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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS
Ryan McCosky

Ryan McCosky

  • Title
    Director of Non-Varsity Sports and Programming / Assistant Coach (Hitting/Outfield)
  • Email
    ryan.mccosky@davenport.edu
  • Phone
    616-871-6742
Ryan McCosky will have oversight of eight sports programs at Davenport University including men's and women's bowling, four ice hockey teams, men's rugby, and men's volleyball. In addition, he will continue to retain his role as an assistant baseball coach.

McCosky returns for his 12th season as a member of the Davenport baseball coaching staff. McCosky's duties focus on hitting and outfield work.

Over the years while a member of the GLIAC, McCosky has helped tutor both Zac Wilson, Jacob Buchberger, and Nolan Anspaugh who won GLIAC Player of the Year honors. In 2023, the Panthers won 27 games and had First Team All-GLIAC selections in Ben Mets at shortstop and Gaetano Vallone in the outfield. DU ranked first in the GLIAC in home runs (40), slugging percentage (.449), and stolen bases (67). During the 2022 season when the team won back-to-back GLIAC regular season and tournament championships, the Panthers led the GLIAC in walks (283), batting average (.302), hits (591), home runs (64), runs (459), and triples (32).

McCosky spent four years at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, where he served as interim head coach, head JV coach and assistant coach while earning his master’s degree.

For three summers, McCosky coached for the Grand Rapids Diamonds, working closely with the Under-16 and Under-18 teams. Both teams had won back-to-back Black Swamp tournament championships in Ohio. 

While with the Cardinals, McCosky spent time coaching third base and worked with the outfielders as well as running the strength and conditioning program. He also coached for the Michigan Sports Academy travel baseball program for two summers as head coach of both the 16U and 18U teams. In addition, he served as a hitting instructor for the US Baseball Academy during the winter months. 

McCosky played two seasons at Kalamazoo Valley Community College before transferring to Concordia. He was All-Conference and All-Academic as an outfielder in his final season.

McCosky and his wife, Kristen, reside in Mattawan with their children - Charleston and Hudson.