Travis David Wilson (born 10 July 1977) was a former member of the

Black Sox The Black Sox Scandal was a game-fixing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for payment from a ...

, New Zealand's national

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

. He first played for the Black Sox in 1994 and was an integral part of their ISF Men's World Championship winning team in

Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in Midland County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 42,547 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Midland metropolitan statistical area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City ...

in 1996. Wilson is the current assistant softball coach for the Florida State Softball Team. He has been the hitting coach since the 2012 season. The Florida State Softball Team has won 8 ACC titles and has made 5 trips to the Women's College World Series (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023) in his time. Florida State has played in three championship series in 2018, 2021, 2023. They were the 2018 National Champions. Wilson was scouted by the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...

where he played for seven seasons, most of which were spent at the Triple-A level. He was a multiple Minor League All-Star and was put on the Braves 40-man roster after leading the

Arizona Fall League The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is an off-season baseball league owned and operated by Major League Baseball (MLB) which operates during autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes. Arizona Fall League rosters are filled ...

in hitting in 2001. Wilson finished his baseball career in 2004 with a season in the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Divisi ...

farm system. From 2002 through 2004, Wilson also played three seasons of winter ball for the

Tiburones de La Guaira The Tiburones de La Guaira () are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP). Though they nominally represent La Guaira (playing at the Estadio Jorge Luis García Carneiro), they also play home games at the Estadio Un ...

and

Leones del Caracas The Caracas Base Ball Club C.A., better known by its commercial name as the Leones del Caracas, is a professional baseball team of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVPB). The owner and sole shareholder of the sports club is Ricardo C ...

clubs of the

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (, or LVBP) is the top-level professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Background and predecessors Baseball had been play ...

.Pura Pelota (VPBL statistics)
/ref> In 2005 Wilson returned to New Zealand where he worked for three years with the

New Zealand national cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps (), they played their first Test cricket, Test in 1930 against England cricket team, England in Christchurch, becoming the f ...

as their Specialist Fielding Coach and Video Analyst. He is currently an assistant coach for the Florida State University Seminoles Softball team. In 2022, Wilson was inducted into the

International Softball Congress The International Softball Congress (ISC) is a non-profit association for the promotion and administration of men's and boys fastpitch softball throughout North America with athletes coming from all over the world. The ISC was formed in 1958 as ...

Hall of Fame.

Sources

External links

New Zealand Herald article, 30 September 2005New Zealand Herald article, 22 November 2005
1977 births Living people Chattanooga Lookouts players Danville Braves players Greenville Braves players Leones del Caracas players Expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Macon Braves players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players New Zealand expatriate baseball players in the United States New Zealand softball players Richmond Braves players Sportspeople from Christchurch Tiburones de La Guaira players {{softball-bio-stub