Will Davis (baseball)

William Randall Davis Jr. (born May 29, 1984) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Davis is the head coach of the Lamar Cardinals baseball team.

Will Davis
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLamar
ConferenceSouthland
Record77–107
Biographical details
Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Playing career
2004–2007LSU
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2015LSU (asst.)
2016Lamar (asst.)
2017–presentLamar
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2008LSU (BO)
Head coaching record
Overall77–107
TournamentsSouthland: 0–2
NCAA: 0–0

Playing career

Davis attended Lee Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] Davis played for the school's varsity baseball team. Davis then enrolled at Louisiana State University, to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers baseball team.

As a freshman at Louisiana State in 2004, Davis had a single at bat that resulted in a strike out.

As a sophomore in 2005, Davis had a walk and an RBI in 3 games played. During his junior and senior season, Davis did not appear in a single game.

Coaching career

Davis began his coaching career in 2008 as the coordinator of baseball operations at LSU.[2] In 2009, Davis was promoted to a volunteer assistant. The Tigers won the 2009 College World Series.

On January 15, 2016, Davis was the head coach in waiting of the Lamar Cardinals baseball program. Davis lead the Cardinals to a 33–25 record in his first season.[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Lamar 33–2516–147thSouthland Tournament
2018 Lamar 19–3613–1711th
2019 Lamar 18–369–2113th
2020 Lamar 7–100–3Season canceled due to COVID-19
Lamar: 77–10738–55
Total:77–107

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. "'The sky's the limit.' LSU assistant Will Davis to take over Lamar baseball program in 2017". www.theadvocate.com. The Advocate. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "Will Davis LSU". www.lsusports.com. LSU Athletics, Louisiana State University. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. Danny Shapiro (July 18, 2017). "Former Lamar baseball coach to be inducted into hall of fame". www.beaumontenterprise.com. Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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