Mike Davenport took over as Madison College head baseball coach during the 2005 season and is in his 22nd season leading the WolfPack. Coach Davenport advanced to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Millington, Tennessee, his first season at the helm in '05, and subsequently made an NJCAA Division II record six straight appearances in Enid, Oklahoma. Following a two-year absence, Madison College broke its record with seven consecutive years from 2018 to 2025 (There was no event in 2020). The 2022 campaign ended with a spot in the championship series and a national runner-up finish, the program's best at the Division II level. During the 2022 season, Davenport became the 43rd coach in NJCAA history to reach 1,000 career junior college wins. In 2024, Davenport was selected as an assistant coach for the NJCAA All-Star Team that will represent the USA in international competition at Baseball Week Haarlem in the Netherlands. In March 2025, Davenport was named to the first-ever NJCAA Coaches Legacy Award as a result of winning at least 1,000 games at the junior college level. He currently owns an 805-325-3 (.711) all-time record with the WolfPack, as well as a career NJCAA record of 1,144-489-3 (.700).
In addition to coaching, Davenport is a faculty member in the Kinesiology department at Madison College. He has most commonly instructed classes such as Wellness Today and Health & Fitness for Life, for which he enjoys seeing the improvement and growth shown by students over the course of a semester based on their initial personal contracts for behavior change. Additionally, Davenport also teaches Badminton, Bicycle Conditioning, and Conditioning & Weight Training, all of which provide an excellent opportunity for physical activity and exercise for students, as well as a break from academic classes and jobs.
At Madison College, Davenport has won 13 conference championships, 15 region titles, and made 14 national tournament appearances. He has been recognized as the Region 4/13 Coach of the Year 16 times, selected as the ABCA Region Coach of the Year 14 times, and named the N4C Coach of the Year on eight occasions. He has produced 99 all-conference players, including four conference most valuable players, and 78 all-region recipients, including two Region 4 Players of the Year and one Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year. On a national stage, Davenport has instructed 14 All-Americans, three Gold Glove winners, and one NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year. Since taking over the WolfPack program, Davenport has helped 15 players be drafted into the MLB and sent more than 200 players on to continue their baseball careers at four-year institutions.
Before arriving at Madison College, Davenport spent the previous nine seasons as the head baseball coach, athletic director, and assistant wellness center director at his alma mater, Kishwaukee College, in Malta, Illinois.
Coach Davenport experienced tremendous success while coaching at NJCAA Division II Kishwaukee College from 1995 to 2004. Under his guidance, his teams recorded a 339-164 record in nine seasons, claiming five conference titles and winning the NJCAA Division II National Championship in 1999. In addition to his teams’ successes, he helped almost 90 Kishwaukee players transfer to four-year schools. Six players who once called Davenport "coach" went on to play professional baseball, three of whom eventually reached the Major Leagues.
Davenport, the 1999 NJCAA Division II National Coach-of-the-Year, also served as a Major League scout for the Chicago White Sox from 1998 to 2013. Over his final six years at Kishwaukee College, every one of his recruited players received a scholarship offer to either an NCAA or NAIA institution. His strong relationships with professional scouts and coaches, combined with his exceptional teaching skills, have enabled him to recruit high-quality players from across the Midwest and place them in high-quality four-year NCAA programs.
Before taking over the Kishwaukee baseball program, Davenport coached at Clarke College. He was an assistant from 1993-1994 before taking over as head coach and serving as the sports information director for the 1995 season (12-32).
Davenport was born and raised in DeKalb, Illinois. In high school, he was a three-sport letter winner in baseball, basketball, and golf. He earned all-conference honors in baseball and basketball during his senior season.
Coach Davenport played collegiate baseball at Kishwaukee College in 1989 and 1990 before transferring to Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, to play his final two seasons. While at Kishwaukee, he earned academic all-conference honors in both seasons. At Clarke College, Davenport earned academic and athletic first-team all-conference honors in baseball. In 1991, he was named to the all-district first team for his play at shortstop. In addition, Davenport was selected team MVP in both his seasons at Clarke College. In 2024, Davenport was inducted into the Clarke University Athletics Hall of Fame as a player.
In 1992, Davenport graduated from Clarke College with a degree in Business Administration/Sports Management. In 2003, he earned his master's degree in Physical Education/Sports Management from Northern Illinois University.
Davenport currently lives in Sun Prairie with his wife, Christi, daughter, Marli, and sons, Easton and Rylan.
