NC State Wolfpack

31  Phillip Davidson
	Class: Senior Hometown: Warwick, R.I. High School: Toll Gate Height / Weight: 6-5 / 185 Position: RHP Birthdate: 01/03/1983 B/T: R/R

As a junior (2004): Got off to a hot start and was 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA his first eight appearances of the season ... Made his first appearance of the season in a start March 3 vs. Le Moyne, working 5 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on five hits ... Struck out five without issuing a walk ... Allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits in 5 2/3 innings March 9 vs. George Mason, but took his first loss of the season ... Walked two and struck out six in that game ... Worked five innings of one-hit shutout baseball March 14 vs. Northeastern to record his second win of the year ... Walked one and struck out five ... Pitched five scoreless innings March 23 at UNCW, walking one and striking out six, but did not figure in the decision, a 1-0 loss ... Allowed a run in 2 1/3 innings of releif March 28 vs. Virginia to get the win, an 8-7 victory that decided the three-game series in favor of the Wolfpack ... Needed just 13 pitches to throw two perfect innings March 31 vs. Davidson ... Tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings April 4 at Florida State, allowing two hits and striking out two ... Got his first ACC start April 10 vs. Maryland at Frederick, Md., and picked up the win after allowing two runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings ... Walked one and struck three in the decision vs. the Terps, and three of the hits allowed never left the infield ... Struggled over his next four outings, but pitched well in the season finale, June 5 vs. Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... Worked three innings against the Owls, allowing two runs on five hits, walking just one and fanning four. As a sophomore (2003): Pitched eight innings March 9 vs. Marshall and allowed just one run on four hits, walked one and struck out nine to get his first victory of the season ... Came back on March 15 vs. UNC Wilmington and tossed a complete-game four-hitter, allowing two runs, one of them earned, walking one and striking out six ... Made a sterling relief appearance March 28 vs. Clemson, allowing no runs or hits in 3 2/3 innings ... Picked up the win in NC State's 7-4 win in the series finale vs. Maryland on May 4, working 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief ... Struck out two, did not issue a walk, and got out of a jam by getting an inning-ending double play on his second pitch of the game. As a freshman (2002): Had an excellent first college season ... Tied for the team lead in appearances with 20, and led the staff with 83 strikeouts ... Went 5-2 with a 6.60 ERA as a starter, and 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA as a reliever ... Made his first start on February 17 at The Citadel and stopped a three-game losing streak for the Wolfpack by holding the Bulldogs to five runs on seven hits in eight innings ... Pitched his first complete game, albeit in a losing cause, March 10 vs. Richmond, allowing four runs on nine hits, walking one and striking out a career-high 11 ... Started again in his next appearance, and then went to the bullpen ... Made just four starts in his next 11 games, and none of those was designed to go longer than three innings ... Moved back into the rotation May 2 at Maryland ... Defeated Virginia on May 17, allowing the Cavaliers just two runs on six hits in a complete game, walking three and tying his career high with 11 strikeouts ... Fanned four Cavaliers in one inning ... Struck out 34 in his final 27 2/3 innings of the season ... Ranked among the top freshman pitchers in the country by The Scouting Report. Summer league: Pitched for Brewster of the Cape Cod League the past two susmmers ... Went 2-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 2003, and led the Whitecaps in starts and innings pitched ... Went 2-3 with a 3.23 ERA in 2004 ... Pitched for West Warwick of the New England College Baseball League in 2002, and was on the same team with Wolfpack teammates David Hicks, Tim Coffield and Vern Sterry. High school: Earned first-team all-state honors after a splendid senior year at Toll Gate High School ... Went 13-1 with a 1.55 ERA ... Allowed 47 hits, walked 36 and struck out 104 in 81 1/3 innings ... Tossed a no-hitter vs. Chariho High School ... Was named Gatorade High School Player of the Year for Rhode Island ... Led Toll Gate to the Rhode Island state championship ... Earned all-city and all-division honors as a junior after going 9-3 with a 2.85 ERA ... Worked 76 2/3 innings, allowing 55 hits, walking 43 and striking out 97 ... Had a 34-10 record and a 2.20 ERA for his four-year high school career ... Also lettered in indoor track and volleyball, earning first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior. Personal: Majoring in sociology ... Born January 3, 1983.