2011 BASEBALL.indd - Missouri S&T Athletics

2011 MINER PROFILES
Josh Caffrey
15
Catcher
6-0, 180, Jr.
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington HS/Marshalltown CC
strikeout per inning pitched for a team that reached the Oklahoma
Class 3A championship game….earned “Player of the Year” honors
from the Stillwater News-Press and he also played for the Oklahoma
Junior Sunbelt team.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian Carter and Debra Winebrenner…majoring in
architectural engineering.
Drew Davenport
6
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Marshalltown Community College, where
he batted .321 with a home run and 21 runs batted in during the
2010 season…was his team’s fifth-leading hitter during the season…
also stole six bases.
PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Debbie Caffrey…majoring in architectural
engineering.
Zach Carter
16
Infielder
5-10, 210, Sr.
Perkins, Okla.
Perkins-Tryon HS
2010: Earned third-team All-GLVC honors at third base after finishing
as one of the Miners’ top offensive performers…batted .369 with six
home runs and a season-high 41 runs batted in…tied for the team
lead with 22 multiple-hit games, which included four-hit games
against Southern Arkansas, Fort Hays State and Southern Indiana…
broke the previous school record with 72 hits on the season (teammate
Will Morrison finished with 75)…had a season-high five runs
batted in a win at Truman State that completed a doubleheader
sweep over the Bulldogs…had 13 multiple-RBI outings…finished
among the team leaders in slugging percentage at .590 and on-base
percentage at .411…tied for the team lead with 40 runs scored and
stole 15 bases in 19 attempts.
2009: Finished the season with a .256 batting average, two home runs
and 13 runs batted in…played in 34 games after missing the early
stages of the season with an injury…had a three-hit game at Central
Oklahoma and drove in three in a win over Missouri-St. Louis…finished
the year with hits in seven of his last 14 at-bats, which included
a season-high five-game hitting streak.
2008: Batted .338 with two home runs and 24 runs batted in during
his first season as a Miner…had 13 multiple-hit games during the
season, including four three-hit outings…had three hits in games
against Indianapolis, Drury, Quincy and SIU Edwardsville…had six
games with at least two runs batted in, including a four-RBI showing
against William Woods…hit home runs against Northern Kentucky
and SIUE…started games at three of the four infield positions, making
most of the starts at first base in the latter half of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-state and all-conference performer at the
high school level at Perkins-Tryon High School…was one of five
recipients of the Ferguson Jenkins Award which is presented to
players for their performance on the athletic and academic levels….
hit .513 in his senior year with 10 home runs and 35 extra base hits…
batted .504 as a junior with 32 extra base hits, including 21 doubles
and eight triples and 64 runs batted in…was also a pitcher with a
6-0 record with a 1.87 earned run average…averaged nearly one
Catcher
6-2, 200, Sr.
McHenry, Ill.
McHenry West HS
2010: Finished with a .239 batting average, three home runs and 18
runs batted in…also had a .373 slugging percentage and .323 onbase
percentage while scoring 28 times…had six multiple-hit games
during the year, including a three-hit performance against Lewis…
hit two of his three home runs in that contest and drove in a seasonhigh
four runs…also knocked in four runs in a late season win over
Missouri-St. Louis, a game in which he hit his third homer.
2009: Primary starter at catcher during the season…started in 40
games behind the plate…batted .276 with three home runs and 22
runs batted in…also had 10 doubles and a triple during the year…
hit two of his three home runs in during both ends of a doubleheader
against Augustana…other homer came against Washburn…drove in
three runs against Henderson State and Augustana…had a walk-off
RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Drury on April 4...
recorded a .387 on-base percentage and .441 slugging percentage.
2008: Started in 22 of the 28 games he appeared in…made his starts
either at catcher or designated hitter…hit .243 with eight runs batted
in…had five multiple-hit games during the season…had a three-RBI
outing against Indianapolis…recorded a .329 on-base percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was selected as the most valuable player on a summer
league team, the McHenry Shamrocks, after earning the team’s
top hitter award…has also played with the McHenry County
Hurricanes and was selected to participate in the Stevenson Showcase.
PERSONAL: Son of Jerry and Michele Davenport…majoring in information
systems and technology.
Drew Davenport
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