GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Guilford College Athletic Director Marion Kirby named Dennis Shores head coach of the Quakers' softball squad Thursday. Shores replaces Ty Cook, who led the Quakers to a 34-82 record in three years before resigning in December.

The Quakers' fifth softball coach, Shores spent the past three seasons as an assistant softball coach at Neumann (Pa.) College, during which time the Knights compiled a 60-52 record. He worked with head coach Bill Saar and helped Neumann to its first Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Division III Tournament berth in 2006.

A native of Lancaster, Pa., Shores founded and coached the Chester County Stars, a United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) softball program with teams in the under-10, -12, -14, -16 and -18 age groups. He served as Tournament Director for the Stars College Showcase and served as president of GGS Fastpitch. A member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Shores has hosted winter pitching clinics in the Downingtown (Pa.) area since 2001 and also has experience as a hitting instructor.

Shores, a 1991 graduate of Penn State Delaware County, recently retired after working over 20 years as the facility manager of the St. John Vianney Center in Downingtown. He and his wife, Susan, have three children, Dennis, Danielle and Christine.

The Quakers open their sixth fastpitch softball season at Christopher Newport Feb. 17. Guilford returns six letter winners from last season's 9-31 team.

This release is courtesy of the Guilford College sports information office.