Baseball Instructor - Nick Di Ponio

Training: Pitching-Hitting-Fielding

Coach Di Ponio enters his fifth season as the head baseball coach of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.  During his tenure as Varsity Coach, he has guided the Eaglets to four district championships, two regional championships, one league championship, and the 2007 Division II State Runners Up. In addition, Coach Di Ponio was named the 2007 Catholic League Coach of the Year. As head coach, he has also helped nine graduating seniors move on to play at the collegiate level.

Before taking the head coaching position at St. Mary's, Coach Di Ponio played for the Eaglets from 1994-1998. While at St. Mary's, Coach Di Ponio led the 1998 baseball team to its first state championship in school history. He was named to the 1998 All-State Dream Team. Coach Di Ponio continued his baseball career at Oakland University, and finished each season as one of its leading hitters. In 2002 he was named to the All Mid-Continent Conference Team. Following his collegiate career at Oakland University, Coach Di Ponio continued his baseball career overseas in the Italian Professional Baseball League for four seasons. In 2002 he was a member of the San Marino Baseball Club that participated in the European Baseball Cup in Barcelona, Spain.