University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Joel Bocchi joined the UT Arlington baseball program in the fall of 2015 as a volunteer assistant after stints with the Arizona State, Central Arizona College and McNeese State baseball programs.

The former Arizona State catcher graduated in 2005 with a degree in sociology. In three seasons of action with the Sun Devils, Bocchi put together a career .288 batting average, while also registering a .428 on-base percentage.

A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Bocchi and his wife, Terah, have three children, Grace, Reygan and Beckett.