Joe_Pennucci
Joe Pennucci
American baseball coach
Joseph Pennucci is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at East Tennessee State University. Pennucci played college baseball at Garden City Community College and Dana College.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | East Tennessee State |
| Conference | Southern |
| Record | 154–124 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Colorado |
| Playing career | |
| 1996 | Garden City Community College |
| 1997–1999 | Dana College |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2004 | Loveland (CO) (asst.) |
| 2005–2006 | Dominican College (NY) (asst.) |
| 2007–2017 | Stony Brook (asst.) |
| 2018–present | East Tennessee State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 154–124 |
| Tournaments | Southern: 4–6 NCAA: 0–0 |
Pennucci attended Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado. Pennucci played for the school's varsity baseball team for three years. Pennucci then enrolled at Garden City Community College, to play college baseball for the Broncbusters team. After a season at Garden City, Pennucci transferred to Dana College to finish his career. He was named All-Conference one time.
Pennucci was named an assistant coach at Loveland High School while he was finishing up his degree at the University of Northern Colorado. Loveland won a state title during his tenure as an assistant.[2]
In 2005, Pennucci took an assistant coaching position with Dominican College. He spent two seasons there as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.[3]
In the fall of 2006, Pennucci was named an assistant coach for the Stony Brook Seawolves baseball program.[4]
Pennucci help the Seawolves to the 2012 College World Series.[5] Coming off the World Series run, Pennucci was promoted to associate head coach of the Seawolves.[6]
On July 10, 2017, Pennucci was named the head coach at East Tennessee State University.[1]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | East Tennessee State | 28–25 | 11–13 | 6th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | East Tennessee State | 34–21 | 11–12 | 6th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | East Tennessee State | 12–3 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | East Tennessee State | 24–25 | 13–16 | 2nd (Blue) | |||||
| 2022 | East Tennessee State | 30–21 | 11–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | East Tennessee State | 26–29 | 10–11 | 4th | Southern Tournament | ||||
| East Tennessee State: | 154–124 | 56–62 | |||||||
| Total: | 154–124 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- Mike Brohard (July 10, 2017). "Loveland High alum Joe Pennucci named head baseball coach at East Tennessee State". www.reporterherald.com. Digital First Media. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "2008 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Stony Brook University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "August 19, 2012 Lineup Card". collegebaseballinsider.com. August 19, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "East Tennessee State hires Pennucci as baseball coach". www.usatoday.com. USA Today Network. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- Mike Brohard (June 13, 2012). "Loveland High grad Pennucci enjoying every bit of ride to College World Series". www.reporterherald.com. Digital First Media. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "Joe Pennucci promoted to associate head coach". www.stonybrookathletics.com. Stony Brook University Athletics. August 16, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.