Injuries have resulted in the untimely end of Chandler Davis’ days as one of Radford University’s finest baseball players. The Virginia High graduate stated that, after numerous concussions and being seen by a number of doctors, his health and overall condition are simply not where they need to be in order for him to continue playing.
The Risks are Not Worth the Rewards
Davis added that, at this point in time, the risks associated with continuing his baseball career were simply not worth the possible rewards. Davis stated that this decision was the hardest he had ever had to make, and said that he had never imagined that this kind of choice would be necessary so early on. He said that he had to think of his future, and of his family and possible children along down the line, and that showing up for them in his fullest capacity would not be possible were he to undergo another head injury of the type he has thus far experienced.
A Great Talent Leaving the Field
Punters who make use of baseball markets at various sports betting sites will no doubt mourn right alongside Davis: a redshirt junior catcher, he has hit .189 in 48 career games for the Highlanders, and was also a member of two NCAA tournament teams. Davis started 35 games for Radford University and was 10 – for – 18 in terms of throwing out runners who tried to steal bases over the course of the 2017 season.
Davis Wouldn’t Change the Radford Experience for the World
Davis went on to say that, from the moment he stepped foot onto the Radford campus he had started making wonderful friends and memories that he would always treasure. He stated that he wouldn’t change any of it, and was happy for the experience it had given him on a number of different levels, and of his sporting performance on the pitch.
Excellent Support from Virginia High
Davis was a star player on the Virginia High 2014 VHSL 2A state title team before heading to Radford, and he said that he would forever remain grateful for the wonderful support his Virginia fanbase had given him. He also mentioned his VHS Coach Mark Daniels, saying that Daniels had helped him enormously along his career path, and that the choice to stop playing was made more difficult because of how much he had been helped along the way.
Davis joins MLB players who had to bow out before they wanted to due to injury like Ken Griffey Junior, a player who many feel may have the best claim to baseball’s most prestigious career feat, the career home-run king.
Griffey’s career from 1993 to 2000 was interrupted by a severely injured wrist, and from 2002 to 2004 Griffey suffered season-ending injuries over and over again. His injuries may well have cost fans the chance to watch Griffey chase and pass Hank Aaron as the all time king of the home run, and we’ll simply never know if Chandler Davis would’ve have done great things were it not for this premature stop to an already glittering career.
