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2011-12 Baseball Roster

Matt Davenport

32 Matt Davenport

  • Position
    Pitcher
  • Height
    6-8
  • Weight
    185
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Chesapeake, Va.
  • High School
    Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Biography

Senior Year (2012): Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 34th (1054th overall) round of the 2012 MLB draft ... Selected to the All-East Region First-Team ... Named CAA Pithcer of the Year ... Also garnered All-CAA First-Team accolades ... Posted an ERA of 1.73 which was tops in the CAA ... Compiled a record of 7-5 ... Struck out 90 batters in 109.1 innings pitched ... Held the opposition to a batting average of .210 while walking only 16 batters ... Pitched six complete-games which included two shutouts ... Was named CAA Pitcher of the Week twice (March 19) and (May 21) ... Pitched six or more innings in 13-of-14 starts ... Ranked first in the CAA in ERA, opposition batting average, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Ranked fourth in the conference in wins ... Lowest season ERA by any W&M pitcher ... Finishes his career ranking second in school history in ERA (3.26) and innings pitched (336.2) while ranking third in wins (23) and strikeouts (268) ... Pitched complete-games in three consecutive starts (NYIT, Northeastern and James Madison) ... Earned CAA Co-Pithcer of the Week distinction after striking out a career-high 12 batters in a complete-game five hit shutout victory over Hofstra (May 18) ... Went the distance against Delaware (April 6) as he allowed only two earned runs while posting seven strikeouts ... Garnered CAA Pitcher of the Week honors after his complete-game, two-hit and eight strikeout performance in the 5-0 victory at James Madison (March 16) ... Other victories included VMI, NYIT, Northeastern and Norfolk State ...

Junior Year (2011): Third-Team College Baseball Lineup Preseason All-American ... Preseason All-CAA ... Made 18 appearances, making nine starts ... Posted a record of 2-7 on the season with 60 strikeouts in 68.0 innings pitched ... Recorded an ERA of 6.22 ... Earned his first win of the season at Old Dominion on March 11, pitching seven innings, allowing three earned runs, and striking out a season-high eight batters ... In his next start, he earned the win against George Mason, pitching six strong innings, striking out six ...

Sophomore Year (2010): Named First-Team All-CAA ... First-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region … Also named Second-Team All-State by VaSID … Only the third Tribe pitcher in school history to earn First-Team All-CAA honors … Amassed an 8-2 record with a school-record 1.96 ERA … Pitched the tenth-most innings in a single season in the College’s history with 96.1 thrown last season … Davenport’s eight victories and 88 strikeouts also rank in the top-ten single season performances in school history … Tied for first in the conference in victories … Finished second in ERA in the CAA … Strikeout total placed third among all CAA pitchers … Tied for the most appearances on the Tribe’s staff with 20 … Threw a complete-game shutout versus Northeastern, striking out nine and allowing only three hits in the win (April 30) … Only gave up 21 earned runs on the year … Held opponents to a .244 batting average … Allowed only three runs in his first 30.1 innings pitched on the season … Made five starts for the College after originally beginning the year out of the bullpen … Went at least six innings in each of his five starts … Struck out 10 in 6.1 innings against Delaware (March 27) … Fanned nine batters in 8.1 innings pitched versus Hofstra (April 23) … Struck out eight hitters in 5.1 scoreless innings against Quinnipiac (March 12) … Put up seven strikeouts in his last start of the year versus Georgia State (May 21) .. Allowed more than four earned runs only twice on the season …

Freshman Year (2008): Named to the All-CAA Rookie Team … Led the Tribe in wins with a 6-2 record and tied for the team lead with 24 appearances … Team leader in ERA with a 4.71 mark … Tied for sixth in most runners picked off in a single season in school history with four … Made six starts on the year … Went eight and two-thirds innings against James Madison in an 8-2 victory, allowing only two runs on six hits to go along with four strikeouts (May 1) … Earned his first career win in his first appearance of the season against Buffalo (February 20) … Threw one-and-a-third scoreless innings against Princeton in a 10-9 victory (March 7) … Earned his first win as a starter against George Washington after allowing three runs on six hits in five innings (March 10) … Went six and two thirds innings in a 7-6 victory over George Mason (March 29) … Threw three scoreless innings in the 14-10 victory over Virginia Tech (April 21) …

Prep: Named first-team All-TCIS during his senior year … Earned five varsity letters in baseball and three in basketball while at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy … Was the president of the high school band his senior year …

Personal: Son of Ronald and Beverly Davenport … Enjoys sailing and listening to music in his spare time … Came to the College because of the atmosphere, the prestige of the school, and the baseball program.

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Historical Player Information

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    2008-09Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'8" 175 lbs
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    2009-10Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'8" 175 lbs
    32
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    2010-11Junior

    Pitcher
    6'8" 185 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2011-12Senior

    Pitcher
    6'8" 185 lbs
    32