Joe McDonald

Coach Mac is in his 8th year as the head baseball coach for the JAGS. He was the AIA State Coach of the year in 2011 for all sports and all levels and also the City of Phoenix Baseball Coach of the year in 2011.  Mac’s varsity team made it to the final six in 2011 and final four in 2010 in the 5AII State Playoffs and made the state playoffs in 2007 and 2008 while finishing in the top half of the region the last six years. The 2011 team set a school record with 33 wins and the 2010 team set the all time state record for hits in a season for the state of Arizona with 485 hits on the year. Boulder Creek has had more wins over the last two seasons than any other team in Arizona, winning 59 games. Coach Mac has had 12 players go onto play college baseball and this year’s team has five players already signed to go on to play college baseball including two Division I players.  In the past seven years of the program’s history, the varsity team has compiled an accumulative G.P.A. over 3.35.  Coach Mac was selected to coach the 2010 and 2008 AZBCA 5A North Senior All-Star team and the 2009 Coca Cola Academic All-Star Game. He has had 1 All-American, 12 different players make the All-State Team and 10 players make senior All-Star teams. He moved to Arizona 12 years ago from Oregon, where he played his college career at Linfield College in 1994 and at Western Oregon University under Coach Terry Baumgartner from 95-97.  Shortly thereafter, he was an assistant coach at Western Oregon University from 98-2000, where the Wolves made it to the Regional Tournament all three seasons. Coach Mac was the head coach for the Central Oregon Storm (AAA Legion) from 97-99, where he compiled a record of 130-56 over three summers. He had over 20 players go onto play college baseball and 3 professionally.  Coach Mac is currently a certified pitching instructor with the National Pitching Association. He teaches in the Physical Education department at Boulder Creek High School and is the Deer Valley Unified School District Athletic Director for the 7-8 level where he oversees 16 schools in the region.  He is a resident of New River and lives with his wife Pam, daughters Paislee and Liliana and his son Montgomery.

Joe McDonald’s Coaching Record

Year       Team                                                     W            L-T         Pct.                         Highlights                             

1997       Central Oregon Storm Legion           46           17           .730                        Oregon State Tournament

1998       Central Oregon Storm Legion           41           18           .695

1999       Central Oregon Storm Legion           43           21           .672                                                                       

COS Totals – 3 Years                                         130         56           .699

2005       Boulder Creek High School*             10           10           .500                        1^st year of school–JV Team

2006       Boulder Creek High School               10           23           .303

2007       Boulder Creek High School               19           19           .500                        Arizona Class 5A Playoffs

2008       Boulder Creek High School               17           21           .447                        Arizona Class 5A Playoffs

2009       Boulder Creek High School               18           19           .486

2010       Boulder Creek High School               26           15           .634                        Arizona Class 5A Semi’s

2011       Boulder Creek High School               33           6              .846                        Arizona Class 5A Final 6

2012       Boulder Creek High School               26           13-1        .663                        Arizona Div. I Playoffs

BCHS VarsityTotals – 7 Years                         149         116-1     .562

Career Totals as Head Coach – 10 Years     289         182-1     .613