Ike Davis (2008)

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Isaac Benjamin Davis

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
School Arizona State University
High School Chaparral High School

Born March 22, 1987 in Edina, MN USA

The son of Ron Davis, Ike Davis was a first-round pick in 2008.

1 High school
2 College
3 Pro
4 Sources

[edit] High school

As a youth, Davis was batboy for the Phoenix Firebirds. In his sophomore year in high school, he hit .559 while going 9-0 with 3 saves and a 1.58 ERA to win All-State honors and be named Arizona's Mr. Baseball. He was a star performer for the 2003 USA youth national team, hitting .464 with 7 doubles, 8 runs and 10 RBI in 28 at-bats to help lead them to a Gold Medal in the 2003 World Youth Championship. He led the team in doubles, was second in RBI and tied for 4th in runs. He was also 1-0 on the hill.

As a junior, Davis batted .420 and had a record of 8-0 with 5 saves and a 2.10 ERA and won All-State honors. He was MVP of the 2004 AFLAC All-American Game.

Davis was the first baseman for the USA in the 2004 World Junior Championship, hitting .316 with 6 RBI, second to Kyle Russell on the 4th-place squad; he had more RBI than Justin Upton, Buster Posey, Andrew McCutchen, Brandon Snyder or David Cooper, all future first-round picks. Ike also was the top USA hurler, going 1-0 and allowing 3 hits, no walks and no earned runs in six innings while striking out 10. He tied Sean O'Sullivan for the team lead in Ks.

Davis hit .450 as a senior and went 5-0. Overall in high school, he had hit .447 with 106 RBI in 320 at-bats, set a school record with 48 doubles, went 23-0 with 14 saves and a 1.85 ERA and set another record with 213 strikeouts (in 174 innings).

[edit] College

He was drafted in the 19th round of the 2005 Amateur Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Opting for college, Davis hit .329/.387/.542 with 65 RBI in 58 games as a freshman for Arizona State. He was just 2-3 with a 7.42 ERA on the mound. Ike was named Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year and set a school record for RBI by a freshman. He was second to Chris Minaker in the Conference in RBI. Davis was named a second-team Freshman All-American DH by Baseball America and made the Pac-10 All-Conference team. He also was named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. Ike spent the summer with the Anchorage Bucs; Baseball America rated him the Alaska Baseball League's #10 prospect.

Davis had a very good sophomore season as well, producing at a .349/.407/.546 clip with 56 runs and 61 RBI in 62 games. He did not pitch as frequently but was 1-1 with a 1.35 ERA in his limited mound work. He tied C.J. Ziegler for the Pac-10 lead with 23 doubles. Davis was named All-Pac-10 in the outfield. He played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League, hitting .246 before a wrist injury cut his summer ball short.

As a junior, Davis hit .378 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI. On the hill, he was 4-1 with 4 saves and a 2.66 ERA. He was named first-team All-Pac-10 for the third consecutive campaign.

[edit] Pro

He was then drafted in the 1st round of the 2008 amateur draft by the New York Mets, the 24th first-rounder in ASU history. Davis debuted with the Brooklyn Cyclones on June 26, going 1 for 4 with a double and a run against the Aberdeen Ironbirds.