Travis Driskill
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Travis Corey Driskill
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 225 lb.
- School Blinn College, Texas Tech University
- Debut April 26, 2002
- Born August 1, 1971 in Omaha, NE USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Travis Driskill pitched five seasons in the majors. He was thirty when he made his major league debut.
Driskill was born in Omaha, NE but attended high school and college in Texas. He was at Texas Tech University at the same time as Mark Brandenburg.
Travis was drafted in the fourth round in 1993 by the Cleveland Indians. He would end up playing 15 seasons in the minors, coming up for parts of five seasons to the majors.
He had success both as a starter and as a reliever in the minors. At age 22 in 1994 he saved 35 games for Columbus. At age 24 he went 13-7 for Canton-Akron. At age 29 he went 11-5 for New Orleans.
Although the bulk of his minor league career was spent with teams in the organizations of the Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros, most of his major league appearances were with the Baltimore Orioles in 2002-03. With the 2002 Orioles, he was given 19 starts, and had record of 8-8 (the team had an overall 67-95 record).
With the Orioles he was the same age as teammate Melvin Mora.
He pitched in the minors through 2007.
In 1998 he also spent some time in Japan with the Yakult Swallows.
- 2008-2009 Pitching coach Greeneville Astros
- 2010 Pitching coach Corpus Christi Hooks
- 2011 Pitching coach Lancaster JetHawks
