Mia Davidson - Softball - Mississippi State (2024)

Honors / Awards

All-Time SEC Career Home Run Leader
2022 Athletes Unlimited College Draft Pick
2022 NFCA/Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year
2022 NFCA First Team All-American
2022 D1Softball.com First Team All-American
2022 Softball America First Team All-American
2022 First Team All-SEC
2022 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American
2022 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District
2022NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022 SEC Honor Roll
2021 NFCA Third Team All-South Region
2021 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District
2021 SEC Honor Roll
2020 SEC Honor Roll
2020SEC Player of the Week - Mar. 17
2019 NFCAThird Team All-America
2019 NFCAFirst Team All-South Region
2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist (Top 10)
2019 First Team All-SEC
2019 SEC Honor Roll
2019 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team
2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year Finalist (Top 10)
2018 NFCASecond Team All-South Region
2018 SEC Freshman of the Year
2018 First Team All-SEC
2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
2018 SEC Freshman of the Week - Feb. 12, Mar. 13, Apr.17
2018 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

2022 | Graduate

One of four Bulldogs to start all 64 games, playing catcher, third base, first base, second base and designated player ... named the NFCA/Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year and a unanimous NFCA First Team All-American ... consensus First Team All-American ... earned First Team All-SEC and All-Region honors ... batted .366 (60-for-164), which led the team ... also led the team in slugging percentage (.854), on-base percentage (.545), RBIs (45), runs (49), total bases (140), home runs (23), hit-by-pitches (22) and walks (45) ... second on the team in doubles (11) ... eighth in the nation in home runs, 12th in slugging percentage and 14th in total bases ... home runs ranked second in MSU single-season history ... the all-time SEC career home run leader (92), tied for third in NCAA history ... closed her career as MSU's all-time leader in games played and started (270), slugging percentage (.775), home runs (92), runs (219), RBIs (220), total bases (610), hit-by-pitches (57), runners picked off (13), defensive chances (1759), putouts (1555) and runners thrown out (57; 44 CS, 13 PO). ... had 69 career multi-hit games, which is fourth in MSU history, and holds the school record with 56 multi-RBI games ... caught nine runners stealing, which was third in the SEC, and led the SEC with four runners picked off … went 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored on Opening Day vs. Loyola Marymount (2/11) ... doubled and was hit by a pitch vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/11) to extend her career-long reached-base streak to 22 games dating back to last season ... hit her 70th career home run at Loyola Marymount (2/13) ... went 1-for-3 with a two-run double in Game 1 of the doubleheader against Alabama State (2/16) and picked off a runner at first base for the school-record 11th time in her career … was 2-for-4 in the nightcap against the Hornets ... posted a .917 slugging percentage in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/18-20) ... tied the SEC career home run record with against Southern Illinois (2/18) … broke the conference record against Central Arkansas (2/18) while also drawing two walks … needed just 214 games to break Lauren Haeger's (Florida) record set in 261 games … doubled and was walked to score twice against Georgia Tech (2/19) … went 7-for-13 (.538) in The Snowman (2/25-27) with five home runs and was also walked five times ... tied her career-high and the MSU single-game record with three home runs while going 4-for-4 against Longwood (2/25), including a grand slam … collected a career-high six RBIs against the Lancers, which is tied for the third most in MSU single-game history … grand slam was the third of her career, which tied the MSU career record … added a fourth home run in the same day against Belmont (2/25) to reach base in seven of her eight plate appearances on the day ... hit her fifth home run of the weekend against South Alabama (2/27) ... tied the MSU career RBI record (193) with a solo home run against MVSU (3/2) ... went 2-for-3, reaching base in all three trips, with a home run against Furman (3/4) for her 194th career RBI, breaking the MSU career record … doubled home two runs and came around to score against Alcorn State (3/4) ... doubled against Furman (3/5) to tie the MSU career record for total bases (529) … also made a sliding catch into the Bulldogs' dugout on a foul pop up against the Paladins ... went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks against Alcorn State (3/6) ... became the 13th player in NCAA softball history to hit 80 career home runs against North Alabama (3/9) … collected five RBIs against the Lions in a 2-for-3 night with a homer and a double ... caught a runner stealing at No. 4 Florida (3/12) and scored on a wild pitch ... singled and was hit by a pitch against the Gators (3/14) ... was walked or hit by a pitch seven times in the series against Ole Miss (3/18-20) ... went 2-for-2 with two homers, a walk and a hit-by-pitch to reach in all four trips at Memphis (3/23) ... homers against the Tigers made her the all-time SEC career leader in both baseball and softball ... hit career home run No. 83 to crack the NCAA all-time top 10 at Middle Tennessee (3/30) ... homered, doubled and scored twice at No. 13 Tennessee (4/2) ... singled and was hit by two pitches to reach in all three trips in the series finale against the Lady Vols (4/3) ... homered in a 2-for-3 day in the series opener with No. 24 Missouri (4/8) ... went 1-for-1 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch to reach in all three trips in Game 2 against the Tigers (4/9) ... was intentionally walked three times in the series at No. 3 Alabama (4/14-16) ... hit a two-run homer against the Crimson Tide (4/15) ... caught a runner stealing in the series finale at No. 3 Alabama (4/16) ... hit a walk-off home run to defeat ULM (4/19) ... was hit by a pitch against No. 18 Auburn (4/22) to extend her reached-base streak to a career-best 26 consecutive games, giving her sole position of the 10th longest streak in program history ... went 2-for-3 with a double against the Tigers (4/24) ... homered and broke the school record for career hit-by-pitches in the win at No. 11 Kentucky (4/30) ... also homered in the final game against the Wildcats (5/1) ... became the sixth player in NCAA history with 90 career homers and added a double against No. 19 LSU (5/7) ... drove in the winning run vs. No. 20 LSU (5/11) in the ninth inning ... made a diving tag at the plate to preserve a shutout vs. No. 13 Tennessee (5/12) ... caught a runner stealing vs. South Florida (5/20) and was hit by a pitch ... picked off a runner vs. Howard (5/21), beat out an infield single and hit a sacrifice fly to score a run ... hit career homer No. 91 in Game 1 at No. 2 Florida State (5/22) ... walked and came around to score the game-winning run from second to send MSU to its first Super Regional in Game 2 at No. 2 Florida State (5/22) ... homered to open the scoring in the Super Regional against Arizona (5/27), which tied her for third in NCAA softball history with 92 in her career.

2021 | Senior

Earned NFCA Third Team All-Region honors ... started all 60 games, the majority (45) at catcher ... has now played every infield position in her career, adding shortstop, second base and first base in 2021 ... batted .311 (55-for-177) on the year, which was third on the team ... led the team in runs (42) ... second on the team in slugging percentage (.672), on-base percentage (.426), doubles (11), homers (17), total bases (119) and walks (30) ... third in RBIs (39) ... slugging percentage ranked 10th in the SEC and homers were tied for fifth in the league ... boasts 69 career home runs which ranks second in SEC softball history and was seventh nationally among active players at the end of 2021 ... finished the year ranked among the top 25 active players in the nation in career slugging percentage (.754, 23rd) and total bases (470, 18th) ... finished the year as one of 10 baseball and softball players in SEC history with 65 career homers and was third among those 10 in home runs per game (0.335) ... saw her first collegiate action at shortstop on Opening Day against Miami (Ohio) (2/13) ... scored twice in the season opener ... hit her first homer of the year in the second game of the doubleheader, drew two walks and scored twice ... went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs against MVSU (2/22) ... was hit by a pitch twice in the first game at Texas State (2/26) and added a single … blasted a three-run home run in the second game … went 3-for-4 at No. 7/7 Texas (2/27) with three RBIs, a double and a home run … scored twice against the Longhorns … extended her hitting streak to seven games at No. 23/21 Baylor (2/28) with a two-run homer … batted .471 (8-for-17) over the Lone Star State Invitational (2/26-28) with five extra-base hits, including three home runs, and seven RBIs ... went 4-for-4 against Alcorn State (3/5) and came a home run shy of the cycle, marking the first four-hit game by a Bulldog since she did so in the final game of 2020 … doubled home a run against Western Kentucky (3/6) ... scored the 150th run of her career against Western Kentucky (3/7) ... hit the 58th home run of her career at Alabama State (3/9), which put her in a tie for ninth in SEC history … also became the fifth player in program history to record 150 career RBIs against the Hornets ... posted her seventh multi-hit game of the year against Memphis (3/10) and extended her hitting streak to a season-long seven games ... posted a pair of singles at Ole Miss (3/14) ... doubled against No. 5/5 Florida (3/19) and tagged out two runners at the plate ... also caught a runner stealing for a strike-’em-out, throw-’em-out double play in the first game against the Gators ... made her first start at second base at No. 15/15 Arkansas (3/26) ... hit the 59th home run of her career against the Razorbacks (3/27) to take sole possession of third place in MSU baseball and softball history ... homered the next day at No. 15/15 Arkansas (3/28) ... scored her third game-winning run of the season at Southern Miss (3/31) ... tied Will Clark for second in MSU baseball and softball history with her 61st career home run at North Alabama (4/3) … also drew a key two-out walk to set up a grand slam ... doubled home a run at Southeastern Louisiana (4/5) and caught a runner stealing ... moved into sole possession second in MSU baseball and softball history with her 62nd career home run against Central Arkansas (4/7) ... recorded her 200th hit on a home run to left field at No. 18/19 Missouri (4/18) ... homered in both games of the doubleheader with Jackson State (4/20) to crack the all-time SEC career top five with 65 home runs ... hit a three-run homer and added a sacrifice fly against Texas A&M (4/24) for a season-high four RBIs ... also caught a runner stealing third to end the inning in a tie ballgame against the Aggies ... tied MSU baseball legend Rafael Palmeiro for the most home runs in school history in either sport with her 67th blast at South Carolina (5/2) ... finished the day 2-for-3 with a walk ... went 2-for-6 with a double in two games against No. 17/15 Tennessee (5/5) ... broke Rafael Palmeiro’s MSU career record for the most home runs by a baseball or softball student-athlete with No. 68 against No. 22/24 Georgia (5/8) ... went 2-for-2 and drove in all of State’s RBIs against the Bulldogs (5/9) ... doubled and drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home a run in the SEC Tournament win vs. No. RV/24 Ole Miss (5/12) … also tagged out two runners at the plate against the Rebels ... walked twice in three trips and scored State’s first run vs. No. 4/4 Florida (5/13) ... became MSU’s all-time career games played leader in the NCAA Tournament (5/21-23) with 12 games started in her career … also now holds State’s career record for home runs (3) and walks (7) in the tournament ... tagged out two runners at the plate in the regional and caught a third runner stealing ... hit the 69th home run of her career vs. Campbell (5/22), which moved her into sole possession of second in SEC history, trailing only Florida’s Lauren Haeger (71) for the conference’s career record … ended the season on a career-best 20-game reached-base streak.

2020 | Junior

Started every game, making 21 appearances behind the plate, six as the designated player and one at third base ... slugged .659 with 58 total bases ... eighth among active NCAA players with 52 career home runs, which is also the MSU school record, and a career .787 slugging percentage ... tied for fifth in the SEC with a pair of triples and tied for third with five runners caught stealing ... finished 45th in the nation with seven home runs ... posted a .990 fielding percentage which ranks ninth in MSU single-season history ... hit her 46th career home run vs. Liberty (2/8) ... extended her hitting streak to six games with a solo home run against Tulsa (2/14) ... hit multiple home runs for the fifth time in her career and collected four RBIs in a game for the sixth time in her career against North Alabama (2/15) … caught a runner stealing against Tennessee State (2/15) ... hit three home runs in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/14-2/16) ... recorded her fourth career triple vs. No. 15/17 Oregon (2/20) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. UC Riverside (2/21) ... went 2-for-3 at the plate with a triple against Central Arkansas (2/26) and drove in the game-winning run ... caught a runner stealing for the fourth time this year against UAB (2/29) ... hit her 50th career home run in the third inning against UT Martin (3/2), making her the 23rd player in SEC history to reach the milestone ... reached base in all four plate appearances against MVSU (3/7), scoring three times … drove in three runs against the Devilettes, going 2-for-2 with a double and a single ... registered her fifth caught stealing of the year against SE Missouri (3/7) ... came a triple shy of the cycle at Southern Miss (3/11) ... went 4-for-4 with two home runs and a double against the Golden Eagles, driving in four runs … career-high four hits were tied for third in school history and one shy of the MSU record and her 11 total bases are second in single-game history.

2019 | Sophom*ore

Started a total of 57 contest with 56 coming behind the dish … made one start at designated player for the Bulldogs … turned in an All-American performance at the plate as one of the top sluggers in the Southeastern Conference and across all of Division I softball … earned her second straight First Team All-SEC Honors … tabbed a Top 10 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year … selected to the NFCA All-South Region First Team and the NFCA All-America Third Team … led MSU and ranked ninth in the SEC with a .373 batting average, collecting 63 hits … scored a team-leading and career-high 52 runs over the season, which ranks tied for ninth in MSU single-season laurels … slugged eight doubles and shattered multiple records with 26 home runs to hold an MSU single-season record .882 slugging percentage … her 26 home runs set the Mississippi State single-season and sophom*ore records and also shattered the SEC’s single-season mark … finished second nationally in total home runs and home runs per game with a .46 average … slugging mark ranked third highest in the conference and sixth across all of Division I softball … led the Bulldogs at the plate and ranked third in the conference with a career-high 64 RBI, the second most over a season in program history … just the third Bulldog to collect 60+ RBI in a season and the first to do so since Iyhia McMichael in 2003 … ranked 12th nationally in total RBI and averaged 1.12 RBI per game to rank 10th in DI softball … lone student-athlete in the SEC to record 50+ runs scored, 60+ hits and 60+ RBI over the season … led Mississippi State in multi-hit (19) and multi-RBI (16) contests … collected 149 total bases over the season, tied for the fourth most in school history and ranked third in the SEC in 2019 … led the Bulldogs with a team-high .476 on-base mark that was aided by 23 walks and 14 hit by pitches, tied for the fifth most over a single season …. knocked four sacrifice flies to rank tied for third in MSU single-season history with teammate Fa Leilua … saw growth defensively with a career-high .983 fielding percentage … tallied 300 putouts and 37 assists behind the plate with just six errors … threw out 12 would-be base stealers, tied for second in the SEC, and recorded a league-leading six pickoffs … in her very first plate appearance of the 2019 season, slugged a home run against Middle Tennessee (2/8) … slugged the first grand slam of her career against Valparaiso (2/9) … reached base safely in a career-high 19 consecutive games spanning Feb. 15 to Mar. 16 … closed the Puerto Vallarta Challenge (2/14–2/16) with an 8-for-12 ledger at the plate with three home runs, five runs scored and seven RBI to earn All-Tournament Team honors … set Mississippi State’s single-game records for home runs (3) and total bases (12) with an explosive night at the plate vs. No. 5 Washington (2/14) in Puerto Vallarta … second multi-homer game of the season came against SE Louisiana (2/24) … slugged a solo home run in the eighth innings against the Lady Lions to tie the game and force a ninth inning … knocked her second grand slam of the season at Memphis (3/27) to complete MSU’s comeback victory over the Tigers … her third multi-home run game of the year came vs. Kansas (3/2) at the Duke Invitational as she went yard twice for four RBI … tallied the 100th hit of her MSU career against Mississippi Valley State (3/8) … matched her career high with three runs scored at No. 15 Kentucky (3/16) … broke Mississippi State’s sophom*ore home run record with her 16th homer of the season at No. 4 Alabama (3/29) … homer came in the top of the seventh to tie the game and force extra innings against the Tide … recorded her fifth multi-homer game of the season, slugging her 19th and 20th homers of the year against Memphis (4/10) to set Mississippi State’s single-season record and set a career-high with five RBI in the contest … started her 100th game in a Bulldog uniform at No. 9 Tennessee (4/12) … recorded the 100th RBI of her MSU career with a sacrifice fly against the Lady Vols (4/14) … two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth against Missouri (4/28) tied the SEC’s single-season home run record … scored the 100th run of her Bulldog career vs. No. 17 Ole Miss (5/9) at the SEC Tournament in College Station … shattered the SEC’s single-season record vs. Seattle (5/18) in the Seattle Regional … home run was the 45th of her career, which set a new Mississippi State career record.

2018 | Freshman

Top 10 Finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year, the first Bulldog to ever be named a finalist for the award … earned NFCA All-South Region Second Team Accolades … just the third Bulldog in program history to be tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year and the first since two-time All-American Courtney Bures in 2005 … earned All-SEC First Team and SEC-All Freshman Team laurels … named SEC Freshman of the Week honoree (Feb. 12, Mar. 13, Apr. 17) on three occasions, becoming the first MSU freshman in school history to win the award at least three times … only Bulldog freshman to start all 61 games, earning 52 starts behind the plate, eight at third base and one at designated player … set MSU’s single-season record for home runs (19) and closed the season ranked fourth in slugging percentage (.762), sixth in total bases (144) and tied for seventh in RBI (48) in single-season history … her 19 home runs over her freshman season alone ranked ninth in MSU career history … led the team in batting average (.370), slugging percentage (.762), on-base percentage (.452), runs scored (50), hits (70), RBI (48), doubles (13), home runs (19) and total bases (144) … one of the top hitters nationally ranking 11th in Division I in home runs and total bases and 23rd in slugging percentage … led MSU with 20 multi-hit contests and 15 multi-RBI contests over her debut season … strong behind the plate with a total of 357 putouts and 40 assists, including throwing out 11 would-be base stealers … recorded a hit in 46 of MSU’s 61 contests and closed the season as the only Bulldog with 45 or more hits, runs scored and RBIs … opened her freshman campaign by recording hits in 16 consecutive games, which tied for the 11th longest hitting streak in program history … knocked her first collegiate hit and scored two runs in her debut vs. Mississippi Valley State (2/9) … capped off a 3-for-3 performance vs. Omaha (2/9) with three RBI and slugged her first collegiate home run with a dinger over the Nusz Park videoboard … slugged first triple of her career vs. UT Martin (2/15) … recorded a career-high 16 putouts vs. Drake (2/18) … went 2-for-3 at the plate, recording two RBIs and a career-high three runs scored at Alabama State (3/27) … reached base in all four plate appearances at Troy (4/25) with a single and career-best three walks … recorded two homers over the Tennessee series (5/4–5/6) to break the MSU freshman home run record of 18 … set the MSU single-season homer record vs. No. 9 Arizona during the Tucson Regional (5/20) with a solo home run.

High School

Stellar catcher and third baseman at Orange High School, serving a team captain her junior season … ranked as the fourth-best recruit of the 2017 class by FloSoftball, making her one of the highest-ranked recruits in MSU history … honored as 2016 and 2017 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year … named to the American Family Insurance 2016 and 2017 All-USA Team … earned national recognition as MaxPrep Player of the Week as a junior … tabbed as a Select30 All-American on multiple occasions, including grabbing First Team honors … reeled in four straight 3A District Player of the Year awards … three-time Big 8 Conference Player of the Year selection … four-time All-Conference, All-District and All-State honoree … as a freshman, held a .522 average with 25 RBI. 12 home runs and a .681 OBP to lead OSH to a 14-5 record … bettered that performance as a sophom*ore with a .729 clip at the plate with 28 RBI and 11 homers with an astounding .819 on-base percentage … set career highs as a junior behind a .740 average, 851 on-base percentage, 49 RBI and 18 home runs … finished her junior season just two homers shy of the NCHSSA career record of 43 and one short of the NCHSAA single-season record of 19 … played travel ball with the NC Lady Lighting, coached by John Corn, and the AL Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier, coached by Rocky Thompson … helped the Lady Lighting to a 13th-place finish at the PGF Nationals … strong academically as a member of the “A” Honor Roll, BETA clubs, National Achiever Society and Minority Achievers Program.

Community Service/Academics

Selected to the SEC Honor Roll in 2021, 2020 and 2019 … also earned a spot on the 2018 SEC First-Year Honor Roll … graduated in May 2021 with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology … has interned with the Mississippi State Athletics communications and marketing departments and is interning with the softball operations staff in spring 2022.

Personal

Born Mia Sky Davidson on July 9, 1999, to Eddie and Christina Davidson … both parents served in the U.S. Army … has two sisters, Montana and Tre’ … Montana also plays softball for MSU ... married Sean Smith on Dec. 13, 2021 … skilled in performing bat tricks and collects baseball cards ... pursuing her master’s degree in sports administration ... Twitter handle is @MIASKY3332.

SEC Career Records (Through 2022)

1st – Slugging Percentage (.775)
1st – Home Runs (92)
7th – Hit-by-Pitches(57)

MSU Career Records (Through 2022)

1st – Home Runs (92)
1st – Slugging Percentage (.775)
1st – Total Bases (610)
1st – Runs Batted In (220)
1st – Hit by Pitches(57)
1st– Games Played (270)
1st– Games Started (270)
1st – Total Chances (1,759)
1st – Putouts (1,555)
1st – Pickoffs(13)
T-1st – Runs Scored (219)
2nd– Sacrifice Flies (10)
3rd – Caught Stealings (44)
4th – On-Base Percentage (.470)
6th – Batting Average (.352)
6th – Hits(277)
6th – Doubles (47)

SEC Single-Season Records (Through2022)

T-1st – Home Runs (26, 2019)
8th – SluggingPercentage (.882, 2019)
T-8th – Home Runs (23, 2022)

MSU Single-Season Records (Through 2022)

1st – Home Runs (26, 2019)
1st – Slugging Percentage (.882, 2019)
1st – Pickoffs (6, 2019)
T-1st– Hit by Pitch (22, 2022)
2nd – Home Runs (23, 2022)
2nd – Slugging Percentage (.854, 2022)
2nd – Runs Batted In (64, 2019)
2nd – Pickoffs (4, 2022)
T-3rd– Sacrifice Flies (4, 2019)
T-4th – Total Bases (149, 2019)
5th – Home Runs (19, 2018)
6th – On-BasePercentage (.545, 2022)
7th – Slugging Percentage (.762, 2018)
7th– Total Bases (144, 2018)
7th– Walks (45, 2022)
T-7th – Home Runs (17, 2021)
T-7th– Hit by Pitch (14, 2019)
8th– Total Bases (140, 2022)
T-9th– Runs Scored (52, 2019)
T-9th – Fielding Percentage (.990, 2020)
T-9th – Total Chances(426, 2022)
10th – Putouts(387, 2022)
T-10th– Runs Batted In (48, 2018)

MSU Single-Game Records (Through 2022)

1st – Total Bases(13 vs. Longwood, 2/25/2022)
T-1st – Home Runs(3 vs. Longwood, 2/25/2022)
T-1st – Home Runs(3 vs. Washington, 2/14/2019)

MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2022)

1st – Games Played(19)
1st – Games Started (19)
1st – Home Runs (5)
1st – Total Bases(28)
1st – Walks (13)
1st – Total Chances(108)
1st – Putouts (95)
2nd – Runs Batted In (11)
T-1st – Hits (13)
T-1st – Runs Scored (9)
T-1st – Hit-by-Pitches (4)
T-1st – Caught Stealings (3)

Career Highs

At Bats: 5, 6x, last vs. LSU (5/11/22)
Hits: 4, 3x, last vs. Longwood (2/25/22)
Runs Scored: 4 vs. Alcorn State (3/5/21)
Runs Batted In: 6 vs. Longwood (2/25/22)
Doubles: 1, 47x, last vs. LSU (5/7/22)
Triples: 1, 5x, last vs. Alcorn State (3/5/21)
Home Runs: 3, twice, last vs. Longwood (2/25/22)
Walks: 3, 4x, last at Alabama (4/15/22)
Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last at Texas State (2/26/21)
Putouts: 16 vs. Drake (2/18/18)
Assists: 3, 6x, last at Loyola Marymount (2/13/22)
Hitting Streak: 16 games (2/9/18 vs. Mississippi Valley St. to 3/2/2018 vs. Lamar)