Blake Davis joined the Georgia Gwinnett College baseball coaching staff as assistant coach and assistant pitching coach for the 2024 season.
Davis has a decorated professional scouting resume that spans the last 17 years, ranging from national crosschecker, regional crosschecker, area scout, front office, and as a player agent.
He spent four years as the national crosschecker for the Toronto Blue Jays, where he was responsible for evaluating all the top amatue prospects from across the country.
Prior to his stint with the Blue Jays, he served as the Midwest crosschecker for the Kansas City Royals for two years. Davis also spent seven years as an area scout for the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals, signing notable prospects such as Huston Street, Dallas Braden, Corey Brown, Cliff Pennington, Bubba Starling, Jeremy Barfield, and Sam Demel.
In 2005, Davis earned the Dick Bogart Scout the of the Year award.
He has served as the Vice President of Player Personnel for Select Sports Group. Davis' first job in Major League Baseball was a two-year stint working in the Arizona Fall League where he worked in baseball operations and dealing with every MLB teams' prospects playing in the league.
Davis worked in the front office of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in scouting and player development.
Aside from his accomplishments as a scout, the Davis name runs deep in baseball and basketball in Georgia. Davis’ father and grandfather were highly successful basketball coaches, while his uncle, Jody Davis, was an All-Star catcher with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. His cousin, Wade Davis, is currently with the Colorado Rockies and is one of the top closers in baseball, while another cousin, Josh Davis, is the pitching coach at Georgia State. Back in his playing days, Blake Davis helped lead Gainesville High School to consecutive state championships in 1996 and 1997, and played collegiately at Marian University (Indiana).
Now, Davis will bring his vast baseball experiences and passions for scouting to Georgia’s prep baseball scene.
