2010 Coaches:

Varsity Coaches:

Brandon Buck is in his 6th year as head coach for the Mountain Pointe Pride Varsity Baseball Team. During his tenure, Coach Buck has compiled a 101-64 overall record, winning back-back Central Region Championships (2006/2007), back-back Aztec Preseason Tournament Championships (2006/2007), The Scottsdale Quarterback Preseason Tournament Champs, made the state playoffs every year with 2 final four appearances in the past 3 seasons and a state runner up in 2010.  Coach Buck has also been named  Central Region Coach of the year (2006/2007) and the 5A Division I Coach of the Year (2010). 

Also during this time the Pride have set numerous school and state records, including single season marks for HR’s, Doubles (97, state record), Hits, RBI’s, Runs, Batting Average, Putouts, and Defensive Fielding %. In conjunction with these records, Coach Buck has helped over 22 players go on to play at the collegiate level with 9 going to the Division I level. During this tenure, the Pride have produced 5 All-Americans, multiple Central Region Players of the Year, 5 First Team All-State Selections, 1 Second Team All-State Selection, and had 4 players drafted. 

On top of the athletic achievements Coach Buck, his staff, and his amazing booster families has been able to take on many Community Service Activities. These services include adopting families for the Winter Holidays, donating numerous shoes for The Homeless Shoe Drive done by, The Bar, School of Athletic Performance, and helping with, The Race for The Cure 5K. 

Before moving to Arizona, Coach Buck attended Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana where he caught for the Boilermakers Baseball Team from 1996-2000. While a member of the Purdue Baseball Team, Coach Buck was a 3 time Academic All-Big Ten Selection and a 2001 Scholar All-American. In May, 2001 Coach Buck graduated from Purdue University with a BA in Secondary Education and moved to Phoenix taking his first teaching and coaching position at Mountain Pointe HS. Currently Coach Buck teaches AP Untied States History and American Studies, the Social Studies Department Chair, is the Head JV Football Coach, and received his Masters in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University in May, 2010. 

Coach Buck is supported by his beautiful wife Kerry Buck (an 8th grade teacher at Altadena Middle School), his two daughters, Parker (2 yers old), and Karsyn (5 months old) his Father Donnie, (construction worker in Kansas), his mother MaryAnn (H.S. Secretary in Indiana), his older brother Jeremy (Musician living in LA), brother Donnie (Dr. living in Chicago), sister Trisha (Beautician living in Indiana), and his mother-n-law Karen (former teacher/coach in Tempe Union HS District).  mailto: bbuck@tuhsd.k12.az.us 480-759-8449, x-58122.  Information on Coach Brandon Bucks Baseball Intructional DVD's.

Bill Baker has coached at Mountain Pointe since the day the school opened. He helped coach a Mickey Mantle team in 1991 with players from the area that would attend the school when it opened in 1992. That team made it to the Western Regionals but unfortunately was eliminated. For two years before that Bill helped coach baseball at Centennial Middle School. Most of those kids ended up playing at Mountain Pointe. Bill played in high school himself, as well as in men's leagues for years. Coach Baker reports that the high and low point of his career at Mountain Pointe was the state championship game against Horizon High School in 1995. Getting there was very difficult but fun. Losing was very painful at the same time.         mailto:bbaker@horizononline.com

Kevin Dryanski is entering another year as the Varsity Pitching Coach. Kevin brings a wealth of baseball knowledge and experience to our programs. His baseball career began at Mountain Pointe in 1998 where he was a three-year letterman. As team captain his senior year he was selected to the All-Region and All-City teams as well as being a participant in the 5A Senior All-Star game. Kevin's collegiate baseball career started at Hutchinson Community College where he served as a team captain, was elected to the all-star team, and was a two time scholar athlete. Kevin then moved back to Arizona to join the Arizona State University baseball team. Kevin pitched for ASU for two years and was a participant in the College World Series in 2005. Kevin was also a two-time scholar athlete at ASU where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006.    mailto:Kevin@thebarfitness.com

Jay Bell is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman who played for the Indians, Pirates, Royals, Diamondbacks, and Mets. He won the Gold Glove award in 1993 and was selected to the All-Star game in 1993 and 1999. After the 2006 season, Jay Bell retired as bench coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks in order to spend more time with his family.

 Josh Reed returns to the Pride as a 1st year assistant. Reed was a mainstay in the MP infield, and after graduation in 2006, Reed attended Central Arizona College where he was a member of two ACCAC championship teams– one of which won a district championship and finished third at the Junior College World Series. After two years at CAC, Reed transferred to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. In 2009 the Utes won a Mountain West Conference championship and advanced to an NCAA regional where they lost to college power Cal State Fullerton. Reed graduated from Utah with a B. S. degree in Journalism. Reed currently resides in Ahwatukee.

Junior Varsity Coaches:

Max Pincus was part of Mountain Pointe baseball for four years and a member of the varsity team for two, graduating in May of 2007.  Max is currently attending  Arizona  State  University pursuing a degree in education. He and Freshman Coach Jake Dhaenens coached the Pride feeder team, Warrior Baseball, this summer. 

Sergio Holguin was raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has since graduated with an Education degree in History and Geography from Arizona State University. He teaches U.S. and World History at MPHS. He enjoys keeping fit, Chicago Cubs baseball, chicken enchiladas, and watching Jeopardy. He has come to the dramatic realization that his lifelong goal of becoming a professional wrestler will probably never come to fruition, yet he is extremely grateful to join the Mountain Pointe baseball family instead.   mailto:sholguin.mtp@tuhsd.k12.az.us

Freshman Coaches:

Paul Mather graduated form the University of Idaho in 1987 with a degree in Secondary Education. He moved to Arizona in 1997 and became the Assistant Varsity Baseball coach at Mountain Pointe from 1997 through the 2005 season. Coach Mather’s knowledge and leadership are huge assests to the program as head Freshman baseball coach. Paul's son, Joe, graduated from Mountain Pointe. Paul is a local business owner. 602-717-8818 

Jake Dhaenens played for MP from 2002-2006. His senior year he won the Joe Selleh Leadership Award as well as the  Rogers' Time award for one of the top athletes in the weight room. He was part of the 2005 team that went to the state playoffs and 2006 Central Region Champs. Over the summer of 2007 Jake helped coach the Warriors team that went to the regional playoffs in  California. Also, that summer he helped guide Mountain Pointe's JV summer team to a third place finish in the Prescott Tournament. Jake and JV Coach Max Pincus coached the Pride feeder team, Warrior Baseball, over the summer.

 Deryk Sexton is in his 1st year of coaching at MPHS, is a class of ’01 MPHS alumni and was a member of Pride baseball from 1998-2000. Coach Sexton went on to play at the collegiate level at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, MI. Coach Sexton has been a volunteer coach for Ahwatukee Little League for the past 5 years, and he is looking forward to coaching some of his previous players.

Joe Mather graduated from Mountain Pointe in 2001. While in high school he lettered in basketball and baseball. Additionally, Joe was a Scholar Athlete all four years. In 2001 Joe was the Central Region baseball player of the year as well as being a high school All-American. Joe was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team in 2001. He was selected in the third round and was the one hundred fourth overall pick that year. Currently Joe is still in the Cardinals organization, unmarried, and available.