2015 — Fashioned a solid bounce-back junior season serving as Furman’s primary starting left-fielder...registered playing time in 49 games and posted 43 starts, including 38 in left field and five at designated hitter...hit .292 with three home runs and 29 RBI...had 14 multi-hit games...enjoyed a torrid early season, clubbing .410 (25x60) over the first 19 games...span featured 10 multi-hit outings, including a stretch of five straight multi-hit contests (11x19,.578, 5 RBI, 7 runs, 3 doubles) led by 3-for-3 performance in 10-9, 11-inning triumph over Marist...went 2-for-5 with a RBI versus Michigan State (11-9 win) at Fluor Field...hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, and scored a pair of runs in an 8-4 victory over eventual SoCon regular season and tournament champion Mercer...two games later homered again to lead Furman to a 7-2 triumph over VMI...went 2-for-4 with three RBI versus College of Charleston (10-8 loss)...produced an RBI double in the Paladins’ 6-4 win over Wofford...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
2014 — Earned playing time in 39 games and 25 starts in the outfield, including 24 in left field...batted .255 with 11 RBI...hit .315 (17x54) over the first 17 games before injuries slowed his production and cut into his playing time...went 3-for-4 with two walks, a double, and four runs scored in 13-1 win over USC Upstate at Fluor Field....drove in a pair of runs in a 2-for-4 performance at Duke (11-9 win)...went 2-for-3 with two RBI in 9-0 victory at Gardner-Webb...delivered a pinch-hit double versus Elon (9-7 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
2013 -- Turned in a production freshman campaign, seeing action in 50 games and earning 32 starts, including 31 in left field and one at designated hitter...got an early season promotion in the lineup due to a injury to Jake Jones...hit .295 and drove in 15 runs...went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs scored against Elon (10-6) to give the Paladins a two games to one series victory...delivered a pinch-hit, RBI double in the eighth inning to score Alex Abrams from first base and give Furman a 6-5 win over 11th-ranked South Carolina at Fluor Field...went 3-for-4 with an RBI against College of Charleston (11-9 win)...keyed the Paladins a 14-10 triumph over The Citadel with a 2-for-4 performance that included an RBI and run...doubled in a 2-for-4 outing versus Elon (10-1 win) in SoCon Tournament first round action.
High School: 2012 graduate of Marist (4A) High School...baseball coach was Mike Strickland...played center field... started on back-to-back state championship teams, including a 2111 squad that posted a 33-4 record and was ranked No. 6 nationally by USA Today...hit. 400 as a junior...batted .511 in 2010, his sophomore season, helping Marist to 30-8 campaign and state crown...travel ball experience includes participation with the highly successful East Cobb program, where he hit .451 and recorded an .548 on base percentage and .745 slugging percentage in 2011.
Personal: Full name is Griffin Reed Davis...born April 28, 1994, in Atlanta, Georgia...son of Nancy and Ernie Davis...step-mother is Evelyn Davis...uncle is Jeff VanNote, All-Southeastern Conference performer at Kentucky (1965-69) and 16-year veteran and six-time All-Pro center for the Atlanta Falcons (1969-84)...business administration major.
