2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Joe Davis
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Austin Bowie HS
| HONORS & AWARDS | |||
| 2018-19 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2019 | ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Central All-Region Second Team (1B) | ||
| 2019 | The American Second Team (1B) | ||
| 2019 | Don Sanders Cup All-Series Team | ||
| 2019 | Midseason Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America Second Team (April 3) | ||
| 2019 | Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Player of the Week (March 13, April 3, April 16) | ||
| 2019 | The American Player of the Week (March 11) | ||
| 2019 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 25, March 18, April 1, April 15) | ||
| 2017-18 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2018 | ABCA All-Region First Team | ||
| 2018 | NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team | ||
| 2018 | The American All-Tournament Team | ||
| 2018 | The American Second Team (DH) | ||
| 2018 | All-Silver Glove Series Team | ||
| 2018 | The American Honor Roll (May 14) | ||
| 2018 | Bragan Award Player of the Week (March 20) | ||
| 2018 | Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List | ||
| 2018 | PG Preseason All-American Third Team | ||
| 2017 | The American Conference Second Team All (DH) | ||
| 2017 | USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List | ||
| 2017 | D1Baseball Preseason All American Third Team | ||
| 2017 | Baseball America Preseason All-American Second Team | ||
| 2017 | The American Preseason Player of the Year | ||
| 2017 | The American Preseason Team | ||
| 2017 | Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American Third Team | ||
| 2015-16 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2016 | D1Baseball.com Freshman All-American First Team (1B) | ||
| 2016 | College HR Derby Finalist (2nd) | ||
| 2016 | Perfect Game Freshman All-American First Team (1B) | ||
| 2016 | Baseball America Freshman All-American First Team (1B) | ||
| 2016 | ABCA All-Region Second Team | ||
| 2016 | NCBWA Freshman All-American First Team (1B) | ||
| 2016 | Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (1B) | ||
| 2016 | Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team (1B) | ||
| 2016 | The American Championship All-Tournament Team | ||
| 2016 | The American Rookie of the Year | ||
| 2016 | The American First Team (1B) | ||
| 2016 | All-Silver Glove Series Team | ||
| 2016 | The American Honor Roll (May 16) | ||
| 2016 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (May 9) | ||
| 2016 | The American Player of the Week (April 10) | ||
| 2016 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (March 21) | ||
| 2016 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 29) | ||
| 2016 | College Classic All-Tournament Team | ||
| 2016 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 22) | ||
Senior (2019): Drafted in 19th Round (Pick 587) by the Boston Red Sox… ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Central All-Region Second Team (1B)… The American Athletic Conference Second Team (1B)… Don Sanders Cup All-Series Team… Midseason Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America Second Team (April 3)… Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Player of the Week (March 13, April 3, April 16)… The American Player of the Week (March 11)… The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 25, March 18, April 1, April 15)… No. 2 in Perfect Game’s Preseason Top 100 College Seniors… No. 32 preseason draft prospect in The American according to D1Baseball… unanimous preseason selection to The American All-Conference Team (DH)… everyday first baseman appeared and started in 55 games… posted .295/.426/.605 slash, going 59-for-200 with eight doubles, 18 home runs, 43 walks, 57 RBI and 30 runs scored… drew 27 intentional walks… ranked second in The American and tied for 19th in nation in home runs (18)… 18 home runs also tied for second all-time at Houston in a single season… fourth in The American in RBI (57) and fifth in slugging percentage (.605)… 18 multi-hit games… 14 multi-RBI games… two multi-home run games… had a 12-game reached base streak… hit a three-run home run on Opening Day vs. Northwestern State (Feb. 15)… passed Brandon Caraway (82, 1997-00) for the all-time career extra-base hit record with a double in the series finale against Northwestern State (Feb. 17)… went 3-for-6 with one double, one home run, one walk, four RBI and one runs scored vs. McNeese (Feb. 20)… went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one walk and one RBI vs. No. 23 Texas A&M (March 3)… turned in three multi-hit games, going 9-for-12 with one double, two home runs, eight RBI and two runs scored in series vs. Army (March 8)… hit two-run, walk-off home run in finale to complete series sweep… passed Caraway (435, 1997-00) for the career total bases mark with a home run at Dallas Baptist (March 17)… went 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI at Stephen F. Austin (March 27)… went 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI and one run scored at Memphis (March 31)… was 2-for-3 with one home run and one walk vs. No. 11 ECU (April 6)… was 2-for-4 with one home run and one walk at No. 29 Sam Houston State (April 9)… finished 3-for-4 with two home runs, one walk, five RBI and three runs scored in series opener at Wichita State (April 12)… went 2-for-5 with one walk and one RBI in series finale (April 14)… finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored vs. Sam Houston State (April 23)… was 2-for-5 with one walk, one RBI and one run scored in game two of doubleheader vs. Tulane (May 16)… went 2-for-4 and recorded 52nd career double to pass David Villar (51, USF, 2016-18) for The American career record at UCF (May 16)… went 2-for-3 with two walks, two RBI and one run scored at UCF (May 17).
Junior (2018): Named First Team All-Region... was named Second Team All-Conference... broke the all-time Houston home run record with 13 home runs his junior season, for 35 in his career... owns the Houston all-time RBI record with 166 in his career... led the American Athletic Conference with 62 RBI... finished fifth in the league and led the Cougars with 13 home runs and sixth in the league with 18 doubles... had 21 multi-hit games and led the Cougars with 17 multi-RBI games... reached base in 22 straight games from Feb. 16 -- March 27... had a 15-game hit streak from March 2-27... tallied two home runs and had four RBI, four hits and scored four runs in a win at UConn (May 11)... tallied four hits and three RBI in a series sweep at then-No. 7 ECU... had a season-high six RBI on three hits vs. Tulane (May 24) in American Championship... hit .444 in the American Championship, going 8-for-18 with three home runs, 12 RBI, a tournament record, and six runs scored... finished the year with three straight games with a home run and had seven home runs in the last 10 games... had a multi-hit game in eight of the last 14 games played... went 8-for-18 with three home runs, five runs and 10 RBI in NCAA Chapel Hill Regional en route to being named to All-Regional Team... belted a grand slam in the season finale vs. North Carolina (June 3) to drive in five RBI on two hits, while scoring twice... helped Houston to a conference regular-season title and an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
Sophomore (2017): Named to Second Team American All-Conference Team... appeared in 61 games, making 60 starts at first base and designated hitter... hit .299 with 73 hits, 36 runs, and 46 RBI... finished fourth on the team with eight home runs -- seven of which came in conference-only games... hit .323 in American play... had 20 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games... rode a 21-game on base streak late in the year... had two games with four RBI each in wins over Alabama State (March 17) and at Memphis (April 13)... tallied back-to-back three RBI games in a series sweep of East Carolina (April 7-8)... hit a home run in each of the first five American series... had a hit in all four games during American Championship... went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in a win over Baylor during the NCAA Houston Regional (June 3)... rode a 10-game hit streak from May 5 to May 19 and in six of those 10 games, tallied a multi-hit game... helped Houston to a regular-season and conference tournament championship title as well as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Houston Regional.
Freshman (2016): Produced arguably one of the best freshman campaigns in program history...Broke the UH all-time freshman record in home runs (14) and RBI (58), while tying the doubles record (17)...Named the American Rookie of the Year and to the American Athletic Conference First Team at first base and became the first All-American named by Collegiate Baseball since 2006...Started 58 of the 59 games...Finished second on the team with a .331 average...Led the Cougars in hits (79), RBI (58), home runs (14), doubles (17) and with a .577 slugging percentage...Fielding .984 with 351 putouts at first base...Led Houston with 25 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games and rode a 14-game hit streak from April 29 -- May 20...Hit two grand slams and became the fifth Cougar in program history to do so, while becoming the third Cougar in history to hit two in one season...Notched a season-high four hits in a 4-for-4 effort vs. Arkansas (Feb. 27)...Tallied a season-high six RBI in a 24-6 win over Rice (May 17)...Hit second career grand slam in the American Championship vs. Tulane (May 26), which put the Cougars on top for good...Had seven RBI in the Championship on four hits en route to being named to the All-Tournament team...Had five RBI in a win over McNeese State (Feb. 23)...Had a hit in all but 12 games during the 59-game season.
High School: Was a two-time District MVP for Bowie High School…Named Centex Player of the Year…Was the Area Code Homerun Derby Champion…Led team to three straight playoff appearances…Was a two-time First Team All-District selection…Hit 14 home runs in 2013 and 10 in 2014, leading the state in homer uns both years…Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 16th Round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft.
Personal: Full name is Joseph Erwin Davis... goes by Joe... born October 31, 1996... son of Pennie and John Davis... has three siblings, John, Joy and Jeanie.
