Post by The Cats on Jan 29, 2014 8:17:43 GMT -5
It's 16 days until the 2014 season's first pitch and the first three game home series against the Ohio Bobcats.
#16 Colton Davis
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Commerce, Ga.
High School: Commerce HS
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195
Position: RHP
B/T: R/R
2013 (Freshman): Made 16 appearances on the season with 15 coming out of the bullpen and one start coming in game one of a doubleheader against Hofstra (March 3) ... Tossed 18 innings on the year, finishing with 7.00 ERA ... Allowed 16 runs with 14 going down as earned ... Only three of the 25 hits he surrendered on the year were for extra bases including two doubles and a triple ... Tallied 17 strikeouts against 13 walks ... Recorded four fielding assists and one put out coming off the mound ... Made his collegiate debut against Pac-12 foe, Washington State (Feb. 17), tossing a third of an inning allowing a run on one hit ... Struck out a season-high four against Elon (March 23) ... Tossed a career-long 3.1 innings on two occasions including his first career start against Hofstra and his very next outing at Tennessee (March 20), limiting the Volunteers to one run on two hits with a walk and a hit batter ... Closed the regular season by tossing two scoreless, one-hit innings at archrival Appalachian State (May 16) in the 23-5 drubbing of the Mountaineers ... Named to the 2012-13 Southern Conference Honor Roll; Summer League: Made six appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 10.1 innings while boasting a 0.87 ERA for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League ... Surrendered six runs - only one of which was earned - on five hits with just one extra base knock ... Struck out 15 against seven walks while limiting opposing hitters to a .139 batting average ... Left the team in late June to take the remainder of the summer off.
Prior to Western Carolina: Finished his prep career by posting a 5-2 record on the mound with a 0.44 ERA, helping Commerce High to a 21-8 record and advancing to the second round of the Class A state playoffs ... Tallied 88 strikeouts as a senior ... Additionally hit .468 with four home runs and 36 RBIs ... Named to the Athens Banner-Herald All-Area team ... As a junior, named the Region 8-A Pitcher of the Year after leading the Tigers to the playoffs with a 6-3 record ... Recorded 98 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA while batting .420 with 30 RBI.
Personal: Is the son of Conrad and Allison Davis ... Has one sibling, Madison.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
#16 Colton Davis
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Commerce, Ga.
High School: Commerce HS
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195
Position: RHP
B/T: R/R
2013 (Freshman): Made 16 appearances on the season with 15 coming out of the bullpen and one start coming in game one of a doubleheader against Hofstra (March 3) ... Tossed 18 innings on the year, finishing with 7.00 ERA ... Allowed 16 runs with 14 going down as earned ... Only three of the 25 hits he surrendered on the year were for extra bases including two doubles and a triple ... Tallied 17 strikeouts against 13 walks ... Recorded four fielding assists and one put out coming off the mound ... Made his collegiate debut against Pac-12 foe, Washington State (Feb. 17), tossing a third of an inning allowing a run on one hit ... Struck out a season-high four against Elon (March 23) ... Tossed a career-long 3.1 innings on two occasions including his first career start against Hofstra and his very next outing at Tennessee (March 20), limiting the Volunteers to one run on two hits with a walk and a hit batter ... Closed the regular season by tossing two scoreless, one-hit innings at archrival Appalachian State (May 16) in the 23-5 drubbing of the Mountaineers ... Named to the 2012-13 Southern Conference Honor Roll; Summer League: Made six appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 10.1 innings while boasting a 0.87 ERA for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League ... Surrendered six runs - only one of which was earned - on five hits with just one extra base knock ... Struck out 15 against seven walks while limiting opposing hitters to a .139 batting average ... Left the team in late June to take the remainder of the summer off.
Prior to Western Carolina: Finished his prep career by posting a 5-2 record on the mound with a 0.44 ERA, helping Commerce High to a 21-8 record and advancing to the second round of the Class A state playoffs ... Tallied 88 strikeouts as a senior ... Additionally hit .468 with four home runs and 36 RBIs ... Named to the Athens Banner-Herald All-Area team ... As a junior, named the Region 8-A Pitcher of the Year after leading the Tigers to the playoffs with a 6-3 record ... Recorded 98 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA while batting .420 with 30 RBI.
Personal: Is the son of Conrad and Allison Davis ... Has one sibling, Madison.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
