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26 Davis Budd

  • Position Right-handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Acworth, Ga.
  • High School North Paulding HS

Biography

2025 (Sophomore): Made 11 relief appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 11.0 total innings with a 1-1 overall record and a 15.55 ERA … Struck out seven against five walks … Recorded 14 fly ball outs and 12 ground outs … Allowed 24 runs, 19 earned, with 26 total base hits including 10 for extra bases – five doubles, a triple, and four homers … Earned the win in relief against Wofford (April 19), striking out two over an inning and two-thirds, scattering three hits with one run allowed … Tossed just 1.2 innings over his final four appearances on the season ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll; Summer: Named to the Valley Baseball League All-Star game.

2024 (Freshman): Made 17 appearances on the mound including nine starts as a true freshman … Finished the season with a 2-2 record and an 8.36 collective ERA over 42.0 innings of work … Struck out 38 on the season with K’s in 14 of his 17 appearances … Made his collegiate debut with an inning of relief at Florida State (Feb. 25), allowing a run on two hits … Struck out three over three innings against Georgia State (March 2) … Made his first career start in the midweek at UNC Asheville (March 19), working around four walks with a pair of strikeouts in three innings of scoreless work in the 14-5 victory … Struck out a career-high five three times, first in a four-inning start at The Citadel (March 29) and again over 4.2 innings in the neutral-field matchup with Akron (April 6) at Prasco Park … Earned his first career victory in a four-inning relief effort, striking out three against Appalachian State (April 16) … Struck out five in a career-long 6.2 inning start at Wofford (April 28) … Named to the 2024 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team as selected by the league’s head coaches ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Spent part of the summer on the roster of Forest City in the Coastal Plain League.
 
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched – 6.2 innings, at Wofford (4/28/24)
Strikeouts – 5, three times – MR: at Wofford (4/28/24)
Walks – 4, at UNC Asheville (3/19/24)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2024Freshman

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    47
  • 26

    2025Sophomore

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2026Junior

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    26