Chris Hart

Biography

Tabbed as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches and recruiting coordinators, Chris Hart enters his 22nd season with the Wolfpack and 11th as associate head coach. He serves as the Wolfpack’s hitting coach in addition to his role as recruiting coordinator and is involved in all facets of the program. In his first year with the Wolfpack, first baseman Chris McHugh was named to the All-ACC Second Team and to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Second Team, making it six straight years that NC State has had a player make the ABCA Atlantic Region Team. In 2025, McHugh led NC State in most offensive categories. The Commack, NY, native finished the year with a .365 average with a team-high 72 hits and 48 RBIs. In 197 at-bats, McHugh hit seven home runs and 12 doubles, with a .533 slugging percentage and a .462 on-base percentage after transferring in from VCU. Another Wolfpack standout in 2025 from Hart's recruiting efforts came in the form of freshman Ty Head. Head had 48 walks on the season, becoming the most walks by a freshman in a single season in program history, as well as the sixth most in a single season by any Wolfpack Player. Not since 2012, and Trea Turner, has a Wolfpack freshman had at least 40 walks in a season. Ahead of the 2025 season, the Wolfpack recruiting class was ranked 23rd in the nation by D1Baseball. On their way to a berth in the 2024 College World Series, Hart oversaw Alex Makarewicz and Jacob Cozart receive All-American honors from numerous publicati