Adam Tomm joins the Cardinal coaching staff in 2008 for his first stint at Saginaw Valley.

Adam graduated from Bellefontaine HS in Ohio in 2000 where he played baseball and football. At the time of his graduation, Adam held the school batting average record with a .435 average.

Adam attended college at the University of Kentucky where he graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree with a kinesiology major and a business minor.

In 2006, Adam enrolled at Central Michigan University to pursue a Masters of Science in Sports Administration. He should graduate later this year.

Dan Shelton begins his sixth season with the Cardinal baseball team and is in his second stint as an assistant coach. Shelton was head baseball coach at Mott Community College for five years after serving 18 years at Clio High School, including 13 as head coach. Shelton compiled a 473-303 career coaching record.

He was twice named Coach of the Year by the Michigan Community College Eastern Conference and led Mott to three league titles. In addition he was named Coach of the Year five times in high school at the district level and twice at the regional level. Shelton was selected as an All-Star coach in Flint six times and coached the East-West All-Star Game in Tiger Stadium in 1994. His teams won six district championships and one regional crown.

After graduating from Ainsworth High School he attended Mott and Anderson University in Indiana where he played football and basketball before an injury shortened his career. Shelton and his wife, Charisse, live in Flint.