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Kyle Davis
Senior
Infielder
Ewing, N.J./Ewing

At Delaware: Will start at shortstop and serve as a captain • versatile middle infielder with exceptional range.

2008: Only member of the team to start all 53 games • split time between shortstop and second base but started every game as the team’s leadoff hitter • led the Blue Hens with 226 at bats, 66 hits, 50 runs, 22 doubles, and 104 total bases • finished third in the CAA in doubles and assists (174), while also placing ninth in plate appearances (264) and 10th in at-bats • honored with the team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award • set a career-high with five stolen bases on just seven attempts • swiped two bases against James Madison on April 11 • posted a team-high 16 multi-hit games • had a seven-game hitting streak from March 2-11 that included three three-hit efforts • went 4-for-6 with six RBI against Saint Joseph’s on March 25 • also went 3-for-6 and scored four runs against Temple on May 7.

2007: Appeared in 54 games for the Hens with 52 starts • cracked the starting lineup as a second baseman for 40 games and as a shortstop for 12 • after transitioning to second, committed just six errors and helped turn 21 double plays • hit .253 with 11 extra-base hits, 16 RBI, and 25 runs scored • laid down a team-high eight sacrifice bunts • finished two shy of the all-time single-season record set by Mike Koplove in 1998 • had a season-high six-game hitting streak from March 10-21 • clubbed his only home run of the season against William & Mary on May 6 • recorded 11 multi-hit games during the year, including three-hit efforts against Delaware State and Northeastern • stole his first career base against George Mason on April 8 • played alongside teammate Alex Buchholz for Youse’s Maryland Orioles of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League • finished the season with a .983 fielding percentage, which was second on the team and the highest among infielders • also tied for third on the squad with a .358 on-base percentage.

2006: Appearead in 36 games with 31 starts for the Blue Hens • finished fourth on the team with a .328 batting average • had a 10-game hitting streak • had two RBI and scored twice in UD’s 4-3 win over Rutgers.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Ewing High School for coach Jim Kovalsky • captain as a senior • two-time first team All-Colonial Valley Conference • three-year Mercer County All-Star • first team all-area as a junior and senior • three-year letterwinner on basketball team and also served as captain as a senior • served as a student ambassador to Germany in 2004.

Personal: Kyle Jarell Davis • born January 8, 1987 • son of Stanley and Zelda Davis • oldest of two children • worked as an intern for Johnson & Johnson over the summer • sport management major at Delaware with a minor in legal studies.