Birth Date: | 01/02/1987 |
Height: | 5-10 |
Weight: | 190 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Lexington, Ky. |
High School: | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Position: | C |
2008: Played in 14 games, making 12 starts, before suffering a season-ending injury against Harvard...Started 11 games behind the plate and one at DH...Posted a .267 average in just 45 at-bats...Broke out of an 0-for-14 slump with a double off the third base bag at Radford on March 22...Finished that game 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI...Went 2-for-2 at Connecticut on March 26...Belted first two career home runs at Quinnipiac on April 2, part of a 4-for-6 effort where he had a career-high five RBIs and three runs scored.
2007: Saw action in 12 games, making five starts behind the plate and three at DH...Made first collegiate start in the second game of a doubleheader at UMBC on March 3...Picked up first collegiate hit at UMBC on March 4...Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored at Davidson on March 13...Also drove in a run against Northern Iowa on March 17.
2006: Did not see any game action because of injuries.
Before Yale: Lettered in both football and baseball, helping the baseball team to a 2003 KHSAA State Championship...A two-time All-State baseball selection...Also a Wendy's High School All-American and a two-time football All-City selection.
Stuper Says: "Davis is an outstanding defensive catcher with a very strong throwing arm. He had a great fall with the bat as well. The pitchers love throwing to him. He will be our No. 1 guy and his leadership will be an important part of any success we have."
Getting to Know Davis
Parents' Names: Bill and Pam Stanley
Major: Political Science
Best Athletic Moment: Winning the 2003 Kentucky Baseball State Title
Biggest Inspiration: Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Pregame Superstition: Tape up and listen to my iPod
Why Yale?: Yale is a challenging, yet rewarding University for a student-athlete. It is an environment that will push you to your limits and then a little further.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2007.... .148 12-8 27 5 4 0 0 0 3 4 .148 2 1 12 1 .233 0 0 3-3 17 4 0 1.000 2008.... .267 14-12 45 6 12 1 0 2 7 19 .422 2 1 18 0 .313 0 0 2-3 57 7 2 .970 2009.... .177 25-19 62 8 11 3 0 1 10 17 .274 4 9 27 2 .320 0 3 3-3 131 7 2 .986 TOTAL... .201 51-39 134 19 27 4 0 3 20 40 .299 8 11 57 3 .301 0 3 8-9 205 18 4 .982