Travis Ballew
Travis Scott Ballew
Born: May 1, 1991
Rockwall, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160
Draft: Round 23 (2012 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Texas State
Career: 2012-2019
Travis Ballew compiled a career record of 28 wins and 34 losses, with 40 saves, and a 4.29 ERA in his 287-game pitching career with the Tri-City ValleyCats, Lancaster JetHawks, Astros, Corpus Christi Hooks, Fresno Grizzlies, Jupiter Hammerheads, Jacksonville Suns, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Sugar Land Skeeters, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Texas AirHogs. He began playing during the 2012 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.62 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 156 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.42 | 50 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 53.0 | 52 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 241 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 6 | 3 | .667 | 6.14 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51.3 | 60 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 240 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Astros | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 47 | |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.04 | 47 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62.3 | 69 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 275 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.88 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.0 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 77 |
| 2016 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.64 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.00 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.0 | 57 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 279 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Texas AirHogs | 1 | 12 | .077 | 4.82 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93.3 | 104 | 63 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 426 |
| Totals | 28 | 34 | .452 | 4.29 | 287 | 16 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 434.7 | 428 | 244 | 207 | 31 | 212 | 8 | 410 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 1932 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Texas AirHogs | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 86 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | P | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .391 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | P | 50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .100 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Astros | P | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | P | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .216 |
| 2015 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | P | 47 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .857 | .255 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .182 |
| 2016 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2018 | Ind | AA | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks | P | 41 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .122 |
| 2019 | Ind | AA | Texas AirHogs | P | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Totals | 279 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 3 | .931 | .194 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Tri-City ValleyCats | HOU | June 20, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | California League | Lancaster JetHawks | HOU | April 4, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 3, 2014 | August 31, 2014 |
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Astros | HOU | July 31, 2014 | August 14, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 12, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | HOU | August 31, 2015 | September 4, 2015 |
| 2016 | Ind | American Association | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | May 19, 2016 | June 6, 2016 | |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | June 14, 2016 | July 27, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | MIA | July 30, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | MIA | April 10, 2017 | April 20, 2017 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | April 12, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | Sugar Land Skeeters | May 14, 2017 | May 14, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | American Association | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks | May 18, 2018 | September 3, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Ind | American Association | Texas AirHogs | May 18, 2019 | August 29, 2019 |
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