June 07, 2004

Travis Drafted by Montreal Expos

Central, SC - David Travis became the first ever student-athlete from Southern Wesleyan University to be drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft as he was selected in the 13th round by the Montreal Expos. Travis was the 384th pick overall and was the fourth infielder taken by the Montreal organization.

Travis finished his collegiate career this past spring at Southern Wesleyan where he was named the Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference Player of the Year. The 6'4" firstbaseman from Springfield, IL was also selected as the NAIA Region XIII Player of the Year and was named Honorable Mention All-America for the 2004 season.

Travis garnered the player of the year award in baseball after completing a very productive year on the diamond. He hit .375 with 18 homeruns, 18 doubles and compiled a slugging percentage of .760 this season.

"Travis had a remarkable year for us this season and one that I knew he was capable of having," stated head coach Mike Gillespie. "He had a really good summer season in the SCBL and I feel that really propelled him to have this breakout season with us this spring. He has the tools to play at the next level and I know with hard work he will make this opportunity pay off."

Travis also picked up GACC all-conference honors as well as player of the week in the conference, region and he received national player of the week in the NCCAA three times this season.

The Warrior baseball program has had two student-athletes play professional baseball in the last two years as former players Luke Syfert and Blake Honeycutt both played in Independent Leagues. Syfert, a 2001 graduate from Dawsonville, GA played in the Northeast League with the Elmira Pioneers and Honeycutt, a 2003 graduate from Irmo, SC recently played with the River City Rascals in the Frontier League.