Peter Hoy

 

Hoy, a member of the Canadian Olympic baseball team for the Seoul Olympics in 1988, was a relief pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization from 1989-93 and pitched for the Red Sox in 1992. He attended LeMoyne from 1986-88 and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1988.

Hoy was the pitching coach for LeMoyne from 1997-2009 and was co-director of the LeMoyne baseball camps. He helped LeMoyne to a 361-221 record and NCAA regional appearances in 2003, 2004 and 2007. His pitching staff led the conference in team ERA five times and produced ten professional pitchers, two All America and four conference pitchers of the year. Hoy replaced veteran Saint coach Tom Fay, who retired after a 38-year career which included over 500 victories.

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 Cardinal’s Hoy was a talented, four-sport athlete, with baseball taking priority over hockey, football and basketball.

"It certainly means a lot to go on that wall with a lot of people I recognize," said Hoy at the time. "It really is very spectacular."

It’s a special honour to be joining his father and uncle there, he noted.

Hoy credited the organization of the Brockville Bunnies and people like Jack Giffin, Brian McRobie, Gord Duff, Wayne Hamelin and Roger Hodgkinson.

"Without the Brockville Bunnies, I would never have gone to LeMoyne College and never got to the big leagues," praised Hoy.