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Jersey Number 45
Tyler Davis
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Newport News, Va.
- High School/Previous School:
- Menchville HS / VCU
Bio
Honors / Awards
2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
Career Notes & Records
Draft: Picked by the Kansas City Royals with the 437th overall pick in the 15th Round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
2024 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in 28 games, all out of the bullpen … Through 35.1 innings pitched struck out 41 and walked 14 … Posted an 2.80 ERA … Went 6-1 record with five saves … His six wins were the third most on the team … His five saves rank first among the team … His 28 appearances were the second most on the team and the ninth most in the SEC … Had a season-best five strikeouts against Samford on March 26 … Had 23 scoreless outings on the season.
Air Force (2/16,2/18): Earned first win of the season … Did not surrender a walk or run with four strikeouts in two innings of work in the series. Austin Peay (2/21): Struck out one and did not walk a batter in 2/3 innings pitched. Georgia Southern (2/25): Earned an inning of work and struck out one. Mount St. Mary’s (2/29): Surrendered two hits, a walk and a run with a punchout in 1/3 inning pitched. Southern Miss (3/5): Punched out a pair without a hit, run or walk allowed in two innings of relief work. LSU (3/17): Struck out a pair of Tigers with a single walk in a pair of innings of relief work. Texas A&M (3/22): Fifth game with a pair of punchouts … Did not allow a hit or run through two innings pitched. Samford (3/26): Secured second win with season-high five strikeouts … Did not surrender a run in two innings pitched. Florida (3/29): Allowed two runs and two walks in the relief appearance. Georgia (4/5, 4/7): Picked up third win of the season and had three punchouts in 3 innings pitched on the weekend. Ole Miss (4/13): Did not allow a run to score with a pair of walks in 1.2 innings of work. Memphis (4/23): Earned first save of the season. Vanderbilt (4/27): Struck out a single Commodore in 1.2 innings to grab second save. Ole Miss (5/1): Punched out three in 1.1 innings of work on the way to fourth win. Alabama (5/4): Grabbed a pair of innings and did not surrender a walk, hit or run. Arkansas (5/11): Collected third save on the season with a single strikeout through an inning of work. Missouri (5/16, 5/18): Grabbed second straight save in game one … Finished the series with two innings pitched and three punchouts. Texas A&M (5/22): Punched out an Aggie in a single inning pitched to grab sixth save. Tennessee (5/24): Struck out a pair without a walk surrendered through two innings of relief work. St. John’s (5/31): Earned sixth win with a single strikeout in a pair of innings pitched. Virginia (6/2): Surrendered six runs, four hits and a pair of walks in the appearance.
2023 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 14 games all out of the bullpen… Finished the year with a 1-0 record on the season… Posted 22.2 innings pitched and had an ERA of 9.13… Strikeout 21 batters on the season… Picked up his lone victory of the season against Lipscomb on March 11.
VMI (2/18): Struck out four batters and allowed a single hit in 2.1 innings pitched. Arizona State (2/26): Didn’t allow a run through two innings pitched. Southern Miss (2/28): Punched out one Eagle in 0.2 innings pitched. Oklahoma (3/4): Struck out three Sooners in 5.0 innings, in his longest outing of the season. Lipscomb (3/11): Earned first win of the season allowing a single hit. Louisiana (3/15): Did not allow a run in 2.0 innings of work. Grambling (4/4): Did not allow a run in 1 inning pitched. Tennessee (4/27): Struck out three Vols and allowed a single hit in 2.2 innings. Arkansas (5/6): Punched out two Razorbacks in 0.2 innings of work. LSU (5/14): Second longest outing of the season and struck out two and did not allow a run. Texas A&M (5/18): Allowed a single hit in State’s win over the Aggies.
2022 (Sophomore Season – VCU)
Season: Helped guide the team to an Atlantic 10 Championship… Appeared in 17 games, including 15 starts… Compiled a 5-3 record with a 3.60 ERA… Struck out 63 batters in 60.0 innings, walking just 21 and limiting hitters to a .210 average… Struck out a career-high seven batters across four scoreless innings in his first career start against No. 24 Old Dominion on March 1.
2021 (Freshman Season – VCU)
Season: Earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team… Appeared in 21 games, all out of the bullpen and compiled a 9-2 record… Led VCU with nine wins and ranked second on the team with five saves… Threw 53.2 innings, the most of any VCU reliever… Posted a 4.86 ERA with 53 strikeouts… In the A-10 Championship, he struck out 10 batters in 6.1 crucial innings across two wins.
High School
Played at Menchville HS for Head Coach Phil Forbes… Helped guide his team to a District, Championship, Regional Runner-Up and Regional Championship with the Monarchs… Two-time State Tournament participant… Was a 2020 Preseason All-American.
Personal
Son of Craig and Julie Davis… Played club ball for VA Breeze and FTB Tucci… Also played high school basketball. Has one sister, Caitlyn, who plays soccer at USC Upstate.
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