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Davis Myers
Veteran infielder who has the tools to play second base, shortstop or third base ... Smooth fielder who may be the best defensive infielder on the team ... One of the team's better athletes who has good physical tools, is a good runner and has a strong, accurate arm ... Redshirted during the 2001 season ... Son of a former Tech football player who has the potential to be a very good player.
2003: Veteran infielder who has seen action in 53 games in the infield, primarily at third base... used as a late-inning defensive replacement at third, but can play shortstop as well... hit his second career home run against Rutgers (3/7)... Walked and scored what would be the winning run in Tech's 9-8 win over Wake Forest (5/22) in the ACC Tournament
2002: Veteran infielder who saw action in 32 games at shortstop, second base and third base, including seven starts at various points during the season ... Often used as a late inning defensive replacement or a pinch runner ... Hit .294 for the season, collecting 10 hits in 34 at bats, and scored 10 runs ... Had a triple and RBI against Tennessee Tech (2/16) ... Had a hit, walk, and run scored in Tech's 13-9 victory over EKU (3/20) ... Scored twice on two hits in Tech's 10-4 win over Auburn (4/16) ... Career in the NCAA Tournament: 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
2001: Redshirted ... Practiced with the team but did not participate in any games.
2000: Reserve infielder who served as Tech's primary backup shortstop, while also getting playing time in center field ... Started one game at second base and one game in center field ... Blasted his first career home run in the ninth inning against Stetson in the second game of the NCAA Atlanta Regional as Tech won 24-1 ... Drove in two runs against Connecticut on Mar. 12 ... Hit .250 for the season, collecting five hits in 20 at bats ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 in the stolen base department.
High School: Team MVP in 1998 and best defensive player in 1997 and 1998 at Chattahoochee High School, where he was a teammate of former Tech star Heath Honeycutt ... Set school records as a senior with nine home runs, 35 RBI, 42 runs scored and 26 steals while hitting .367 ... Finished his career with school records for home runs (15), RBI (62), runs scored (81) and doubles (26) ... Hit .385 with five home runs and 21 RBI as a junior ... Lettered three years for coach Tim Lemons, serving as team captain as a senior ... Hit .389 with 17 HR, 68 RBI and 24 SB during the summer of 1999 for the East Cobb Yankees, which reached the Connie Mack World Series.
Personal: Full name is James Davis Myers ... Born July 9, 1980 ... Son of Dan and Debbie Myers ... His father, Danny, was a quarterback on Tech's football teams of 1973-75 and played one season with the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL ... Father held Georgia Tech season (489 yards) and career (921) records for rushing yards by a quarterback before they were broken by Heisman Trophy runner-up Joe Hamilton in 1999 ... Majoring in Management.
Career Statistics
2000.... .250 21-2 20 5 5 0 0 1 6 8 .400 1 1 5 0 .304 1 2 2-2 10 20 4 .882
2002.... .294 32-7 34 10 10 1 1 0 3 13 .382 5 1 15 0 .400 0 0 2-3 11 33 4 .917
TOTAL... .278 53-9 54 15 15 1 1 1 9 21 .389 6 2 20 0 .365 1 2 4-5 21 53 8 .902
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