Brach Davis

Position:
lhp
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Southaven, Miss.

Outlook for 2010
Elected a team co-captain for the 2010 season by his teammates at the conclusion of fall practice...Worked extremely hard to recover from hip surgery...Appears ready to solidify a spot as a weekend starter for the Tigers.

2009 (Junior)
Worked primarily as Memphis' No. 2 starters...Compiled a 2-5 record with a 5.71 ERA...Started in all 12 games he pitched in...Struck out 53 batters in 64.2 innings of work...Finished the season strong, winning two of his last three starts...Held opponents to a staff-low (starters only) .278 batting average...Made his first 10 starts on Sunday before being moved into the Friday night starting role for his final two outings...Was highly effective as the No. 1 starter, going 1-1 with 12 strikeouts and a 2.98 ERA...Was 1-2 in seven C-USA appearances...Led the Memphis staff with 29 strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA in 41.2 innings in league play...His two wins came against Kansas (Feb. 22) and Southern Miss (May 8)...Fanned six in six innings to help Memphis to a 2-1 win over the Jayhawks in the 2009 Service Academies Spring Classic...Struck out five and allowed just two earned runs in 6.1 innings in a 5-4 win over USM (5/9/09)...Turned in a career-night, striking out eight in six innings in a no-decision outing versus SIU-Edwardsville (4/12/09)...Struck out seven and held East Carolina to two runs in six innings (5/14/09).

2008 (Sophomore)
Tigers top returning starting pitcher...Worked his way from the bullpen to a weekend starting role as a sophomore...Made 13 appearances and was second on the staff with 10 starts...Worked out of the bullpen in his first three appearances before being moved into a midweek starter's role...Went 2-1 in four midweek starts to earn a spot of the weekend rotation...Moved to a weekend starter's role for his final six outings of the year...Went 2-4 with a 6.40 ERA...Second on the staff with 45 strikeouts in 52 innings of work...Struck out a team-high 20 batters looking...Averaged 7.79 strikeouts per nine innings pitched...Walked 27...Allowed just four earned runs in his first 12.1 innings of action...Equaled his career total of appearances with his fourth outing of year--a career night at Arkansas State (3/11/08)...Struck out a career-high five batters and allowed just two hits in seven innings to lead the Tigers to a 3-0 shutout of the Red Wolves (3/11/08)...Set a new career high with six strikeouts in a five-inning outing to guide Memphis to a 18-9 triumph over Samford (3/18/08)...Reset his career strikeout mark with seven "K's" in five innings vs Ole Miss (4/2/08)...No-hit the Rebels through four innings and held them to four earned runs.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman)
Redshirted 2007 season after being sidelined by an early-season injury...Did make two appearances, including one start...Was dominant in those two outings, holding the opposition scoreless in 4.1 innings of work. Struck out five (no walks) and allowed just two hits in 15 batters faced...Opponents hit just .133 against him...Saw his first action on Opening Day vs. Ole Miss (2/20/07)...Fanned two in 1.1 innings...Made the start in the home-opener vs. UT-Martin...Struck out three and no-hit the Skyhawks through three innings.

2006 (Freshman)
Pitched in just two games before suffering a season-ending elbow injury...Struck out five in just three innings of action...Drew his first start against Mississippi State (4/19/06)...Struck out three and held the Bulldogs hitless in two innings...Came on in relief against Troy (3/10/06) in his first collegiate appearance...Fanned two in an inning of work.

Prep
Earned All-Conference, All-Region and All-State honors in his high school career...Was a four-year letterman for Coach Ed Rich at Southaven High...Pitched, played first base and outfield for the Chargers...2005: Went 7-1 on the mound with a 0.71 ERA...Hit .450 as the Chargers advanced to the Mississippi Class 5A State quarterfinals...2004: Hit .337 with six homers and 32 RBI as a junior...Went 7-0 and maintained a 1.14 ERA on the mound with 81 strikeouts in just 49 innings of work...His junior campaign was highlighted by a 16-strikeout performance against Northwest Rankin in the 2004 State Playoffs.

Personal
Full name is Brach Alan Davis...Son of Bobby and Cathy Davis...High School teammates with student assistant coach K.K. Chalmers...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

Davis' Career Stats
Season	ERA	W-L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	B/AVG
2006	6.00	0-0	2	1	0	0/0	0	3.0	2	2	2	3	5	.182
2007	0.00	0-0	2	1	0	0/0	0	4.1	2	0	0	0	5	.133
2008	6.40	2-4	13	10	0	0/1	0	52.0	63	46	37	27	45	.301
2009	5.71	2-5	12	12	0	0/0	0	64.2	72	42	41	23	53	.278
2010	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----	----
Career	5.81	4-9	29	24	0	0/1	0	124.0	139	90	80	53	108	.281