Softball GAME SCHEDULE Front Row (L-R) – Jodi Steenwyk, Sam Cole, Kristina Krum, Ashlee Olsen, Sandi Seaman, Brianna Carpenter, Molly Ketelaar Second Row (L-R) – Michelle Opie, Chelsey Dow, Katie Cornman, Karlee Despres, Ali Dawson, Nikki Aldrich, Courtney Elam, Morgan Greenfield Back Row (L-R) – Assistant Coach McCall Salmon, Haley Stehouwer, Kristin Miedema, Cirina Jones, Kelsey Elgyhazi, Heather Brusokas, Jessica Fagan, Head Coach Ronda Varnesdeel. Not pictured – Kristen Hulst (Assistant Coach) Date OPPONeNT SITE LOCATION tIMe 02/22 Concordia (Minn.) (DH) Away Clermont, Fla. 9:30am Goshen College Away Clermont, Fla. 2:30pm 02/23 Webber International (DH) Away Clermont, Fla. 11:00am 02/25 Goshen College Away Clermont, Fla. 9:00am Warner University (DH) Away Lake Wales, Fla. 2:00pm 02/27 Augustana College (DH) Away Clermont, Fla. 11:30am 02/28 Lake Superior State Away Clermont, Fla. 9:30am University of Tampa Away Clermont, Fla. 11:30am 03/05 Shawnee State (DH) Away Portsmouth, Ohio 4:00pm 03/06 Campbellsville (DH) Away Campbellsville, Ken. 1:00 pm 03/07 Union College (Ky.) (DH) Away Barbourville, Ken. 11:00am 03/12 Union University (Tenn.) (DH) Away Jackson, Tenn. 11:00am Reinhardt College Away Jackson, Tenn. 4:00pm 03/13 Reinhardt College Away Jackson, Tenn. 9:00am Union Classic Championship Away Jackson, Tenn. 3:00pm 03/19 Judson University Away Marion, Ind. 1:00pm St. Francis (Ill.) Away Marion, Ind. 3:00pm 03/20 Olivet Nazarene Away Marion, Ind. 10:00am Indiana Wesleyan Away Marion, Ind. 12:00pm 03/27 Malone University (DH) Away Canton, Ohio 12:00pm 03/28 Ohio Dominican (DH) Away Columbus, Ohio 1:00pm 04/02 UM-Dearborn* Away Dearborn, Mich. 4:00pm 04/03 Madonna* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 1:00pm 04/07 Indiana Tech* Away Fort Wayne, Mich. 4:00pm 04/10 Concordia* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 1:00pm 04/11 Siena Heights* Away Adrian, Mich. 1:00pm 04/14 Indiana tech* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 4:00pm 04/16 Cornerstone* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 4:00pm 04/17 Aquinas* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 1:00pm 04/19 Calvin HOMe Christian Rec. Center 4:00pm 04/21 Aquinas* Away Grand Rapids, Mich. 4:00pm 04/24 UM-Dearborn* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 1:00pm 04/26 Madonna* Away Livonia, Mich. 4:00pm 04/28 Cornerstone* Away Grand Rapids, Mich. 4:00pm 04/30 Concordia* Away Ann Arbor, Mich. 4:00pm 05/01 Siena Heights* HOMe Christian Rec. Center 1:00pm All Home games in BOLD and played at Christian Recreation Center * Denotes WHAC Contest - All League games are DH 2 | DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS DAvEnpoRt University AthletiC DEpartment INSiDE 6193 Kraft Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 Game Schedule. 2 Athletic Fax: (616) 554-5269 Coaching Staff. 4 Website: www.dupanthers.com Meet the Team. 5 AdministRation Season Preview. 6 athletic Director: Paul Lowden. (616) 554-5050 Player Profiles. 11-15 asst. athletic Director: Ronda Varnesdeel. (616) 871-6183 2009 Season Review. 17 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 Faculty athletic Representative: Todd Pitts. (616) 554-4716 DAvENPORt UNIVERSITY athletic admin. assistant: Shannon Rose. (616) 554-5126 academic advisor: Aaron Montanino. (616) 554-4314 AtHLETIC CoMMUNICATIONS academic advisor: Leah Tennant. (616) 554-5306 MEDiA LiSt COachING STAFF Hockey D2: Paul Lowden. (616) 554-5050 GRaND RaPIDS PReSS Hockey D3: Chris Green. (616) 862-5571 Contact: Sports Desk Men’s Basketball: Burt Paddock. (616) 554-5144 Fax: (616) 222-5224. Email: [email protected] Women’s Basketball: Mark Youngs. (616) 554-5058 Men’s Soccer: Carl Whitehouse. (616) 871-6189 WOOD tV 8 Women’s Soccer: Chris Allen. (616) 881-3447 Contact: Jack Doles Women’s Volleyball: Megan Garner. (616) 717-1116 Fax: (616) 456-5755. Email: [email protected] Men & Women’s Golf: Phil Sweeney. (616) 299-1662 WXMI Fox 17 Men & Women’s t&F/ X-C: Scott Cook. (616) 871-6190 Contact: Tim Doty Men’s Lacrosse: Bob Clarkson. (616) 554-5279 Men’s & Women’s Bowling: George Miller . (616) 212-4688 Fax: (616) 364-6018. Email: [email protected] Women’s Lacrosse: Stacy Faulkner. (616) 871-6191 WBBL 107.3 FM Men’s & Women’s tennis: Doug White. (616) 514-7995 Contact: Bret Bakita Baseball: Wes Cummings. (616) 871-6192 Fax: (616) 451-3299. Email: [email protected] Softball: Ronda Varnesdeel. (616) 871-6183 Rugby: Isaac Herrick. (616) 871-3988 KaLaMazoo Gazette Cheer: Rachel Nemmers. (616) 915-3150 Contact: Sports Desk Dance: Loren Huggett. (616) 780-8557 Fax: (269) 388-8447 Advance NewspaPers DiRECtionS to CHRiStiAn REFoRMED RECREAtion CEntER Contact: Larry Hirt Email: [email protected] From the West (Holland/Chicago) Take I-196 from Holland towards Grand Rapids. Merge onto M-6 DETROIt FRee PReSS exit towards Lansing (exit 77). Get off at the M-37 exit (exit 15) and turn left. Go straight for four miles and then turn left onto Contact: Sports Desk 36th street. Field will be on the left hand side. Fax: (313) 222-5983 From the east (Lansing/Detroit) DETROIt NeWS Take 1-96 W towards Grand Rapids to Exit 44 which is the 36th St Exit. Go right off the exit and travel 3 miles over the East Beltline Contact: Sports Desk to the field. Field will be on the left. Fax: (313) 222-6019 From the South (Kalamazoo) aSSOCIATED PReSS Head North on US-131 to the M-6 exit towards Lansing (exit 77). Get off at the M-37 exit (exit 15) and turn left. Go straight for four Contact: Sports Desk miles and then turn left onto 36th street. Field will be on the left Fax: (313) 259-4966 hand side. DaVeNPORt SPORtS INFORMATION From the South (Ft. Wayne) Once on 1-69 N toward Lansing connect to 1-96 W towards Contact: Aaron Sagraves Grand Rapids to Exit 44 which is the 36th St Exit. Go right off Fax: (616) 554-5269. Phone: (616) 554-5045 the exit 3 miles over the East Beltline to the field. Field will be Email: [email protected] on the left. From the North (Cadillac) WHaC SPORtS INFORMATION Head South on US-131 to Grand Rapids. Merge onto 1-96 E (Exit Contact: Dawn Harmon 89A) heading towards Lansing. Once on I-96 take the M-37/East Email: [email protected] Belt Line Ave. exit (Exit 38), and turn right. Stay on the East Belt Line for about 5 miles and then turn right onto 36th Street. Field is on the left. 2010 SOFTBALL | 3 CoACHING StAFF Head Coach | Ronda Varnesdeel (2nd Year) aSSISTaNT CoachES | McCall Salmon, Kristen Hulst Ronda VarnesdeeL Ronda Varnesdeel begins her second season at the helm of the Softball program at Davenport. In 2009, the first season for the Panthers, Varnesdeel guided DU to a 31-23 overall record. Varnesdeel took the reins of the Panthers softball team in 2009 after a five year stint as head soft- ball coach at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. Varnesdeel also excelled as a two-sport athlete in basketball and softball at Aquinas. She helped lead the Saints to a national tournament appearance in both basketball and softball as a four year starter for both teams. She also earned all-conference and all-region selections during her softball career. At Aquinas, Varnesdeel, served as the assistant softball coach for one year before taking over head coaching duties for the Saints in 2003. While at Aquinas, Varnesdeel established the program as a small college softball powerhouse. As the leader of the Saints program, Varnesdeel led them to four Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships in 2003 and 2005-2007. She was named WHAC Coach of the Year in each of those years as well as Region VIII Coach of the Year in 2005, a year in which she led her team to the NAIA National Tournament. In her six years of coaching, Ronda has had 21 All-Conference Selections, 12 All-Region Selections, 1 2nd Team All-American, and has seen four of her players be named WHAC Player of the Year. Varnesdeel, who received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Aquinas College, resides in Grand Rapids, MI with her husband Bernard Jr. and her son Bernard III. Varnesdeel will also serve as the Assistant Athletic Director for the Panthers. All-Time COaching Records DaVenport undeR Ronda VarnesdeeL Season Coach W L Year W L PCt. WHaC NaIa 2009 Varnesdeel 31 23 2009 31 23 ..574 4th --- CaREER COaCHING ReCORD Year W L PCt. WHaC NaIa 2009 31 23 .574 4th --- @ aquinas 2007 31 19 .620 1st --- 2006 37 11 .771 1st 25th 2005 37 14 .725 1st --- 2004 29 26 .527 3rd --- 2003 34 18 .654 1st --- Total 199 111 .558 MCCall Salmon McCall begins her second year as the top assistant for the women's softball team. Along with her soft- ball duties she will also serve as the Assistant Sports Information Director. After a very successful playing career at Aquinas College, Salmon will use her knowledge and skills to continue to mold a young program that finished 31-23 last year. A first baseman/utility player for the Saints, McCall led her team to three straight WHAC Champion- ships from 2005-2007 and the team posted a 134-70 overall record during her time there. Individually, Salmon earned All-WHAC honors in 2004, 2006 and 2007 while serving as the Saints team captain during her junior and senior campaigns. She also excelled in the classroom at Aquinas as she was named to the All-WHAC Academic team in 2006 and 2007 and was an NAIA Scholar Athlete in her senior year.