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Baseball GAME SCHEDULE Date OPPONeNT SITE LOCATION tIMe 02/05 California Baptist (DH) Away Riverside, Calif. 10:00 am 02/06 California Baptist (DH) Away Riverside, Calif. 10:00 am 02/22 Warner University Away Lake Wales, Fla. 3:00 pm 02/24 Southeastern University Away Lakeland, Fla. 7:00 pm 02/25 Webber International Away Babson Park, Fla. 6:00 pm 02/26 Northeastern University Away Winter Haven, Fla. 12:00 pm 02/27 William Penn (DH) Away Winter Haven, Fla. 12:30 pm 02/28 Point Park (DH) Away Lake Myrtle, Fla. 12:00 pm 03/06 Martin Methodist (DH) Away Pulaski, Tenn. 3:00 pm 03/07 Lindsey Wilson College (DH) Away Columbia, Ken. 12:00 pm 03/13 Indiana Wesleyan (DH) Away Marion, Ind. 1:00 pm 03/16 Central Michigan Away Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 3:05 pm 03/19 Marian University Away Indianapolis, Ind. 3:00 pm 03/20 Cumberland University (DH) Away Lebanon, Tenn. 1:00 pm 03/21 Cumberland University Away Lebanon, Tenn. 12:00 pm 03/24 Alma College Away Alma, Mich. 3:00 pm 03/29 Western Michigan Away Kalamazoo, Mich. 3:00 pm 03/30 Goshen (DH) HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/03 Siena Heights* Away Adrian, Mich. 1:00 pm 04/05 Siena Heights* HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/06 Northwood University Away Midland, Mich. 4:00 pm 04/10 Madonna* HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/11 Madonna* HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/13 Grace College HOME Kentwood HS 2:00 pm 04/17 Indiana Tech* Away Fort Wayne, Ind. 1:00 pm 04/18 Indiana Tech* HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/19 Calvin College HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/23 Concordia* Away Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:00 pm 04/24 Concordia* HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 04/25 St. Francis (Ill.) (DH) Away Joliet, Ill. 1:00 pm 04/28 Spring Arbor University Away Jackson, Mich. 2:00 pm 04/30 Aquinas* HOME Kentwood HS 1:00 pm 05/01 Aquinas* Away Grand Rapids, Mich. 1:00 pm All Home games in BOLD and played at East Kentwood HS * Denotes WHAC Contest – All league games are DH 2 | DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS DAvEnpOrT UnIvErsity Athletic DEpArtmenT InSIDE Game Schedule. 2 6193 Kraft Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 Athletic Fax: (616) 554-5269 Coaching Staff. 4 Website: www.dupanthers.com Meet the Team. 5 Season Preview. 6 Administration athletic Director: Paul Lowden. (616) 554-5050 Player Profiles. 11-18 asst. athletic Director: Ronda Varnesdeel. (616) 871-6183 2009 Season Review. 21 Sports Information Director: Aaron Sagraves. (616) 554-5045 athletic trainer: Wendi Corelli. (616) 871-6186 athletic trainer: Jeff Harmsen. (616) 871-6186 Student Center Director: Mike Stodola. (616) 554-5138 DAvENPOrT UnIvErSITy Faculty athletic representative: Todd Pitts. (616) 554-4716 athletic admin. assistant: Shannon Rose. (616) 554-5126 ATHLETIC COMMUnICATIOnS academic advisor: Aaron Montanino. (616) 554-4314 academic advisor: Leah Tennant. (616) 554-5306 MEDIA LIST COaChING STAFF GRAND RAPIDS PreSS hockey D2: Paul Lowden. (616) 554-5050 Contact: Sports Desk hockey D3: Chris Green. (616) 862-5571 Fax: (616) 222-5224. Email: [email protected] Men’s Basketball: Burt Paddock. (616) 554-5144 WOOD tV 8 Women’s Basketball: Mark Youngs. (616) 554-5058 Contact: Jack Doles Men’s Soccer: Carl Whitehouse. (616) 871-6189 Women’s Soccer: Chris Allen. (616) 881-3447 Fax: (616) 456-5755. Email: [email protected] Women’s Volleyball: Megan Garner. (616) 717-1116 WXMI Fox 17 Men & Women’s Golf: Phil Sweeney. (616) 299-1662 Contact: Tim Doty Men & Women’s t&F/ X-C: Scott Cook. (616) 871-6190 Fax: (616) 364-6018. Email: [email protected] Men’s Lacrosse: Bob Clarkson. (616) 554-5279 Men’s & Women’s Bowling: George Miller . (616) 212-4688 WBBL 107.3 FM Women’s Lacrosse: Stacy Faulkner. (616) 871-6191 Contact: Bret Bakita Men’s & Women’s tennis: Doug White. (616) 514-7995 Fax: (616) 451-3299. Email: [email protected] Baseball: Wes Cummings. (616) 871-6192 KaLaMazoo Gazette Softball: Ronda Varnesdeel. (616) 871-6183 Contact: Sports Desk rugby: Isaac Herrick. (616) 871-3988 Fax: (269) 388-8447 Cheer: Rachel Nemmers. (616) 915-3150 Dance: Loren Huggett. (616) 780-8557 Advance NewspaPerS Contact: Larry Hirt DIrectionS to EAST KEnTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Email: [email protected] From the West (Holland/Chicago) DETROIt Free PreSS Take I-196 from Holland and merge onto the new South Beltline Contact: Sports Desk (M-6) heading towards Lansing (east). Proceed East on M-6 and exit at Kalamazoo Ave (Exit #11). Turn left (north) at the stoplight Fax: (313) 222-5983 and go to first stoplight and make a right into East Kentwood HS. DETROIt NeWS From the East (Lansing/Detroit) Contact: Sports Desk Take I-96 from Lansing or Detroit and merge onto the new South Fax: (313) 222-6019 Beltline (M-6) heading towards Holland. Proceed West on M-6 and exit at Kalamazoo Ave (Exit #11). Turn right (north) at the aSSOCIATED PreSS stoplight and go to first stoplight and make a right into East Kentwood HS. Contact: Sports Desk Fax: (313) 259-4966 From the South (Kalamazoo) Take US-131 from Kalamazoo and merge onto the new South DaVeNPORT SPORTS INFOrMATION Beltline (M-6) heading towards Lansing (east). Proceed East on Contact: Aaron Sagraves M-6 and exit at Kalamazoo Ave (Exit #11). Turn left (north) at the stoplight and go to first stoplight and make a right into East Fax: (616) 554-5269. Phone: (616) 554-5045 Kentwood HS. Email: [email protected] From the north (Cadillac, Big rapids, rockford) WhaC SPORTS INFOrMATION Take US-131 from Cadillac/Big Rapids/Rockford and merge onto Contact: Dawn Harmon the new South Beltline (M-6) heading towards Lansing (east). Proceed East on M-6 and exit at Kalamazoo Ave (Exit #11). Turn Email: [email protected] left (north) at the stoplight and go to first stoplight and make a right into East Kentwood HS. 2010 BASEBALL | 3 COACHInG STAFF Head Coach | Wes Cummings (2nd Year) aSSISTaNT CoachES | Kevin Tidey, Harry Berrios, Mike Spiegel, Aaron Montanino WeS CUMMINGS Cummings begins his second season on the sidelines for Davenport Baseball. He led the Panthers to a very respectable 32-23 record in their inaugural year of 2009. Wes is no stranger to the West Michigan athletic scene as he comes to Davenport from Belding Area Schools where he served as the athletic director. It was his second stint as AD for Belding Area Schools as he also served the same position from 1991-2002. In between his time at Belding, Cum- mings served as the Athletic Director for Hillsdale Community Schools. In all, Wes has had 26 years of experience as an Athletic Director, 23 years in coaching (12 of them as a head coach) and 31 years overall in education. Cummings is a 1974 graduate of Central Michigan University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Education. He majored in Physical Education and received a minor in Geography. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.87 on a 4.0 scale. He currently lives in Belding, MI with his wife Terri. Together they have five children, Brian, Brent, Paul, Toni and Shelly. All-Time COaChing records DaVenport under WeS CUMMINGS Season Coach W L Year W L PCt. WHAC NaIa 2009 Cummings 32 23 2009 32 23 ..581 4th --- KeVIN tIDeY Kevin begins his second year as Head Assistant Coach for the Panthers baseball program. He comes to DU from Sparta High School where he helped build the Spartans program into one of the elite baseball powerhouses in the state of Michigan. At Sparta, his teams won four District Titles, one Regional Cham- pionship and made one appearance in the Quarterfinals. Tidey compiled a record of 66-11 in his last two seasons with the Spartans as they were ranked in the Top 5 in Division II each season. Kevin's playing experience goes back to Grand Rapids JC and Aquinas College where he received all-conference and all-region honors at JC. Tidey and his wife Sunny reside in Sparta, MI with their four kids: Cade and triplets Brock, Jaeger and Presley HARRY BERRIOS Harry begins his second year as Assistant Coach for the Panthers baseball program. Berrios has numer- ous years of experience in the professional ranks as he spent 14 years in Professional Baseball. After helping the LSU Tigers win two National Championships, Harry was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and later played with the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. Harry, who resides in Grand Rapids, MI is currently employed by Diamonds Baseball and Softball Training. MIKe SPIeGeL Mike begins his second year on the sidelines for the Panthers baseball program at Davenport. Spiegel will oversee the pitching staff after helping DU to a 32-23 record in their inaugural year of 2009. He also recently served as the Pitching Coach for Holland Christian HS from 2005-2007. During his playing days, Mike was drafted out of Sacramento City College in 1995 and spent 10 years in the minor leagues with the Indians, Tigers and Phillies Mike lives in Caledonia, MI with his wife Patricia AARON MONTANINO Aaron begins his second year with the Panthers baseball program as an assistant coach. He is currently employed by Davenport as a full-time advisor after graduating from DU in 2007. Aaron works primarily with student-athletes and the sport management program. Montanino played baseball at Grandville High School where he also spent time coaching. He, his wife Brook and their son Gavin live in Wyoming, MI.