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    Shane Davis

    Position:
    Assistant Coach
    Experience:
    2nd season
    Alma Mater:
    Eastern Michigan '07

    Shane Davis is entering his second season as an assistant coach working under head coach Kevin Kocks with the Cleveland State program. Davis assists with CSU's national recruiting efforts, focusing primarily on the midwest. He also helps with summer ball placement and works to arrange the team's travel plans.

    A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association, Davis organizes work camps across the country, including hitting and pitching and catching clinics at Cleveland State. He has helped coach camps organized by the Air Force Academy, Ohio University, Cangelosi Baseball, the Demarini Top 96 and 2SP sports.

    Davis joined the Vikings last year after working as an assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy where he was responsible for coaching the bullpen and catchers, while also assisting with the hitters. While at the USAFA, the Falcon catchers ranked first or second in the Mountain West Conference in every defensive category.

    Last summer, Davis served as the head coach of the Stark County Terriers, an elite 18 and under summer league team that qualified for the ABCA Midland regional under Davis. He also coached the Varsity Shop Training Center Bullets, an 18 and under team, during the summer of 2008.

    In addition, he was an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University during the 2008 season, serving as the bench coach, managing hitters charts and coaching infielders.

    He also served as a student assistant coach at EMU working with the pitchers and catchers during the 2007 season.

    During his time at EMU he was part of a coaching staff that went 36-12 in the Mid-American Conference, including a regular season championship and tournament runner-up finish in 2007 and a West Division title and a MAC tournament championship in 2008.

    Davis was a four-year letterwinner as a catcher for Eastern Michigan and earned his Bachelor's degree in secondary education in 2007.