Joel Sanchez (baseball)
# Joel Sanchez (baseball)

Joel Sanchez is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher and shortstop. He is the pitching coach at Jackson State University. Sanchez played two seasons at NMJC, followed by two seasons at New Mexico State. He then played three seasons with Ciudad Juárez of the Mexican League. In 2001, he became an assistant coach with Bethune-Cookman. He spent eight seasons with the Wildcats, during which they won seven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and made seven NCAA Regional appearances. Sanchez served as recruiting coordinator and pitching coach, and saw fifteen of his players (plus three more than he recruited) drafted. He then spent one season each as pitching coach with the Vermont Lake Monsters and Gulf Coast League Nationals of the Washington Nationals organization. Sanchez next spent one season as an assistant with NJCAA Daytona State. Before moving to North Carolina A&T. He was named head coach at North Carolina A&T prior to the 2012 season.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–2014) ||||||
| 2012 | North Carolina A&T | 20–36 | 12–12 | 3rd South | MEAC Tournament |
| 2013 | North Carolina A&T | 16–38 | 8–16 | 4th South | MEAC Tournament |
| 2014 | North Carolina A&T | 17–32 | 9–15 | 5th South | |
| North Carolina A&T: | North Carolina A&T: | 53–106 | 27–43 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 53–106 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

* ↑ The top four teams of the MEAC South Division's five teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.
* ↑ The top four teams of the MEAC South Division's five teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.
