Former Alabama relief pitcher reenters NCAA transfer portal after season at SEC school
Former Alabama relief pitcher reenters NCAA transfer portal after season at SEC school
One of the more prominent names to depart the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program last offseason, left-handed pitcher Alton Davis II has now officially reentered the NCAA transfer portal, according to reports.
Davis, who transferred from Alabama a year ago, recently spent the 2025 college baseball season at Georgia.
His lone season in Athens, Davis made 19 appearances for the Bulldogs in 2025 with one start, a span in which he owned a 5-0 record with an 8.14 ERA and a 27:12 K:BB ratio across 21 innings pitched. With opponents also owning a .322 AVG against Davis, the left-hander also owned a 9.00 ERA across six innings pitched of relief in SEC play.
A member of Alabama's 2022 recruiting class, Davis spent both the 2023 and 2024 seasons in Tuscaloosa where the left-hander held a combined 5-4 record with a 5.65 ERA, a 67:28 K:BB ratio, and 11 saves across 45 relief appearances (65.1 innings pitched).
Davis was also a Freshman All-SEC selection in 2023 with the Crimson Tide.
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