J.D. Davis - Cal State Fullerton Athletics

26 - J.D. Davis

Born:	April, 27, 1993
Height:	6-3
Weight:	215
Year:	Sophomore
Hometown:	Elk Grove, Calif.
High School:	Elk Grove HS
Position:	INF/RHP
B/T:	R/R
Experience:	1V

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CAREER ACCOLADES
2013 Big West Conference First Team

SUMMER 2012
Selected as a Summer All-American as utility player for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwest League by Perfect Game • Batted .344 with three home runs and 26 RBIs while posting a 4-0 record with a 2.10 ERA on the mound • Season was cut short when he suffered a broken clavicle and a sprained ankle in a head-on auto collision in Wisconsin on July 19.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Had a solid true freshman season as a two-way player • Appeared in 41 games, mostly as a designated hitter, while making five pitching appearances • Best mound effort came in season finale vs. Austin Peay in NCAA Regional at Oregon when he started and hurled six innings of four-hit shutout ball • Last previous mound appearance had been Mar. 18 vs. Long Beach State, his fourth of four early-season starts • Finished at 2-0 with wins over TCU (11-10 on Feb. 26) and Utah Valley State (11-3 on March 4) • Had a 3.52 ERA with three walks and nine strikeouts in 23 innings • Despite limited innings, he led team with four pickoffs • He batted .229 with 20 RBIs (13 with 2 outs, tied for second on team) and a team-best four home runs • Each of his roundtrippers were significant hits in victories: on Feb. 19 at No. 1-ranked Florida his three-run shot in the sixth inning made it an 8-3 game on the way to an 8-5 win; on Apr. 15 at UC Irvine his two-run shot in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie on the way to a pivotal 5-3 Big West win; on May 11 at UC Santa Barbara his two-run shot capped a five-run first inning on the way to a 9-7 win; and on May 27 his three-run homer capped a four-run seventh inning that broke a scoreless tie and sent the Titans toward a 5-1 win at Long Beach State that clinched the Big West title • Longest hitting streak of season was a five-gamer (May 1-11, 5-for-21, .238) • Played a few innings at first base.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner for Jeff Carlson and the Thundering Herd at Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, Calif. • Was a teammate of Titan catcher Jared Deacon in 2008 and 2009 • Was a four-time All-Delta Valley Conference honoree as a two-way player (1B/3B/RHP) • Never hit lower than .337 in his career and hit a whopping 19 home runs and drove in 141 over four seasons • He hit .444, .337, .486 and .505 from 2008 to 2011 earning All-Metro recognition in each of his last three seasons • Was dominant on the mound striking out 219 batters in 165 career innings (1.3 batters per inning) and never posted an ERA above 2.60 • Was a two-time high school All-American and NorCal Player of the Year in his junior (.486, 8 HR, 60 RBI, 1.80 ERA, 91 K) and senior (.505, 9 HR, 45 RBI, 1.56 ERA, 70 K) seasons • Was also an all-league football player as a sophomore in the fall of 2008 • Was a three-time Scholar-Athlete • Was drafted in the fifth round (180th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays.

PERSONAL
Born in Burbank, Calif. • Full name is Jonathan Gregory Davis, Jr. • Parents are Greg and MaryJo Davis • Has a younger brother, Ben • Majoring in business • Models his game after Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki • Favorites include: Mark Trumbo (baseball player), Dodger Stadium (stadium), Derek Jeter (athlete), Linkin Park and Lil Wayne (musical artists), Los Angeles Dodgers and Anaheim Angels (teams), Elk Grove High School (place to play baseball), “The Natural” (movie), “Out of My League” (book), Eva Mendes and Cheryl Cole (actresses), Italian and Mexican (food).