Bio

Personal: 

Davis Kirkpatrick is entering his fifth year on the coaching side of baseball. He comes to Brunswick Community College after spending five years playing at East Carolina University from 2014-2018.

Davis was born on March 12th 1995 in Ann Arbor, MI. He is the son of Misty and Donnie Kirkpatrick and has one sister, Molly. Davis attended DH Conley High School in Greenville, NC where he was a four year letter winner in both football and baseball.  His father Donnie has had an excellent football coaching career at the collegiate level for over 30+ years.  Donnie is currently the Offensive Coordinator at East Carolina University.

As a player:

-East Carolina-

 2014-  Appeared in nine games making five starts during rookie season with the Pirates … Made collegiate debut against Campbell (Feb. 18) allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits with five strikeouts in five innings en route to first collegiate win. Posted a 2-1 record allowing 17 runs (15 earned) on 20 hits in 23.0 innings and Struck out 18 batters.

2015- Missed the 2015 season recovering from Tommy John Surgery.

2016- Returned from Tommy John surgery appearing in 14 games making three starts, one save, and allowed 21 runs (18 earned) on 37 hits in 25.0 innings.  Did not allow an earned run in five outings … Fanned at least one batter eight times (multiple four) … Had one or fewer walks in a game on nine occasions (none seven times). Sported an ERA under 1.74 through first five appearances of the season.

2017- Appeared in 18 games making one start … Sported a 1-0 record combining on one shutout … Allowed 15 runs (14 earned) on 28 hits … Struck out 20 batters while walking 12 in 24.0 innings.

2018- Kirkpatrick finished his Career off at ECU in 2018, while appearing in 29 games and hosted a 0.95 ERA, with an opposing batting average of .215. He was 2-0 on the year and collected 3 saves. In Kirkpatrick’s career he pitched over 100+ innings and appeared in 70+ games at East Carolina.

-DH Conley High School-

Eight-time letter winner (baseball 4, football 4) who helped Coach Jason Mills and the Vikings to three straight Coastal 3A Conference titles (2011-13) … As a freshman appeared in eight games batting .294 (5-for-17) with a double and four runs scored … Followed that batting .380 (32-for-84) with a pair of home runs, 19 RBI, six doubles and 18 runs scored … On the mound made three appearances posting a 1-0 record with a 2.89 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 9.2 innings … During junior season earned North Carolina All-State honors, named Coastal 3A Conference Player-of-the-Year and was a first-team all-conference selection … In 24 games he batted .405 (30-for-74) with three home runs, 31 RBI, six doubles and 22 runs scored … Posted a 7-2 record on the mound with an impressive 0.92 ERA over 47 innings with 84 strikeouts … Named 2012 Preseason High Honorable Mention Underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game … As a senior helped Conley to a 28-5 record and a runner-up finish in the North Carolina State Championships … Earned second-straight North Carolina All-State honor after batting .400 with a home run, three triples, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases … Named Daily Reflector Pitcher-of-the-Year after posting a 13-1 record with a 0.55 ERA … Struck out 154 in 88.1 innings … Earned Second-Team All-Atlantic Region honors by Perfect Game … Threw a pair of no-hitters on the season … Against West Craven struck out a school-record 19 in a 7-0 win … Later on fanned 13 while walking three against Jacksonville in a 4-0 victory … Tossed complete game in the final of the Eastern Regional series to eliminate Orange … Added another complete game during the state championship series to force a winner-take-all Game 3 against Weddington … In the third round in the playoffs he struck out 12 allowing one hit over five frames …  On the football field was a two-year starter at quarterback who threw for over 2,300 yards with 27 touchdowns … Named WITN-TV Player-of-the-Week for football on Aug. 30, 2011 … Took home Male Athlete of-the-Year and Most Athletic Male honors as a junior.