Jayden Davis - Baseball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#3 Jayden Davis Season 2024-25

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Class Junior
Height 5'10"
Weight 205
B/T R/R
Hometown Cookeville, Tennessee
High School Cookeville

Jayden Davis Pronunciation

 

Head coach Tim Corbin on Davis: “Jayden had a tremendous impact on our team last year. He was one of our leading hitters while holding down second base. He is mentally steady and shows up with the same attitude every day. He has a uniqueness in is his ability to play the game with simplicity, enjoyment and for the love of competition. My compliment to him, is that he could have played in the 60’s or 70’s. He will be a key part of our team again this year. Outstanding student as well, earning Dean’s List honors this fall.”

As a Sophomore (2024)
• CSC Academic All-District
• Hit .315, third-highest average on the team, with a pair of home runs, 12 doubles and 36 RBI
• In SEC games, led Vanderbilt with a .347 average with six doubles, a triple and 17 RBI
• Named SEC Co-Player of the Week (April 8) after leading all SEC hitters with a .583 average
• Doubled twice and drove in two runs in win vs. Florida (April 19)
• Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored at Lipscomb (April 16)
• Hit go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the eighth at LSU (April 5)
• Doubled and drove in a pair of runs at LSU (April 4)
• Hit go-ahead, two-run double in sixth inning vs. Auburn (March 17)
• 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI vs. Auburn (March 15)
• Three-hit game against Indiana State (Feb. 27)
• Doubled in four consecutive games (Feb. 23-27)
• Went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three runs scored vs. Gonzaga (Feb. 23)
• Reached base three times and drove in a pair of runs in win vs. FAU (Feb. 18)
• First RBIs as a Commodore on two-run double vs. FAU (Feb. 17)

As a Freshman (Samford – 2023)
2023 SoCon Media Freshman of the Year
• 2023 All-SoCon first team
• 2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America
• Played in 60 games with 58 starts
• Led the Bulldogs in hitting with a .358 average, ranking him eighth in the SoCon
• Knocked a team-best 82 base hits that ranked sixth in the league
• Accounted for a team-high 26 multi-hit games
• Finished with a .452 on-base clip and a .541 slugging percentage for a .993 OPS
• Recorded a hit in 37-straight games from March 14 through May 25, posting a .412 batting average over that span with 20 multi-hit efforts
• Saved his best performances for conference play, where he batted a team-high .415 in 20 games
• Slugged seven homers and drove in 22 runs against SoCon pitching

The Davis File
• Played both shortstop and pitcher at Cookeville High School
• Set school single-season records with 60 hits and a .625 batting average
• Was the top-ranked shortstop in Tennessee, and third in the state overall
• Was named All-America and All-State in 2021
• Was a two-time All-District honoree, including being named District MVP in 2021, and was a two-time All-Region selection
• Was his team’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021, and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2019