Above is the UF Academic Honor Roll while competing in college athletics. Tony had classes with Tim Tebow. Also in the picture are his two marathon medals, the Marine Corps and Disney Marathons. Tony was the first Gator to win the Iron Gator Athletics Award more than one time. Fact is he won it every year for a total of three times! Crushed the record!
The comments below were taken from the Gator website:
AS A JUNIOR (2009): R (2009):Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second time… Chosen in the 12th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft with the 372nd choice by the Minnesota Twins… Was a perfect 5-0 and led the Gator pitching staff with a 2.25 earned run average… Over 32 appearances, the southpaw limited foes to a .190 batting average at the plate and notched 37 strikeouts in a career-high 44.0 innings… Earned his initial win of the campaign in the Orange and Blue’s 5-4 victory over No. 17 Florida State on St. Patrick’s Day and defeated SEC East rivals Tennessee, Vanderbilt and South Carolina… In 15 league appearances, a total which matched Billy Bullock for the team high, Davis turned in a 3-0 mark and a 2.18 ERA… He also registered 23 K in 20.2 innings of work… Proved to be Florida’s most effective pitcher during the postseason, compiling a 0.90 ERA in six appearances totaling 10 innings… Was a bright spot in the NCAA Super Regional against Southern Miss, giving up one hit and one run in 4.1 innings over the two games… Established a career high with a 3.2-inning stint out of the bullpen in game two… Fired 2.2 scoreless innings during Regional action… Equaled his career best of four strikeouts over 3.1 innings against Kentucky on May 15… Held eventual national champion LSU scoreless over three innings in a 4-0 setback at Alex Box Stadium… Appeared in all three games during the sweep of No. 6 Georgia… Collected the Gators’
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