Gamespeed welcomes Andre Davis. A Castro Valley prep and Chabot college product who went on to play at University Arkansas Pine Bluff is a converted outfielder to pitching prospect. He just completed his first minor league season and is in ready to work. He joins a talented trio of GS training pitchers in Palsha (Mets Single A) Jacobson (Mets Single A) and Stepehnson (Reds AAA). Andre has been clocked at 98 mph.

 

 

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Former University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff baseball player Byron Andre Davis was taken in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals.Davis, a 6 feet 6 inches tall, 225-pound pitcher and infielder from Castro Valley, Calif., was selected in the eighth round and was the 249th selection overall.

This past season for the Golden Lions, Davis saw action in 38 games, while starting in 37 of them.  He finished the season with 51 hits in 140 at-bats for a .364 batting average, while driving in 39 runs and scoring 34.  Also this past season he tallied 12 doubles, one triple and six homers.

On the mound for UAPB, he finished the season with 2.28 ERA in 27.2 innings good for a 2-2 record and five saves.