North Carolina State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Saturday, May 30
Monday, May 25
Friday, May 22
Friday, May 22
Jersey Number 27
Chris McHugh
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Commack, NY
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School:
- Commack HS
- Prev School:
- VCU
2026 – Junior Season
2025 - Sophomore Season
2024 - Freshman Season (VCU)
High School / Prep Career
Personal
- Played in all 56 games for the Wolfpack. Saw time at first base, designated hitter, and left field
- Hit .320 for the season, leading the Wolfpack with 219 at-bats, 70 hits, 16 doubles, one triple, and a career best nine home runs. Had a team-high 50 RBIs
- Had a .409 OBP and a .525 SLG%
- Achieved a 16-game hit streak
- Recorded a team best 23 multi-hit games, a team high 16 multi-RBI games and seven multi-run games
- First career multi-home run game against Coastal Carolina (3/3), finishing with three RBIs and three runs scored
- Recorded the first triple of his career against Queens (3/4)
- Recorded a four-hit game for the third time in his collegiate career against UNC (5/16)
2025 - Sophomore Season
- Hit a team best .365, playing and starting in 53 games at the first base position
- In 197 at-bats, led NC State with 72 hits, 12 doubles, seven home runs and a team-high 48 RBIs
- Achieved a .995 fielding percentage off of 385 catches, 361 putouts, 22 assists, and two errors
- Had a career-high game against Canisius with five RBIs from four hits off four at-bats (3/1)
- Ranked #45 for first basemen in D1Baseball Midseason Player Rankings
- Named to the All-ACC Second Team
2024 - Freshman Season (VCU)
- Appeared in 55 games for the Rams, starting in 53
- Held a .253 average with 205 at-bats. Recorded 56 hits, including five doubles and six home runs
- Drove in 33 RBIs and scored 36 runs
- Finished 2024 with a .995 fielding percentage
- Recorded a season high four hit game against George Mason and a season high four RBI game against Richmond
High School / Prep Career
- Named the 2023 League MVP
- Earned All-Long Island honors in 2022 and 2023
- Named All-County and All-League from 2021-23
- Helped high school squad win the Long Island championship in 2021 and 2023
- Was member of three-time Suffolk County championship squads from 2021-23
- Spent three seasons playing varsity basketball (2021-23)
- Earned All-League and Suffolk County honors following 2023 basketball season
Personal
- Born in Smithtown, N.Y....Father played baseball at St. John's and FIU