Joseph Ponce
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Career Highlights
- 10 years of High School coaching experience (California and Arizona)
- AzBCA 4A South All-Star Head Coach (2018)
- Led St. Mary’s to the 4A State Semifinals for only the 4th time in the school’s 102 year history
- Head Coach- St. Mary’s Catholic High School (Phoenix, AZ)
- Head Coach- Angels Amateur Academy ( c/o 2021)
College Recruiting Experience
Joseph is in active communication with numerous NCAA, NAIA, and Junior College coaches around the country. With five years of hands-on college recruiting experience with helping past and current players get recruited to local, regional, and schools across the country Joseph is an invaluable resource for players and parents.
Career Bio |
Joseph Ponce has been coaching baseball at the high school level since 2009 both in California and Arizona. Coach Ponce graduated from Bullard High School in Fresno, California in 2007 where he played football and baseball. He returned to his alma mater to coach both baseball and football in 2009. In the fall of 2011, he transferred to Arizona State University to finish his undergraduate degree. Coach Ponce received his Master’s Degree from Grand Canyon University in 2014 and is currently the Physical Education Department Chair and Weight Training Teacher at St. Mary’s Catholic High School.
Coach Ponce was hired to his first head coaching job in July of 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic High School and has lead the program for 3 seasons. The Knights finished with a .500 record in Ponce’s first season as the head coach after previously finishing 5-22 the year before. Under Coach Ponce’s leadership, the Knights reached the 4A State Semifinals for only the 4th time in school history. In the past 3 seasons, St. Mary’s has had numerous players continue their baseball careers at the college level.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities at SMHS, Coach Ponce also coaches for the Angels Amateur Academy in Tempe, Arizona. The Angels are one of the oldest club organizations in Arizona and is led by former pro scout John J. Gracio. He began coaching with the Angels in the summer of 2018 as an assistant coach on the 15U team before being named the head coach of the 16U team in the fall of 2018.
Coach Ponce is a member of the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association and American Baseball Coaches Association. He has a passion for developing his student-athletes and helping them reach their goals of playing baseball at the next level.