The Yankees WFAN twitter feed is reporting that starter Phil Hughes will pitch for the Staten Island Yankees on Sunday as part of his rehab assignment.

MLB.com reports Hughes began his rehab assignment this morning in Tampa with an intrasquad outing against Yankees minor leaguers, striking out six and allowing two hits in 3 2/3 innings.

"I thought the ball was coming out pretty good, and that's all I can really ask for at this point," Hughes told MLB.com. "I'm just trying to build it up and make sure I don't have any setbacks."

On Sunday, Hughes will have a pitch count of 65, and if all goes well, will throw 80 pitches in the start after that.

Hughes says it's unclear when he will return

"If I stay on track ... I'm hoping it won't be too much longer, but it's kind of out of my hands," Hughes said. "I have to go out there and pitch well and show the stuff that I deserve to be there."

The Staten Island Yankees are slated to square off against the Brooklyn Cyclones in Coney Island at 5 p.m.