Travis Copley First Base , L-R Senior-3L , 6-3 , 211 Hixson, Tenn. (Soddy-Daisy)

1995 Mizuno/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America
1995 Second-team All-Southeastern Conference
1996 SEC Academic Honor Roll
1997 SEC Academic Honor Roll

A solid three year performer who has the opportunity to rank highly on numerous offensive career lists at Tennessee...Begins the season ranked third in career doubles, fifth in RBI, sixth in extrabase hits, seventh in walks and total bases, ninth in games played and 10th in at-bats...Has 45 multi-hit and 38 multi-RBI games in career... He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1998 June free agent draft.

1997
Games/Starts: 59/52...A solid first baseman who ranked sixth in first baseman fielding in the league...Was second on the club with nine home runs, 19 doubles and 53 RBI... Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors for the second time in career...Split time between first base and DH, making 39 and 13 starts respectively...Hit in 24 of first 25 games, beginning the season on a nine-game hit streak that saw him connect with five-straight multi-hit games to start...Hit .514 (18x35) with four home runs and 17 RBI during the nine-game hit streak...Hit .408 (40x98) in first 25 games with seven home runs and 29 RBI...Finished the season hitting only .239 (28x117) with two home runs and 24 RBI...Had seven home runs in first 15 games and two in remaining 44 games...Named to the Olive Garden Classic All-Tournament team after hitting .625 (10x16) with three doubles, a home run and five RBI...He got his 100th career hit against Oklahoma State 2/7 in a three-hit performance...Was one of three players to hit two home runs in a game and he did it against Georgia State 2/15, while driving in a season-high four runs...Had four straight multi-hit games in three games against Long Beach State and one against Morehead State to begin a career-high 15-game hit streak from 2/28-3/22, that saw him hit .379 with three home runs and 11 RBI...Hit .538 with fifth home run and five RBI against the 49ers...Belted sixth and seventh home runs in back-to-back games against Morehead State 3/4 and Arkansas 3/7...After streak went in 0-for-19 slump which he broke with a pinch-hit three-run double against Western Carolina 4/1...Came back four games later and reeled off an 11-game hit streak from 4/6-26, hitting .326 with 13 RBI...Hit eighth and ninth home runs in back-to-back games against MTSU 4/9 and Kentucky 4/12...Kentucky home run came in the ninth to send game to extra innings...Went 2-for-10 in the SEC Tournament and 2-for-8 in the Midwest Regional with a double...Had six solo and three two-run home runs...Had 18 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games...Went 2-for-4 with four RBI as a pinch hitter...Hit .286 against lefthanders, .324 against righthanders, .308 with two-out and .272 with runners in scoring position...Had 19 two-out RBI...Played for Staunton in the Valley Baseball League where he hit .203 with one home run and six RBI.

1996
Games/Starts: 40/27...Struggled to find swing all season batting an uncharacteristic .227 after earning Freshman All- America honors...Started 21 games as DH and six at first...Hit only .146 in first 12 games, with lone highlight, a three-run home run against UNC Wilmington 2/24...Also hit a two-run home run against Auburn 3/15 for his second of the season...Tied his career high with four hits in four at-bats against ETSU 3/27...Saw average rise to season-high of .273 while tying a season-high three RBI in that game...Got two hits and two RBI against Carson-Newman 4/2...Had a season-high four-game hit streak 3/2-9, hitting .286...Had a midseason slump of 0-for-14 from 4/12-5/3, breaking hitless string with a double against Georgia State 5/7...Went 0-for-1 in the SEC Tournament...Did not play in the Atlantic Regional...Had five multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games...Went 0-for-5 with one RBI as a pinch hitter...Hit .241 against lefthanders, .222 against righthanders, .303 with two-out and .195 with runners in scoring position...Played with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League.

1995
Games/Starts: 66/59...Earned Mizuno/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors after hitting .314 with 55 RBI...Also named second-team All- Southeastern Conference as the designated hitter...Made 34 starts as DH, 18 at third base and seven at first...Began season on a seven-game hit streak...Went 2-for-2 with career-high five RBI and a triple against Eastern Kentucky...Hit first home run and tied school record by scoring five runs against Carson-Newman...Went 4-for-5 with four RBI against ETSU...His eighth inning home run tied the game...Had four RBI on a 3-for-5 day against Georgia...Had two doubles against Alabama...Had another pair of doubles against UNC Asheville...Drove in five runs in a sweep of Kentucky, including driving in the game winner in the first game...Accounted for four RBI and the winning run in UT’s 5-4 win over Radford...Hit a double in first at-bat against VMI...All three errors came while playing third base...Broke postseason slump with 3-for-4 night against Stanford in the College World Series with a home run...Had 22 multi-hit and 16 multi-RBI games...Made All-Star team for the Winchester Royals in the Shenandoah Valley League.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Soddy-Daisy High School where he was among Baseball America’s Top 100 Players (No. 77) and the top player in Tennessee...Was all-state, all-region, all-district and all-city after hitting .403 as a senior...A member of the 1994 All-Dizzy Dean Senior World Series Team and the Chattanooga Free Press Area All-Star Team...Batted .380 as a junior and .400 as a sophomore...Was honorable mention all-state in basketball, averaging 20.5 points and 11.0 rebounds...Coached by Tobin Davidson.

PERSONAL
Full name is Travis Wilson Copley...Born Jan. 8, 1976 in Richmond, Va...Son of Terry and Betsy Copley...Has one sister, Tiffiny...Major: Sport Management.

Travis Copley’s Career Statistics

Year	G/GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG	BB	HBP	SO 	SF/S	SB-A	PO	A	E	FLD

1995	66/59	.314	236	51	74	18	1	6	55	112	.475	38	4	42	4/1	2-2	84	42	3	.977

1996	40/27	.227	110	22	25	6	1	2	20	39	.355	16	1	31	4/1	2-2	64	4	3	.958

1997	59/52	.316	215	46	68	19	2	9	53	118	.549	25	5	38	5/0	1-2	304	30	5	.985

Totals	165/138	.298	561	119	167	43	4	17	128	269	.480	79	10	111	13/2	5-6	452	76	11	.980

Career Highs
At-Bats: 6 Five times
Runs: 5 vs. Carson-Newman, 5/2/95
Hits: 4 vs. ETSU, 4/1/95; 3/27/96
RBI: 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/4/95
Hit Streak: 15 games from 2/28-3/22/97