Josh Davis returns for his third season as part of the Richland coaching staff after helping the 2009 Thunderducks to a 47-13 overall record and capturing the NJCAA National Championship. This follows a 3rd place finish in the 2008 NJCAA World Series. Richland is 94-29 in the two years Coach Davis been on the coaching staff here with the T-Ducks.
A Georgia native, Josh attended Gainesville High School where he lettered three years in Baseball, Football, and Basketball. He helped lead the baseball team to three state championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998. He was named all Metro-Atlanta during the 1998 and 1999 seasons. He compiled an 18-2 record on the mound as a junior and senior, he also hit .470 with 11 home-runs as a senior.
Josh received a scholarship to Virginia Tech and as a freshman and helped the Hokies to the conference championship. Josh transferred to Tallahassee C. C. for his sophomore year where they finished 40-10. Josh played his final two seasons at Charleston Southern University in South Carolina. In 2005, Josh signed with the Chicago Cubs. Josh ended his professional career after sustaining a career ending shoulder injury. Josh earned his bachelors degree in Sociology from Charleston Southern in 2005 and received his master’s degree in Kinesiology (college coaching) in July 2009.
Josh comes from a family with a baseball background. His cousin Blake was the North Texas, Oklahoma scout with the Oakland Athletics from 2003-2009. Josh’s father, Jody Davis was in the major leagues for 10 years, playing for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. Jody won the Gold Glove in 1985 and was voted an all star in 1984 and 1986 and is now the minor league catching coordinator for the Chicago Cubs organization after managing in the Cubs organization from 2006-2008.