A native of Jefferson, Ohio, Mihoci is no stranger to the Tech baseball program, as he played four seasons in the infield from 2005-08.

“Matt was the very first recruit of mine at Tennessee Tech, and he’ll always hold a special place in my heart,” Bragga said. “He knows our program inside and out and he will be charismatic coach for our team.”

During his four-year career as a Golden Eagle, Mihoci played in 185 games, including 154 starts. He finished with a .299 batting average, 74 RBI and 77 runs scored.  He was also named second-team all-OVC as a second baseman in 2008.

Mihoci graduated in 2008 with a degree in business finance and earned his MBA in finance in 2009.

“It’s great to be back, having spent the last few years away,” Mihoci said. “Being away from Tennessee Tech made me realize how much I missed it here.”

In the summer of 2010, Mihoki took on a coaching role for the Alabama Post 34 team that advanced to the state championship game.

“Coaching was initially what I wanted to do when I first started at Tech,” Mihoci said, “I quickly realized that this is what I love to do.”

He then moved on to Western Texas College in the fall of 2010. During his tenure at WTC, Mihoci helped guide the Westerners to a 37-17 record, which broke the previous record of 25 wins in a season.

The Westerners sported a 4.28 team ERA as a pair of pitchers were named to the Texas Juco All Star Game and two were named first-team all-conference.

Mihoci’s last stop before returning to Tech came last summer as he served as an assistant coach for the Florence Redwolves of the Coastal Plain League.

“As a member of coach Bragga’s staff you learn something new every day and I am looking forward to getting everything I can out of this experience,” Mihoci said.