 (aged 58)
Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1987Rollins
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991Boston University (asst.)
1992–1995Harvard (asst.)
1996Acton-Boxborough (MA)
1997–1999Georgetown (asst.)
1997Harwich Mariners (asst.)
1998–1999Mat-Su Miners
2000–2020Georgetown
2021–2023Vermont Lake Monsters
Head coaching record
Overall426–668
TournamentsBig East: 0–4
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Futures League Champion (2021)
Awards
2x Futures League Manager of the Year (2021, 2022)

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

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Wilk played college baseball for the Rollins Tars.[2] Following his career at Rollins, Wilk played semi-professional baseball.[3]

Coaching career

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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]

In 1997, Wilk served as an assistant coach for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League under manager Chad Holbrook. The Mariners won the league's Eastern Division Championship before falling in the title series to the Wareham Gatemen.

In 1998 and 1999, Wilk skippered the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League. The team complied a 41-48 record in his two seasons at the helm.

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] In his inaugural season with the club, Wilk guided the Lake Monsters to a 42-24 record, the top seed in the FCBL Playoffs, and a league championship. Wilk was named Futures League Co-Manager of the Year of his efforts. In 2022, Wilk's team again finished with the best regular season record in the league (44-19), but fell in the league title series to Nashua. He was named FCBL Manager of the Year again in 2022. Wilk's 2023 season, the final baseball season he'd coach, resulted in a 38-23 record and a third straight trip to the Futures League Championship, but the Lake Monsters lost to Norwich.

Death

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On April 2, 2024, at age 58, Wilk passed away after a battle with brain cancer.[10] The Lake Monsters continued to recognize Wilk as the team's skipper during the 2024 season, under the title "Head Coach (In Memory Of).[11] His number 45 jersey hangs outside the team's clubhouse and the number has been "unofficially retired by the team for the foreseeable future."[12] Matt Fincher, Wilk's top assistant coach, was named Vermont's Head Coach for the 2024 season.[13]

Head coaching record

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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
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
2023 Vermont Lake Monsters 38-23 2nd Lost FCBL Finals
Georgetown: 426–668 117–327
Vermont: 124-66
Total: 512–711

      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

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  1. ^ "Lake Monsters Mourn Passing of Head Coach Pete Wilk". Vermont Lake Monsters. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Pete Wilk". www.guhoyas.com. Georgetown University. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Gene Wang (May 20, 2015). "For first time in 29 years, Georgetown baseball has a postseason". Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Tyler Park (May 28, 2015). "Baseball | Hoyas End Postseason Drought". www.thehoya.com. The Hoya. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Pete Wilk Resigns as Head Baseball Coach". www.guhoyas.com. Georgetown University Athletics. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. ^ Paul Stanfield. "Pete Wilk Named 2021 Vermont Head Coach".
  10. ^ Taylor Viles. "Lake Monsters Manager Pete Wilk dies from brain cancer".
  11. ^ Vermont Lake Monsters. "Front Office & Coaching Staff".
  12. ^ Jack Main. "Lake Monsters reunite at Centennial Field with memorials for Pete Wilk".
  13. ^ Vermont Lake Monsters. "Front Office & Coaching Staff".
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