| TITANS `08: Used primarily as a reliever (19 appearances) in 2008, but made a pair of midweek starts against San Diego (Mar. 25) and Arizona State (Apr. 22) • Earned his first collegiate win in a midweek start on Mar. 25 at San Diego, after going three innings and striking out three in his first-career start • Went four appearances (7.1 IP) without allowing a run from Mar. 9 to Mar 20 while striking out five • Earned his first career save in the Titans' series-deciding 6-4 win over UC Irvine on Apr. 6 after going two perfect innings with a strikeout • Went a career-high 3.2 innings on two occasions (Apr. 8 at USC and May 3 at UC Santa Barbara) and struck out three batters, three times.
TITANS `07: Made five appearances in 2007 going a season high 2.0 innings on two occasions (Feb. 20 at San Diego State and April 10 vs. USC) • Struck out a season-high four batters over two innings in his collegiate debut on Feb. 20 at San Diego State • Pitched back-to-back scoreless outings on Apr. 10 vs. USC and Apr. 22 vs. Pacific totaling three innings, surrendering two hits while striking out one.
LOS OSOS HS: Lettered three years at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for Head Coach Bobby Sheridan • Was named to the All-Baseline League first team as a sophomore, going 6-6 on the mound with a 2.75 ERA • Had his best season as a junior posting a 10-2 record and a 1.71 ERA for the Grizzlies, striking out 93 in 73 innings in 2005 • Was named to the first-team All-CIF, All-Baseline League, All-Inland Valley and all-county in 2005 • Was 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA as a senior in 2006 • Also lettered three years as a linebacker on the Grizzlies football team.
PERSONAL: Born on July 30, 1987, in Riverside, Calif. • Full name is Travis John Kelly • Nickname is T.K. • Parents are Colin and Vicky Kelly • Has one older sister (Heather) • Majoring in liberal studies • Models his game after Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan • Superstition is wearing a "lucky belt" • Favorites include: Boston Red Sox (team), Reservoir Dogs, Shooter and Green Street Hooligans (movies), Robert DeNiro and Eva Mendez (actors), The Beatles, Brooks & Dunn, Jack Johnson (musical artists), The Bible, Lord of the Flies (books), baseballamerica.com (website).
KELLY'S CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched - 3.2 (2 times), Last on May 3, 2008 at UC Santa Barbara
Strikeouts - 4, Feb. 20, 2007 at San Diego State
Hits Allowed - 6 (2 times), Last on May 20, 2008 vs. UCLA
Runs Allowed - 5 (3 times), Last on May 20, 2008 vs. UCLA
Earned Runs Allowed - 5, May 20, 2008 vs. UCLA
Walks Allowed - 3 (3 times), Last on May 10, 2008 vs. Cal Poly |
