Mike Davenport is in his first year as MATC head baseball coach. Davenport has spent the prior nine seasons as the Head Coach, Athletic Director and Assistant Wellness Center Director at his alma mater, Kishwaukee College, in Malta, IL.
Coach Davenport has coached at NJCAA Division II Kishwaukee College since 1995, experiencing tremendous success. Under his guidance, his teams recorded a 340-170 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 has helped almost ninety Kishwaukee players transfer on to four-year schools. He has also coached eight NJCAA All-Americans and thirty-two players selected in the Major League draft. Of those thirty-two draftees, ten 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. Over the past six years, through his connections, every one of his recruited players at Kishwaukee College received a scholarship offer to either a NCAA or NAIA institution. His solid relationship with professional scouts and coaches combined with teaching skills has also allowed him to recruit high quality players from across 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 grew up 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 in his senior season.
Coach Davenport played collegiate baseball at Kishwaukee College in 1989 and 1990 before transfering 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 first team all-district team for his play at shortstop. In addition, Davenport was selected team MVP in his two 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.
“I am excited about my first year at MATC”, said Coach Davenport. “We have quality depth in several positions and we want to improve throughout the season in order to be playing our best baseball at tournament time.”
Davenport currently lives in Madison with his wife, Christi. In addition to coaching, he is an MATC Physical Education faculty member.
