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Jersey Number 30
Davis Martin
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Angelo, Texas
- High School:
- Central
Bio
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MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the 408th overall pick in the 14th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
Placed on the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List … First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection …Started in 8 games of the 8 games he appeared…Pitched 3 wins throughout the season… TEAM LEADERS … led the team in innings pitched with 77.2 and strikeouts with 81 … RECORDS … won nine conference games during his career, which ranks third all-time among Texas Tech pitchers … ranked fourth in conference ERA in the Tech records with a 3.37 mark …NON BIG 12… Second straight season to pitch in the opening game of the year… BIG 12…Allowed two or fewer runs in five of his eight conference starts…Longest start was 7.0 innings on Mar. 16 at Baylor…Tossed 10 strikeouts at Baylor on Mar. 16…Threw an average of 9.61 strikeouts per game… RANKINGS … started 17 games, which ranked 11th in the NCAA … NCAA TOURNAMENT … set Texas Tech NCAA Tournament records in career wins (3), innings pitched (35.2), appearances (8) and starts (8).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Started all nine outings on the mound for the Red Raiders during his sophomore year … put together a 3.07 ERA and a 4-2 record after tossing 44.0 innings … racked up 37 strikeouts and only 10 walks … allowed 15 earned runs on 43 hits, as opponents had a .259 average against him … rung up a season-high seven batters in the season opener against Western Illinois on Feb. 17 in Starkville … recorded five or more strikeouts in five different outings, including three-straight of 5+ against UTSA (3/10), at Texas (3/17) and at Wichita State (3/24) … BIG 12 GAMES … made one appearance in Big 12 play, earning the win … tossed 6.1 innings, striking out six and giving up just one run on two hits … opponents hit .100 against him for an ERA of 1.42 … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made eight starts during non-conference play … put together a 3-2 record with a 3.35 ERA over 37.2 innings of work … struck out 31 and walked only six … allowed 14 earned runs on 41 hits, with only 13 going for extra bases … opposing hitters compiled a .281 average against him … HOME GAMES … only pitched in three games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in 2017, but was masterful in his three starts, putting together a 1.88 ERA and a 1-0 record … totaled 14.1 frames of work, striking out 10 and only issued four walks … allowed just three runs on 15 hits, three for extra bases, as opposing batters hit .268 against him … AWAY GAMES … made just two appearances on the road, compiling a 2-0 record in the process … pieced together an ERA of 0.73 over 12.1 innings of work … struck out 11 and walked six, while giving up just one earned run on five hits … opposing hitters finished with a batting average of .122 at the plate ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … pitched in four games on a neutral field, posting a 1-2 record … hurled 17.1 innings and struck out 16 without issuing a walk … finished with a 5.71 ERA after 11 earned runs on 23 hits … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … made one start against Oklahoma State on May 24 … tossed 3.1 frames and gave up three runs on five hits … NCAA TOURNAMENT … only pitcher to start two games of the NCAA Lubbock Regional due to a weather-shortened first game of the weekend … totaled 5.2 innings, striking out eight and walking two … allowed two runs on eight hits for a 3.18 ERA … followed up his 1.1 weather-shortened performance against Delaware with a six-strikeout, 4.1 frame showing against Sam Houston State on June 5 … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … started two games against ranked foes … had a 1-1 record with a 5.40 ERA after 10.0 innings of work … struck out nine and walked four, while giving up six runs on 10 hits … SITUATIONAL … held right-handed hitters to a .221 batting average … opponents hit .255 with two outs.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Started in 14 of his 19 appearances in his first year at Texas Tech … earned four Freshman All-America honors … joined Barrett Barnes (2010) as the only players in program history to earn Freshman All-America accolades by four different publications … one of 14 players in school history to garner Freshman All-America awards … Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American … Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … D1 Baseball First Team Freshman All-American … National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCWBA) First Team Freshman All-American … College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist … first Red Raider in school history to be named a semifinalist for the award … All-Big 12 First Team Pitcher unanimous selection … Big 12 All-Freshman Team Pitcher unanimous selection … named to the 2015-16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … won a team-high 10 wins for a 10-1 record over 14 starts … his 10 wins finished tied for the most in the Big 12 … also tied for the most nationally among freshmen … made history with the 10th win, as it was Tech’s first College World Series in school history, defeating No. 1 Florida, 3-2 … most wins ever by a freshman in school history … first Texas Tech pitcher to reach the 10-win mark since Steve Rowe in 2002 … also had a team-low 2.52 ERA among starting pitchers, while also posting two saves … rung up 61 batters over 89.1 innings pitched … induced 64 fly outs and 123 ground outs … both figures led the team … held opponents to a .233 batting average … foes hit just .169 when runners were on base … allowed only 2.92 runs per game, 2.52 earned … struck out 6.15 batters per game and posted a 2.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio … recorded four or more strikeouts in seven of his outings … posted four-straight 4+ strikeout performances, all coming against Big 12 foes … tallied season-highs even strikeouts twice, the first at home against Oklahoma on March 24 and the other at home against Texas on April 22 … Tech went 12-2 in games that he started … RANKINGS … tallied the most wins of any conference pitcher at 10-1 both overall and in conference play (8) … his ERA of 2.52 ranked second among Big 12 pitchers … conference ERA of 2.00 ranked third … had the third-ranked opponent batting average in conference at .200 and fourth-best overall at .233 … IN BIG 12 PLAY … put together a spotless 6-0 record against conference foes over eight starts, which was a team-high … recorded a 2.00 ERA over 45.0 innings pitched … rung up 35 batters while only giving up 10 earned runs … opposing batters held to a .200 batting average … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … posted a 4-1 record over six starts and 11 appearances during non-conference action … also added two saves … pieced together a 3.05 ERA over 44.1 innings … allowed only 15 earned runs, while striking out 26 batters … HOME GAMES … tallied a 5-1 record and one save over seven starts and nine appearances … pitched in 47.0 innings, ringing up 31 batters for a 3.26 ERA … most games won at home … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … posted a clean 5-0 record with one save in seven starts and 10 appearances away from Lubbock … allowed only eight earned runs for an ERA of 1.70, both figures led the team … stuck out 30 batters over 42.1 innings pitched … held opponents to a measly .209 average at the plate … AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS … appeared in eight games against ranked foes, starting five, finishing with a 2-1 record and one save … struck out 21 batters, allowing just 12 earned runs for a 3.48 ERA … NCAA LUBBOCK REGIONAL … posted a seven-inning, one run performance in the Lubbock Regional against Fairfield on June 3, helping Tech win 12-1 … tallied four strikeouts in that game … held opponents to a .192 batting average with a 1.29 ERA … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … put on a show in game two of the 2016 College World Series, holding No. 1 Florida to three hits and no runs … struck out three batters and held the Gators to a .143 average, earning his 10th win of the season and Tech’s first ever victory at the CWS.
SAN ANGELO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for head coach Patrick Penry at San Angelo Central High School ... helped lead Central to three consecutive playoff appearances -- a first in school history ... Central also set a school record with 27 wins his junior season (2014) ... garnered first team All-State honors as both a junior (2014) by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (THSBCA) ... collected first team All-State honors again in 2015 by the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) ... garnered first team All-District honors all three seasons ... named the District MVP as a senior ... recognized as the West Texas Co-MVP as a junior by the San Angelo Standard Times ... publication named him its West Texas MVP again as a senior ... first career honor came in 2013 as the District Newcomer of the Year (2013) ... was an impressive 11-1 with a 1.05 ERA as a junior ... tossed a complete game in all of his 12 starts which included seven shutouts ... recorded 125 strikeouts with just 22 walks in his 80.1 innings ... also hit .345 at the plate (38-for-110) with 25 runs, 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 24 RBI and six stolen bases as a junior ... followed up by leading the state with 135 strikeouts as a senior ... set a new career high with 17 strikeouts in a game ... finished among the top five pitchers in Class 6A with a 0.29 ERA ... was also a standout for the Central football program ... helped lead Central to a 21-4 record his final two seasons and two Bi-District titles ... played for his father, Steve Martin, on the Texas Air Hogs summer team.
PERSONAL
Son of parents Steve and Kelly Martin ... has two older siblings, Chase and Channing, and an younger brother, Brock ... parents both work in the medical field as father is an occupational therapist while mother is a physical therapist ... father is a Texas Tech graduate ... mother earned her degree from West Virginia University ... a business finance major.
Photo Gallery (2017)
Photo Gallery (2016)
MLB DRAFT
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the 408th overall pick in the 14th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
Placed on the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List … First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection …Started in 8 games of the 8 games he appeared…Pitched 3 wins throughout the season… TEAM LEADERS … led the team in innings pitched with 77.2 and strikeouts with 81 … RECORDS … won nine conference games during his career, which ranks third all-time among Texas Tech pitchers … ranked fourth in conference ERA in the Tech records with a 3.37 mark …NON BIG 12… Second straight season to pitch in the opening game of the year… BIG 12…Allowed two or fewer runs in five of his eight conference starts…Longest start was 7.0 innings on Mar. 16 at Baylor…Tossed 10 strikeouts at Baylor on Mar. 16…Threw an average of 9.61 strikeouts per game… RANKINGS … started 17 games, which ranked 11th in the NCAA … NCAA TOURNAMENT … set Texas Tech NCAA Tournament records in career wins (3), innings pitched (35.2), appearances (8) and starts (8).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Started all nine outings on the mound for the Red Raiders during his sophomore year … put together a 3.07 ERA and a 4-2 record after tossing 44.0 innings … racked up 37 strikeouts and only 10 walks … allowed 15 earned runs on 43 hits, as opponents had a .259 average against him … rung up a season-high seven batters in the season opener against Western Illinois on Feb. 17 in Starkville … recorded five or more strikeouts in five different outings, including three-straight of 5+ against UTSA (3/10), at Texas (3/17) and at Wichita State (3/24) … BIG 12 GAMES … made one appearance in Big 12 play, earning the win … tossed 6.1 innings, striking out six and giving up just one run on two hits … opponents hit .100 against him for an ERA of 1.42 … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made eight starts during non-conference play … put together a 3-2 record with a 3.35 ERA over 37.2 innings of work … struck out 31 and walked only six … allowed 14 earned runs on 41 hits, with only 13 going for extra bases … opposing hitters compiled a .281 average against him … HOME GAMES … only pitched in three games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in 2017, but was masterful in his three starts, putting together a 1.88 ERA and a 1-0 record … totaled 14.1 frames of work, striking out 10 and only issued four walks … allowed just three runs on 15 hits, three for extra bases, as opposing batters hit .268 against him … AWAY GAMES … made just two appearances on the road, compiling a 2-0 record in the process … pieced together an ERA of 0.73 over 12.1 innings of work … struck out 11 and walked six, while giving up just one earned run on five hits … opposing hitters finished with a batting average of .122 at the plate ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … pitched in four games on a neutral field, posting a 1-2 record … hurled 17.1 innings and struck out 16 without issuing a walk … finished with a 5.71 ERA after 11 earned runs on 23 hits … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … made one start against Oklahoma State on May 24 … tossed 3.1 frames and gave up three runs on five hits … NCAA TOURNAMENT … only pitcher to start two games of the NCAA Lubbock Regional due to a weather-shortened first game of the weekend … totaled 5.2 innings, striking out eight and walking two … allowed two runs on eight hits for a 3.18 ERA … followed up his 1.1 weather-shortened performance against Delaware with a six-strikeout, 4.1 frame showing against Sam Houston State on June 5 … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … started two games against ranked foes … had a 1-1 record with a 5.40 ERA after 10.0 innings of work … struck out nine and walked four, while giving up six runs on 10 hits … SITUATIONAL … held right-handed hitters to a .221 batting average … opponents hit .255 with two outs.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Started in 14 of his 19 appearances in his first year at Texas Tech … earned four Freshman All-America honors … joined Barrett Barnes (2010) as the only players in program history to earn Freshman All-America accolades by four different publications … one of 14 players in school history to garner Freshman All-America awards … Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American … Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … D1 Baseball First Team Freshman All-American … National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCWBA) First Team Freshman All-American … College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist … first Red Raider in school history to be named a semifinalist for the award … All-Big 12 First Team Pitcher unanimous selection … Big 12 All-Freshman Team Pitcher unanimous selection … named to the 2015-16 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … won a team-high 10 wins for a 10-1 record over 14 starts … his 10 wins finished tied for the most in the Big 12 … also tied for the most nationally among freshmen … made history with the 10th win, as it was Tech’s first College World Series in school history, defeating No. 1 Florida, 3-2 … most wins ever by a freshman in school history … first Texas Tech pitcher to reach the 10-win mark since Steve Rowe in 2002 … also had a team-low 2.52 ERA among starting pitchers, while also posting two saves … rung up 61 batters over 89.1 innings pitched … induced 64 fly outs and 123 ground outs … both figures led the team … held opponents to a .233 batting average … foes hit just .169 when runners were on base … allowed only 2.92 runs per game, 2.52 earned … struck out 6.15 batters per game and posted a 2.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio … recorded four or more strikeouts in seven of his outings … posted four-straight 4+ strikeout performances, all coming against Big 12 foes … tallied season-highs even strikeouts twice, the first at home against Oklahoma on March 24 and the other at home against Texas on April 22 … Tech went 12-2 in games that he started … RANKINGS … tallied the most wins of any conference pitcher at 10-1 both overall and in conference play (8) … his ERA of 2.52 ranked second among Big 12 pitchers … conference ERA of 2.00 ranked third … had the third-ranked opponent batting average in conference at .200 and fourth-best overall at .233 … IN BIG 12 PLAY … put together a spotless 6-0 record against conference foes over eight starts, which was a team-high … recorded a 2.00 ERA over 45.0 innings pitched … rung up 35 batters while only giving up 10 earned runs … opposing batters held to a .200 batting average … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … posted a 4-1 record over six starts and 11 appearances during non-conference action … also added two saves … pieced together a 3.05 ERA over 44.1 innings … allowed only 15 earned runs, while striking out 26 batters … HOME GAMES … tallied a 5-1 record and one save over seven starts and nine appearances … pitched in 47.0 innings, ringing up 31 batters for a 3.26 ERA … most games won at home … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … posted a clean 5-0 record with one save in seven starts and 10 appearances away from Lubbock … allowed only eight earned runs for an ERA of 1.70, both figures led the team … stuck out 30 batters over 42.1 innings pitched … held opponents to a measly .209 average at the plate … AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS … appeared in eight games against ranked foes, starting five, finishing with a 2-1 record and one save … struck out 21 batters, allowing just 12 earned runs for a 3.48 ERA … NCAA LUBBOCK REGIONAL … posted a seven-inning, one run performance in the Lubbock Regional against Fairfield on June 3, helping Tech win 12-1 … tallied four strikeouts in that game … held opponents to a .192 batting average with a 1.29 ERA … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … put on a show in game two of the 2016 College World Series, holding No. 1 Florida to three hits and no runs … struck out three batters and held the Gators to a .143 average, earning his 10th win of the season and Tech’s first ever victory at the CWS.
SAN ANGELO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner for head coach Patrick Penry at San Angelo Central High School ... helped lead Central to three consecutive playoff appearances -- a first in school history ... Central also set a school record with 27 wins his junior season (2014) ... garnered first team All-State honors as both a junior (2014) by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (THSBCA) ... collected first team All-State honors again in 2015 by the Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) ... garnered first team All-District honors all three seasons ... named the District MVP as a senior ... recognized as the West Texas Co-MVP as a junior by the San Angelo Standard Times ... publication named him its West Texas MVP again as a senior ... first career honor came in 2013 as the District Newcomer of the Year (2013) ... was an impressive 11-1 with a 1.05 ERA as a junior ... tossed a complete game in all of his 12 starts which included seven shutouts ... recorded 125 strikeouts with just 22 walks in his 80.1 innings ... also hit .345 at the plate (38-for-110) with 25 runs, 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 24 RBI and six stolen bases as a junior ... followed up by leading the state with 135 strikeouts as a senior ... set a new career high with 17 strikeouts in a game ... finished among the top five pitchers in Class 6A with a 0.29 ERA ... was also a standout for the Central football program ... helped lead Central to a 21-4 record his final two seasons and two Bi-District titles ... played for his father, Steve Martin, on the Texas Air Hogs summer team.
PERSONAL
Son of parents Steve and Kelly Martin ... has two older siblings, Chase and Channing, and an younger brother, Brock ... parents both work in the medical field as father is an occupational therapist while mother is a physical therapist ... father is a Texas Tech graduate ... mother earned her degree from West Virginia University ... a business finance major.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
