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Jersey Number 3
Michael Davis
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lubbock, Texas
- High School:
- Lubbock
Bio
MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins with the 724th overall pick in the 24th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
Played in all 63 games, making 60-of-61 starts at shortstop … helped Texas Tech to its second trip to the College World Series during his career … propelled the Red Raiders to a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 … put together the best season of his career at the plate, hitting .281 in 231 at bats … produced 65 hits and ranked second on the team with 18 doubles and tied for second with 12 home runs … also brought home 53 RBI and scored 51 runs … posted 15 multi-hit games, five of which went for three or more … second on the team with 19 multi-RBI games … in on 43 of Tech’s 57 double plays … recorded 98 putouts and 185 assists for a fielding percentage of .943 … HONORS … named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 5 for his performance against No. 11 South Alabama … BIG 12 GAMES … hit .315 during conference play to rank sixth on the team … started all 24 league contests, compiling 29 hits in 92 at bats with nine doubles and five home runs to go with 21 RBI and 22 runs scored … ranked fourth on the team with a .576 slugging percentage … also drew 15 free passes and was 2-for-2 stealing bases … produced a career-best five hits and five runs coming just a triple short of the cycle in a win at K-State on Apr. 14 … compiled five multi-hit outings during Big 12 play with six multi-RBI performances … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … hit .259 over 39 games, including 37 starts … racked up 36 hits with nine doubles, seven home runs and a triple to go with 32 RBI and 29 runs scored … nine of his multi-hit games came during non-conference play, while 10 of his multi-RBI performances came during that time as well … HOME GAMES … fourth on the team with a .372 average at Rip Griffin Park … turned in 45 hits in 121 at bats with 11 doubles, nine home runs and a triple … posted 35 RBI and 36 runs scored … had a slugging percentage of .702 to rank fourth on the team … AWAY GAMES … posted a .213 batting average … finished 17-of-80 at the plate with five doubles and three home runs along with 16 RBI and 13 runs scored … NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … started all eight games, going 3-for-30 at the plate with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored … compiled a .100 batting average with a pair of walks … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … hit .312 with 29 hits in 93 at bats … collected six doubles and four home runs to go with 18 RBI and 19 runs scored ... held a .527 slugging percentage to rank third on the team … recorded a .932 fielding percentage … SITUATIONAL … hit .313 with the bases loaded, .339 as the leadoff and .522 with runners on third and less than two outs … STREAKS … posted a nine-game hitting streak, tied for fifth-longest on the team … put together a streak of 14-straight games to reach base, the sixth best on the team … finished the year reaching base in six-straight games … RECORDS … leaves Texas Tech with 763 career at-bats, good for fourth all-time as a Red Raider … also recorded 206 hits during his Tech career, which ranks 10th among career hit leaders … 50 of those 206 hits were doubles, ranking eighth in career doubles at Tech … scored 58 runs in Big 12 play over his career, which ranks seventh all-time at Texas Tech in conference games … played in 83 Big 12 games, good for sixth-most among Tech student-athletes … his 254 career assists in conference play was seven away from the school record
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Played in 48 games during his junior season, starting 41-of-44 at second base with three coming at shortstop … helped Texas Tech to its second consecutive Big 12 regular season title behind a 16-8 record in conference play … propelled the Red Raiders to a 45-17 overall record, along with the program’s second-straight No. 5 NCAA National Seed … put together a .269 batting average with 47 hits, including nine doubles, two triples and six homers … produced 14 multi-hit games, including six three-hit bids … also had seven multi-RBI performances, with three three-RBI games … also had 29 RBI and 38 runs scored … also drew 19 walks while getting hit by a pitch on six different occasions … ranked second on the team in getting hit by a pitch … was involved in 27 of Tech’s 48 double plays … had 67 putouts along with 123 assists … was the only player to hit in every spot in the lineup in 2017, with the most coming in the second spot with 18 games in the two-hole … BIG 12 GAMES … started all 19 games he played at second base … hit .282 with 20 hits, including two doubles, a triple and three home runs … had eight RBI and 16 runs scored during conference play … produced two different three-hit games during conference play against Baylor (April 8) and at Kansas State (April 15) … earned Big 12 Player of the Week on April 17 for his performance against New Mexico & Kansas State … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … hit .260 over 29 games, racking up 27 hits … had seven doubles, one triple and three homers to go with 21 RBI and 22 runs scored … eight of his 14 multi-hit games came during non-conference play, including four of his six three-hit performances … HOME GAMES … put together a .253 average in Lubbock with 21 hits, four doubles, one triple and two dingers … also had 16 RBI and 17 runs at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park … AWAY GAMES … finished the season with a .254 batting average away from home … had 17 hits, with three doubles, a triple and three home runs … racked up 14 runs scored and seven RBI on the road … NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … played in seven games on a neutral field, piecing together a .321/.500/.406 clip at the plate … had nine hits, with two doubles and a dinger, along with six RBI and seven runs scored … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … hit .220 against ranked teams with 13 hits, two for extra bases in a double and a dinger … had three RBI and 12 runs, while drawing seven walks and four HBP’s for 11 free bases … SITUATIONAL … put together a .292 average with runners on base … reached base 36.1 percent of the time when leading off an inning … hit .333 with runners in scoring position … had seven RBI with a runner on third and less than two outs in 12 opportunities … was successful advancing a runner 51.5 percent of the time … had nine two-out RBI … STREAKS … put together 16 games in-a-row of reaching base safely, which ranked fourth on the team in longevity … it stretched from March 28-April 22 … also sandwiched a five-game hitting streak within that period on April 11-18 … produced multi-hit games in all five of those contests, with a three-hit bid at Kansas State on April 15.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
Started in all 66 games he played in during his sophomore campaign … earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades … named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … received Big 12 Player of the Week on April 11 … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … made all but one start at second base, with his other at third … put together a .268 batting average with 67 hits, including 20 doubles and three home runs … his 20 doubles was tied for third among the conference ranks … tallied 37 RBI with 44 runs scored … finished the year with a .384 slugging percentage and .346 on-base percentage … had 22 multi-hit games, 18 two-hit contests, three three-hit games and one with four hits … season-high four hits in a 4-for-five contests against San Diego State that included two doubles, one RBI and three runs scored … his total of 22 multi-hit games ranked third on the team … notched seven multiple RBI performances, including five two RBI games, one contest with four RBI and one with seven (April 10 at Oklahoma State) … went 6-for-7 on the base path … recorded 148 putouts along with 237 assists en route to a .965 fielding percentage … helped turn 65 double plays … IN BIG 12 PLAY … started all 24 conference games for the Red Raiders … hit .211 in 90 plate appearances, with 19 hits, including six doubles … posted 12 RBI and 12 walks … recorded a seven RBI performance in the finale at Oklahoma State on April 10 … went 3-for-4 in that contest with two doubles and two runs scored … that week of action helped him earn his first Big 12 Player of the Week award of his career … notched 66 putouts and 89 assists in the field … helped flip 29 double plays against conference teams … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … started all 24 games against nationally-ranked foes … put together the second-best batting average on the team at .323 with a slugging percentage of .441 and OBP of .382 … recorded a team-high 30 hits, including eight doubles and a homer, driving in 20 RBI and scoring 12 … notched 62 hits and 86 assists for a fielding percentage of .967 … turned 22 double plays against ranked opponents … HOME GAMES … posted a .258 batting average at home behind 32 hits, eight doubles and two home runs … notched 14 RBI and 25 runs scored … involved in 72 putouts, assisting on 114 for a .969 field percentage … turned 33 double plays … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … put down a .278 average away from Lubbock with 35 hits, including 12 doubles and a homer … scored 19 times while driving in 23 RBI … converted on all three of his stolen base attempts … added 76 putouts with 123 assists, while flipping 32 double plays … AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP … had a stellar conference championship, batting .400 with four hits, including a double and a home run, with one RBI and two runs scored … also added three walks for an OBP of .538 and a slugging percentage of .800 … was also perfect in the field with five putouts and eight assists … SITUATIONAL … put up a whopping .545 average with the bases loaded, resulting in six hits … advanced runners 44.5 percent of the time, moving a nice 69 runners to the next base … recorded six RBI when a runner was on third with less than two outs for a percent of 42.9 … hit .302 with runners on base … drove in 22 RBI with two outs, which ranked second on the team … posted 23 hits with runners in scoring position for an average of .261 … STREAKS … put together a five-game hitting streak, his longest of the year (Feb. 26-March 2) … the first three games of the streak were all multi-hit contests, coming at the Houston College Classic, including a three-hit bid against Louisiana on Feb. 27 … reached base in nine-straight contests.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
Appeared in 35 games as a freshman while making 30 starts ... shared the team high with 16 starts at third base (Orlando Garcia) ... also started 14 games at second base ... his 35 games played and 30 starts ranked third on the team among freshmen ... hit .252 for the season (27-for-107) with three doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, eight walks , 21 runs scored and four sacrifices ... compiled a .336 slugging percentage and a .304 on-base percentage ... posted a .936 fielding percentage after seven errors in 110 chances ... AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS ... started and played in six games against top-25 foes ... hit .263 (5-for-19) in those games with a double, home run, a RBI, three runs scored and a walk ... his .263 average was the highest among Tech freshmen ... DURING BIG 12 PLAY ... saw action in 16 games, including 15 starts ... batted .174 overall (8-for-46) with two doubles, a RBI, five walks, three sacrifices and six runs scored ... AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP ... started each of the final two games of the tournament against No. 2 TCU and Baylor ... shared the team high with a .500 average (4-for-8) ... one of three Red Raiders (Gutierrez, Gardner) to home during the tournament ... solo shot came against No. 2 TCU ... HOME GAMES ... was an impressive .327 hitter (17-for-52) at home ... recorded three doubles, a home run, eight RBI, three walks and 12 runs scored ... ROAD/NEUTRAL SITES ... hit .192 overall (10-for-52) with a home run, two RBI, four walks, three sacrifices and eight runs scored ... SITUATIONAL ... batted .435 overall (10-for-23) as leadoff hitter and .444 (4-for-9) with runners on third base with less than two outs ... advanced runners at a .373 percentage (22-for-59) ... HIT STREAK: started the year with a season-long three game hit streak ... REACHED BASE STREAK: posted a season-high three game reached base streak to start the season ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... five of his 10 RBI on the season came on opening weekend against San Francisco ... made collegiate debut in first game of Feb. 14 doubleheader with USF, starting at third base ... finished 2-for-5 overall with two RBI ... first career hit came on a two-run home run in the fourth inning ... followed up by going 2-for-5 with two more RBI in the second game of the doubleheader ... recorded a season-high three RBI against New Mexico State (3/11), finishing 2-for-4 at the plate with a double ... added back-to-back multi-hit performances in Oral Roberts series (3/17-3/18) ... totaled a season high three hits in finale against the Golden Eagles, finishing 3-for-4 overall ... matched that career high later in the year, going 3-for-4 with a RBI against No. 2 TCU in the Big 12 Championship ... only other multiple-hit performance against a Big 12 foe came in Baylor series opener (4/10) ... was 2-for-4 overall against the Bears ... ended the year with seven multiple-hit games, tied for fourth-most on the team and three multiple-RBI performances ... ACADEMIC HONORS ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Lubbock High School for head coach Steve Ribera (2013-14) and Freddie Tobias (2011-12) ... a career .404 hitter as a prep with 28 career triples ... as a senior batted .443 with 54 hits, 18 extra-base hits, including 11 triples, 30 RBI and eight stolen bases ... District 4A All-District ... All-South Plains ... Team Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year ... helped lead team to 21-16 overall record in 2014 as a regional qualifier ... as a junior batted .370 with 36 hits, 13 triples, one home run and 40 RBI ... All-South Plains ... as a sophomore batted 382 with 26 hits and 30 RBI ... District 4A All-District ... All-South Plains ... Team Offensive Player of the Year ... as a freshman batted .424 with 25 hits ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Dartmouth and UT Arlington.
PERSONAL
Michael Christopher Davis ... born in Bedford, Texas ... son of Steve and Mari Davis ... has three brothers, Mark, Zach and Caleb ... has four sisters, Stacey, Amy, Erin and Jaclyn ... brother, Zach, played baseball at Lubbock Christian in 2005 ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
