Boston College Athletics
Boston College Names Mikio Aoki Assistant Baseball Coach
September 04, 2003 | Baseball
August 27, 2003
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Mikio Aoki, a Plymouth, Mass., native who served the last five years as head baseball coach at Columbia (N.Y.) University, has been named assistant baseball coach at Boston College, according to an announcement made by Boston College head baseball coach Pete Hughes.
Aoki and Hughes were four-year teammates and classmates at Davidson (N.C.) College. Both graduated in 1990.
Aoki, who ran the pitching staff for four of his five years at Columbia, will assume those same duties on Hughes' staff.
In his five years as Columbia's head coach, Aoki led the Lions to an 87-140 mark. He led Columbia to 20 or more wins in each of his last three seasons. Prior to his arrival the Lions had not posted a 20-win season since 1987.
Before assuming his duties at Columbia, Aoki spent four years (1995-98) as assistant coach at Dartmouth (N.H.) College. In that position, he focused his efforts on the team's infielders and hitters, while also serving as the program's recruiting coordinator.
Aoki began his coaching career in 1992 as head coach at Manchester (Conn.) Community College. After one season, he became assistant coach at Ohio University. During his two years in Athens, Ohio, Aoki earned a master's degree in athletic administration.
At Davidson, Aoki was a four-year letterman and three-year starter. He was a second baseman, third baseman and catcher. Aoki still ranks among the school's career leaders in slugging percentage (.547, eighth) and batting average (.335, ninth). In his senior season (1990), he finished with a team-leading .365 batting average. He stroked 20 doubles in his final season, tying the school's single-season record set that same year by Pete Hughes (and subsequently tied by two other Davidson players).
Aoki played one year (summer 1990) of professional baseball in the Netherlands. He played for the HCAW Tigers of the Dutch Major League.
