Coach Corbin Quote: Ryan is a very consistent player with a very accurate arm. He gained strength during the offseason and should see plenty of action in the outfield. He is very dedicated and you can tell the game means a lot to him.
2006: Finished the year with a .323 batting average with four homers, 10 doubles and 31 RBI .., Played in 56 games, starting 51 (34 in RF, 17 in LF) … Hit .340 in SEC play (second best on team) with two homers, six doubles and 15 RBI in 28 games … Had 16 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … An SEC Academic Honor Roll member … Named to the NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tourney team after hitting two homers with three RBI in four games … Went 2-for-4 with a homer in win over Michigan (6/4) … Was 1-for-4 with two-run homer against Wolverines (6/2) in opening round of NCAA tourney … Went 2-for-5 with three RBI against Georgia (5/24) in SEC tourney … Had career best game with a 5-for-6 showing against LSU (5/13) with a double, homer, five RBI and three runs scored. His five hits marked the only time that was done by a Commodore all season … Went 7-for-13 (.538) with five runs scored in three game series against Kentucky (4/28-4/30) … Had a 3-for-4 game against Middle Tennessee (4/18) … Had 12 two-hit games on the year … Went 4-for-9 (.444) with five runs scored in Georgia series (4/14-4/16) … Went 4-for-6 with a double and a run scored in Ole Miss series … Had a seven game hitting streak from 3/10-3/22. Hit .245 with a homer and 10 RBI for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League over the summer.
2005: Hit .333 (5-for-15) in 14 games played, with three starts … Had a double and an RBI on the year … Played for the Manchester Silkworks of the New England Collegiate Baseball League over the summer … He hit .247 with 17 runs scored in 34 games.
High School: Three-year starter…Helped lead Chaparral High School to its fifth Class 4A championship (fourth in six years). Played third base and led the team with a .556 batting average and 60 hits … 2004 Arizona Player of the Year along with all-region and all-state…Chaparral High School was ranked #8 in the USA Today 2004 final poll with a 31-2 record…Drafted by Tampa Bay in the 36th round…Coached by Jerry Dawson.
Personal: Ryan Jonathan Davis…Born 3/2/86…Son of Megan and Mark Davis…Brothers Jerome, Mark and sister Britany … Favorites include: The movie Braveheart, Bruce Springsteen, Vladimir Guerrero, Robert DeNiro, and the Seattle Mariners…Craziest ambition is to run with the bulls … Lists Ted Williams as the greatest baseball player of all time.