ShareFor a second straight week, the top professional athlete from Florida State comes on the minor league diamond. The Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week for the week of July 14th through the 20th goes to Detroit Tigers’ farm-hand and former FSU second baseman, Devon Travis.
In six games for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves this week, Travis hit .435, going 10-for-23 at the dish. Travis not only hit in every game, but the former Seminole star also scored four runs and drove in five more. In a 5-2 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Sunday, Travis had a pair of hits including a three-run homer.
On the season, Travis is now hitting just below .300 at .299, has scored 43 runs and drove in 29 more. Travis has also been one of the Eastern League’s most productive second basemen and may not be that far away from seeing the big leagues.
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Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.
