| Erik Davis |
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General: Has an opportunity to move into the starting rotation on a full-time basis for the first time in his career after spot starting throughout his first three seasons • Could actually be the team's ace with his experience and continued improvement • Primed for his best campaign yet at Stanford • Made an amazing full recovery after being hit in the face by a line drive during a Cape Cod Baseball League game during the summer of 2006 • Has made tremendous improvements throughout his Stanford career with his collegiate experience leading to better command of his pitches • Has a great arm with a fastball in the upper 80's to low 90's in addition to a good changeup and improving curveball • Very competitive.
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Cardinal Career: Stanford's active career leader with 72 appearances (23 starts), posting a 14-6 record with six saves and a 4.53 ERA • Is Stanford's active career lead with his 14 victories • Has struck out 173 batters in 204.2 innings of work and been a part of one combined shutout.
Updated Career Stats
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As A Senior In 2008: Making a run at Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year honors • Paces the team in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, complete games (4) and starts (12) • Threw an incredible four straight complete games in his first four Pac-10 starts • Stanford's active career leader in victories, strikeouts, innings pitched, appearances
and complete games (4), while adding one combined shutout..
2008 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats
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As A Junior In 2007: Posted a 4-2 record and notched one save with a 5.29 ERA over 18 appearances (six starts) • Struck out 42 batters in 51.0 innings • Had a .263 opponents' average that was the best on the team for any pitchers with more than 12.1 innings of work • Made starts in his final six appearances during an end of the year resurgence in which he cracked the Cardinal rotation during the second half of Pac-10 action after having coming out of the bullpen in his first 12 outings • Lasted at least 6.2 innings in three consecutive starts from May 7-20, winning each of the last two starts and posting a 1.74 ERA by allowing just four earned runs over 20.2 innings during the stretch • Made his first career Pac-10 start against Oregon State (April 29) • Perfect in his six fielding chances • Had a 2-2 record, one save and a 6.06 ERA in 11 Pac-10 appearances (four starts), striking out 29 in 35.2 innings. 2007 Individual Game Notes: Game-By-Game Stats |
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As A Sophomore In 2006: Posted a 1-1 record with four saves, while recording a 4.91 ERA and striking out 22 batters in 33.0 innings pitched over 22 appearances (one start) that ranked tied for second on the club • Second on the squad with his four saves, including two on back-to-back days in the NCAA Austin Regional against Texas (June 3) and North Carolina State (June 4) • Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings and recorded two saves in his two NCAA Austin Regional outings • Perfect in seven fielding chances • Pitched in seven Pac-10 games (all out of the bullpen), recording a save without a decision and a 5.68 ERA with five strikeouts in 6.1 frames of work. 2006 Individual Game Notes: Game-By-Game Stats
6/11 at Oregon State (Super Regional) - ND, 0.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB • 6/4 vs. North Carolina State (Regional Championship Game) - SV, 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 SO ... earned second save in as many days at NCAA Austin Regional by getting Stanford out of an eighth inning jam and then completing the contest • 6/3 at Texas (Regional) - SV, 2.1 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO ... first career postseason save after getting Stanford out of a seventh inning jam and then finishing the game • *5/24 at Pacific - ND, 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO ... only start of season • 5/21 at UCLA - 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER • 5/16 vs. Santa Clara - W, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 SO • 5/9 at Santa Clara - ND, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 B, 4 SO ... equaled longest outing of career • 5/7 vs. California - SV, 0.2 IP, 1 H ... thwarted a Golden Bear rally in the top of the ninth when he forced a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in a 6-4 win • 4/29 vs. Arizona State - ND, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO ... career-high strikeouts • 4/25 vs. Santa Clara - ND, 0.1 IP, 1 H • 4/23 at Arizona - ND, 0.1 IP, 1 H • 4/18 vs. Sacramento State - ND, 0.2 IP • 4/17 vs. San Francisco - ND, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO • 4/8 at San Jose State - ND, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO • 4/2 vs. USC - ND, 0.0 IP, 2 H • 4/1 vs. USC (Gm 1) - ND, 0.2 IP • 3/25 vs. Washington State - ND, 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB • 3/12 at USC - ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO • 3/10 at USC - SV, 0.2 IP ... came into the game with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and got the final two outs to preserve a 7-6 win • 3/3 at California - L, 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 SO • 2/18 vs. Texas - ND, 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO • 2/11 vs. Kansas - ND, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO (*starts) |
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As A Freshman In 2005: Had a promising rookie season, posting a 2-1 record and a 4.31 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 39.2 innings • Appeared in 20 games with four starts, combining on one of the team's five shutouts and getting one save • Saw action in many key situations • Ranked tied for first with Nolan Gallagher among Stanford's freshmen pitchers in wins and games started, as well as second behind Gallagher in ERA, appearances, combined shutouts, innings pitched and strikeouts • Got in a pair of NCAA Regional games out of the bullpen and pitched 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts • Posted a 4.50 ERA without a decision in four Pac-10 appearances out of the pen, striking out a pair in 6.0 innings of work • Did not allow a run in five of his last six outings (10.0 IP). 2005 Individual Game Notes: Game-By-Game Stats
6/6 at Baylor (Regional Championship Game) - ND, 1.0 IP, 1 SO • 6/4 vs. TCU (Regional) - ND, 2.0 IP, 2 SO • 5/27 at USC - ND, 0.2 IP • 5/22 vs. Arizona - ND, 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO • 5/20 vs. Arizona - ND, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO • 5/17 vs. Saint Mary's - ND, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO ... combined on his first career shutout and one of five by the team on the season • 5/10 at Santa Clara - ND, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB • *4/26 vs. Santa Clara - L, 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB ... first collegiate loss • *4/19 vs. San Jose State - W, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO • 4/15 at Arizona State - ND, 1.0 IP • *4/12 vs. San Francisco - W, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 SO ... first collegiate win ... career-high-tying innings pitched • *4/5 vs. Santa Clara - ND, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 1 SO ... first collegiate start ... allowed a grand slam after the Cardinal had committed an error to extend the inning • 3/29 vs. Pacific - ND, 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO • 3/25 vs. Sacramento State - ND, 2.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO • 3/6 vs. California (Gm 2) - ND, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 SO • 2/26 vs. USC - ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 SO • 2/18 at Texas - ND, 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO ... season-high strikeouts • 2/6 at Cal State Fullerton - SV, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO ... first collegiate save • 1/30 vs. Fresno State (Gm 2) - ND, 1.0 IP, 1 SO ... collegiate debut (*starts) |
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High School: A 2004 graduate of Mountain View High School • Was selected as a 2004 All-American by Aflac and Baseball America, and was also a National Player of the Year and Baseball America Youth Player of the Year finalist • Ranked 15th among Baseball America's 2004 Top 100 High School Prospects and was 13th overall by Team One • Played in the 2004 High School All-American Game in Albuquerque, New Mexico • Named to the 2004 All-State Team by Cal-Hi Sports • Also a Baseball America Preseason All-American as a senior in 2004 • Twice earned First Team All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League honors (2003, '04) • Named Second Team All-Central Coast Section as a senior and Third Team All-CCS in his junior campaign • Led his team to the 2004 SCVAL El Camino League title • As a junior, notched seven wins and two saves in 17 appearances with a 1.31 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 75.0 innings pitched • Twice named his squad's Spartan Athletic Scholar (2003, '04) • Coached by Craig Walsh (2002) and Jake Schwartzberg (2003-04).
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Other Amateur Baseball: Posted a 4-1 record and a 4.78 ERA during his second season with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2007, striking out 25 in 32.0 innings pitched over seven appearances (all starts) for a squad that finished 22-19 • Pitched in just two games for Brewster during the summer of 2006 before suffering a serious season-ending injury when he was hit in the face by a line drive during his second appearance on June 18 • Had two surgeries (June 19 and June 30) but miraculously returned to pitch for the Maxim Yankees for one outing on August 18 just over six weeks after the second surgery, tossing 3.0 hitless innings • Had a 5.79 ERA with no decisions and four strikeouts in 4.2 innings over his two appearances (one start) for the Whitecaps • Pitched for the Maxim Yankees in the summer of 2005, going 4-2 with a 2.48 ERA and co-leading the team with 47 strikeouts in 36.1 innings over eight appearances (all starts), while allowing an opponents' batting average of just .211 • Also had one RBI but no hits in five at bats in 2005 • Struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings in one no-decision appearance at the 2005 National Baseball Congress World Series with the Yankees but had an 8.31 ERA after giving up four earned runs • A member of the USA Junior National Team in both 2003 and 2004, helping the Americans to a silver medal showing at the 2003 World Championships in Curaçao and a fourth place finish at the 2004 World Championships in Taipei • Had two appearances (one start) for the USA Junior National Team at the 2004 World Championships, posting a 6.75 ERA and striking out five in 6.2 in-nings • Pitched at the 2003 Pan American Cup, where he did not allow an earned run and gave up just three hits, while striking out 18 batters in 13.2 innings to be named the Best Righthanded Pitcher of the event • Played with the 2004 NorCal Baseball club that finished fifth at the WWBA Senior Championships • Spent four summers (2000-03) with the West Bay Titans, along with current Stanford teammate David Stringer, helping the team to a second place finish at the AAU Nationals in 2002, as well as seventh place showings in 2001 and 2003 • Was named the No. 1 Prospect at the 2003 Perfect Game National Showcase.
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MLB First-Year Player Draft: Has been selected twice in the MLB First-Year Player Draft but did not sign a professional baseball contract on either occasions • Taken by the Texas Rangers in the 21st round (650th pick overall) of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft and the Anaheim Angels in the 47th round (1397th pick overall) of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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Getting To Know Erik Davis
Parents: Thomas and Gloria Davis
Major: Political Science
Big Family: Erik is the second of six children in his family (three brothers, two sisters)
The biggest thrill of my life to date is: Coming back from a career-threatening injury in the Cape Cod Baseball League in just over six weeks
Favorite Ballpark: Sunken Diamond
Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: That life will dominate you if you don't prepare properly
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Oakland A's
I would describe myself as a person as: Competitive and hard-working
For me to improve as a player, I need to: Locate my curveball better
I pattern my game after: Mark Prior
If I could spend a day with anyone, it would be: Nolan Ryan
Favorite TV Show: Baseball Tonight
My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: My Major League debut with a win
I would like to be remembered at Stanford for: My attitude, my competitive drive and my team's success
Best Advice Received: Up by 10, down by 10, go all out
Advice To Youngsters: Never give up
Most Prized Possession: My glove
When I played sports as a kid, I pretended to be: A young Larry Bird
Earliest Baseball Memory: Playing catch with my dad in the backyard |
Last Updated: May 22, 2008
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