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  Samantha Davis

Samantha Davis

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

High School:
Alta Loma HS

Height:
5-7

Position:
P

Birthdate:
04/13/1987

B/T:
R/R

Top returning pitcher ... Has good movement on her pitches ... Will be counted on by the coaching staff for leadership ... Throws five pitches (rise, curve, change, drop and screw ball) ... Rise ball is her go-to pitch.

2007 (So.): Recorded a 7-13 record in 29 appearances, including 18 starts ... Won four straight decisions at one point during the year ... The streak started against Marshall, going the distance in a 2-1 victory and then came back for a four-inning relief stint with a victory in the nightcap of the doubleheader ... Added an eight-inning complete game win against UTEP (4/15) in a 4-3 decision and then finished the string with a win at Ole Miss in 4.2 innings of relief ... Registered 17 games in which she threw five or more innings ... Tallied a season-best seven strikeouts against UAB (4/21) in a 7.1 inning performance ... Added a six-strikeout game versus Tulsa (4/28).

2006 (Fr.): Made her career debut against Auburn (3/1), pitching 1.1 innings, allowing one hit ... Got two wins in the doubleheader against UTEP (3/25), finishing game one by tossing 3.1 innings, allowing two hits and no runs, walking one and striking out two, before tossing 2.1 innings in game two, allowing two runs, both unearned, walking one and striking out three, tying a career-high ... Pitched 4.2 innings against Seton Hall (3/3) and Central Michigan (3/4), allowing two hits against Seton Hall and only one against Central Michigan ... Pitched four innings in relief against Florida (3/5), striking out a career-high three ... Earned her first career save against Mississippi State (3/7), pitching three innings, allowing one hit ... Got her first career win against Marshall (3/11), pitching the final 3.2 innings, allowing two hits ... Tossed 4.1 innings in relief against Ole Miss (3/16), allowing only two hits ... Made her first career start against Troy (3/22), lasting 2.2 innings, allowing four hits, six runs, two earned and walking two ... Matched her career-high with three strikeouts against UAB (4/14) ... Pitched three innings in relief in game one against Tulsa (5/6), allowing two hits.

Prep: Played for Coach Chuck Zerkle ... Helped the team to a 12-10-1 record as a senior ... Finished senior season with a 12-7 record ... Led the Baseline League with a 1.13 ERA in 129.2 innings of work ... Struck out 98, while walking 37 ... Tossed 16 complete games and four shutouts ... Also hit .117 in 60 at bats, with seven hits and four RBI ... As a junior, she helped lead Alta Loma to the AFA California State Championship ... She finished the year with a 0.73 ERA in 135 innings of work, allowing 42 runs, 14 earned, while striking out 150 ... Played in the Field of Dreams All-Star game ... Travel Ball: Played four seasons for the Classics, two for the Spirits, two for the Lite and one for the Thunder ... Also played one summer for the American Pastime.

Personal: Daughter of James and Ramona Davis ... Majoring in general studies ... Born April 13, 1987.

Davis' Career Pitching Statistics YEAR G/GS CG W L SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA 2006 (Fr.) 28/4 0 3 5 0 3 78.0 84 45 34 19 37 3.05 2007 (So.) 28/18 13 7 13 0 0 143.1 182 97 67 56 61 3.27
Davis' 2007 Game Highs Innings Pitched: 8.0 vs. UTEP (4/15/07) Fewest Earned Runs: 0, five times (last vs. Mississippi State 4/12/07) Fewest Hits: 1, two times (last vs. Louisiana-Monroe 4/4/07) Strikeouts: 7 vs. UAB (4/21/07) Fewest Walks: 0, seven times (last vs. East Carolina 5/6/07)


Davis' Career Highs Innings Pitched: 8.0 vs. UTEP (4/15/07) Fewest Earned Runs: 0, 14 times (last vs. Mississippi State 4/12/07) Fewest Hits: 1, five times (last vs. Louisiana-Monroe 4/4/07) Strikeouts: 7 vs. UAB (4/21/07) Fewest Walks: 0, 13 times (last vs. East Carolina 5/6/07)


 
 
 
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