| Bo Davis |
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Slated to start in center field this season for the second consecutive year ... Suffered an elbow injury last season that sidelined him from April 11 until early May, with the exception of a few games he appeared as a defensive
substitute ... The coaching staff is counting on him
to provide offensive power and wants also to utilize
his speed both offensively and defensively ... One
of the top overall athletes on the team ... Runs very
well and possesses a good arm defensively ... Has
the potential to be a very good college player ...
Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Conference USA
Commissioner's Honor Roll ... 2007 (r-So.): Played
in 47 games, starting 34 in centerfield ... Tied for
the team lead in stolen bases with 12, he was only
caught stealing three times last season ... Stole
three bases in a single game vs. LSU (2/11) ... Had
a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ...Laid down five
sacrifice bunts and recorded one sacrifice fly on the
season ... Had eight multiple hit games, including
three games with three hits ... Scored in 18 different
games, including three runs vs. Troy (6/1) in the
NCAA Oxford Regional ... Hit only homerun of the
year, a solo shot, at Central Florida (4/7) ... Hit his only triple of the year vs. Sam Houston State (6/3)
in the NCAA Oxford Regional ... Had six doubles
on the season including two vs. Nicholls State
(4/3) 2006 (r-Fr.): Played in 52 games and started
33 ... Saw time in the outfield and at first base ...
Hit .248 with one double, team-high five triples, a
home run and 20 RBIs ... Tied for the team lead
in sacrifice files (5) and tied for second in sacrifice
hits (6) ... Finished with a .997 fielding percentage,
committing one error in 296 chances ... No. 2
in Conference USA in fielding percentage and tied
for No. 4 in triples ... Collected seven multiple-hit
games (seven games with two hits), five multiple-RBI
games (three games with two RBIs, two games with
three), three multiple-run games (three games with
three runs) and two multiple-walk games (one game
with two walks, one with three) ... Hit a three-run
homer in game two of the Buffalo series (3/11) ...
Notched two hits and two runs in game one of the
Mississippi State series (4/25) ... Posted two-run
single against Troy in game three of the series (3/19)
... Three walks in game one of the Birmingham
Southern (2/24) ... Two-run triple and a sacrifice fly,
scoring two runs against East Carolina in game one
of the series (3/5) ... Put together two hits in the
second and third games of the Marshall series, driving
in a run in game three (4/29-30) ... Had a tworun
triple against Stetson (2/18) ... Finished with
a two-RBI single in game three of the UCF series
(5/20) ... 2005 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Four-year
starter for Coach Jerry Boatner at West Lauderdale
... As a senior, he hit .432 with nine doubles, two
triples, nine home runs, 40 RBIs, 28 stolen bases and
scored 45 runs ... Had a slugging percentage of .758
... A First-Team Mississippi Association of Coaches
All-State selection ... A Clarion Ledger First-Team
All-State and a Clarion Ledger "Dandy Dozen"
selection as a senior ... Also selected to play in
the Mississippi State High School All-Star Game ...
Helped lead West Lauderdale to a 29-8 record, a top
10 state ranking in the MHSAA Poll and an appearance
in the South State championship ... Hit .402
with five home runs and 25 stolen bases as a junior
... Member of the superintendent's list ... Named
Mr. West Lauderdale ... Selected most athletic ...
Graduated with honors ... Who's Who Among High
School Students ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes
... Personal: Son of Greg and Lori Davis ... Oldest
of two children ... Majoring in business administration
... Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time
... Born Aug. 28, 1985