ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: AUGGY DAVILA

Auggy Davila earns Key West’s game-winning walkoff hit against Lakeside School on April 4. ROCKY GONET/Keys Weekly

Auggy Davila
Junior, Key West
Baseball 

“Auggy is a determined athlete. He is ready for all situations due to his strong work ethic.” – Judd Wise, Conchs color commentator and Florida Keys sports historian

Junior Auggy Davila’s lone inning of work on April 1 may not have looked extraordinary on paper, but those 17 pitches carried historic weight. With a save against Miami Southridge, Davila set a new Key West single-season record with eight, etching his name into one of the program’s most competitive record books.

And he didn’t stop there.

Davila continued to deliver at the plate throughout the week, recording a hit against Lakeside before doubling and driving in a run against Miami High on April 4. Later that evening, he came through again in a second matchup with Lakeside, tallying two hits, including a walk-off that sealed the win for the Conchs. 

When he’s not closing out games, Davila anchors the defense at shortstop, where he has posted an impressive .973 fielding percentage this season, and with a season to go, there is no limit to what Davila can do. For his dedication to the sport and to the Conchs and for coming in clutch again and again, Key West’s Auggy Davila is the Keys Weekly Athlete of the Week.

Tracy McDonald
Tracy McDonald fled to the Keys from the frozen mountains of Pennsylvania hours after graduating from college and never looked back. She is a second generation coach and educator, and has taught in the public school system for over 25 years. She and her husband met at a beginning teacher meeting in 1997 and have three children born and raised in Monroe County. In her free time, McDonald loves flea markets, historical fiction and long runs in the heat.

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