Aaron Hilt

YEAR: Ninth (first in second stint) in 2026-27
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Ashland '12, Wheeling '14

AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Hilt returns to Ashland's baseball program for his second stint as an assistant coach in 2027.
He also serves across campus as an Admissions Representative.
Hilt served as an assistant for the Eagles from 2014-21, helping lead the team to three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships and a berth in 2019 in the Division II College World Series.
Two of his pitchers, Brandyn Sittinger and Art Warren, were selected in the Major League Baseball draft and both later played in the major leagues, Sittinger with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Warren with the Seattle Mariners.
Hilt was a four-year letter winner at Ashland, helping the Eagles to the Division II College World Series in 2008.

BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Prior to returning to AU, Hilt spent three seasons as an assistant at Central Michigan, and two seasons at Eastern Michigan.
He also was a graduate assistant coach at Wheeling for two seasons.

PERSONAL

A native of Richmond, Ohio, Hilt earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Ashland, then a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Wheeling.