Dan Ponegalek is entering his third season as an assistant with the Laker baseball program. Ponegalek played the 2010 and 2011 seasons with the Lakers, notching a career batting average of .353, including hitting .397 in 2010. Ponegalek scored 50 runs in his career and had 57 hits with 31 RBI over two seasons. He was one of the best on the team in getting on-base, recording a career on-base percentage of .493, the fourth-best mark in school history since 2000.
2011: Played in 41 games (36 starts)...Hit .323 with 34 runs, 20 RBI, 28 walks and a .489 on-base percentage...Finished second on the team in both walks and on-base percentage...Hit a grand slam against Lynn on 2/13 for his only career home run...Had four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Had a seven game hitting streak this season...Had a nine game reached-base streak this year...Hit .750 with the bases loaded and had 10 RBI in 14 opportunities with a runner on third and less than two out.
2010: Played in 28 games (20 starts), 15 of which came at third base...Hit .397 (25-63) with 16 runs, 11 RBI and four doubles...Notched a .500 on-base percentage and .460 slugging percentage...Went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI against Augustana (3/13)...Went 3-for-4 with two runs and a season-high two RBI against Wayne State (5/2)...Went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one double against Ashland (5/13) in the opening game of the Midwest Regional Tournament.
Prior to GVSU: Played at Lake Michigan Community College for two years...Earned Michigan Community College Athletic Association Second-Team honors as a sophomore, hitting .365 with 27 RBI...Hit .331 with 31 RBI as a sophomore and earned honorable mention plaudits as a freshman.
High School: Prepped at Bridgman High School for head coach Dale Beeney...Three-time All-Lakeland Conference honoree...Earned all-district plaudits as a junior and senior...Hit .386 21 doubles, seven triples, two home runs and 79 RBI during prep career.
Personal: Son of Scott and Sheri Ponegalek...Business major.
| Ponegalek's Career Statistics |
| Year | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | OBP |
| 2010 | .397 | 28-20 | 63 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | .460 | 8 | .500 |
| 2011 | .323 | 41-36 | 99 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 36 | .364 | 28 | .489 |
| Total | .352 | 69-56 | 162 | 50 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 65 | .401 | 36 | .493 |
