Mike Davenport took over as MATC head baseball coach and physical education instructor during the 2004-05 season. After leading the baseball team to an eighth place national finish at the NJCAA Division II World Series in his first year, Coach Davenport guided the WolfPack to a 35-23-2 record during the 2006 season. This season the team posted a 41-16 overall record claiming conference and region titles.
Before coming to MATC, Davenport was the Head Coach, Athletic Director and Assistant Wellness Center Director at his alma mater, Kishwaukee College, in Malta, IL. He coached at NJCAA Division I Kishwaukee College since 1995, experiencing tremendous success. His teams recorded a 336-167 record in nine seasons, claiming five conference titles and winning the NJCAA Division II National Championship in 1999. In addition to his team successes, he helped almost ninety Kishwaukee College players transfer on to four-year schools. He also coached eight NJCAA all-americans and had 32 players selected in the Major League draft. Fifteen of the draftees are playing professional baseball and one player is currently playing in the Major Leagues.
Davenport, the 1999 NJCAA Division II National Coach-of-the-Year, also serves as a Major League scout for the Chicago White Sox. Through his connections he had every one of his recruited players as Kishwaukee College, over the past six years, receive a scholarship offer to either a NCAA Division I or II institution. His solid relationship with professional scouts and coaches has allowed him to recruit high quality players from the Midwest and place those student-athletes in high quality four-year NCAA programs.
Before taking over the Kishwaukee baseball program, Davenport coached at Clarke College. He was an assistant from 1992-1994 before taking over head coaching duties and becoming the Sports Information Director during the 1994-1995 seasons.
Davenport was born and raised in DeKalb, Illinois. In high school, he was a three-sport letterwinner in baseball, basketball and golf. He earned all-conference honors in baseball and basketball 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 1992, Davenport graduated from Clarke College with a Business Administration/Sports Management degree. In 2003, he received his Physical Education/Sports Management masters degree from Northern Illinois University.
Davenport currently lives in Madison with his wife Christi and daughter Marli. In addition to coaching, he is an MATC Physical Education faculty member.
