Saturday, May 23, 2009

Former USC Salkehatchie Indian-Travis Howard (USC Aiken) earns 2009 Daktronics, Inc. All American (DII) status- First Team

(Photo-Eddie Sherrer)

Former USC Salkehatchie Indians baseball player Travis Howard, now with USC Aiken was recently named to the 2009 Daktronics, Inc. All-America Baseball Team as a first team member. Howard from Bonneau, SC came to USC Salkehatchie as a freshman back in the fall of 2006. Upon graduation from USC Salkehatchie, he transfered to NCAA Division II-USC Aiken in Aiken, South Carolina.


This past season, his first at USC Aiken, Howard lead the nation in RBI's (103), tying the Peach Belt record, while breaking the USC Aiken record formerly held by current Colorado Rockies (MLB) organizationally player-Chad Jacobsen (97).


Below is Howard's stats from this past season at USC Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina.



DESIGNATED HITTER: TRAVIS HOWARD, Sr., USC-Aiken (Bonneau, S.C.)
Southeast Region Player of the Year, led the nation in RBI, tying Peach Belt
record
AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLUG BB K OBP SB FLD
.384 255 61 98 16 3 19 103 .694 15 42 .424 0 .966


To view the entire 2009 Daktronics, Inc. All-America Baseball Team, click on the LINK BELOW-