Troy Traxler

	Class: RS Senior
	Hometown: La Crescent, Minn.
	High School: La Crescent

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190
	Position: OF
	Experience: 3L
	Bats/Throws: R/R

08/17/2016

Summer League Wrap Up

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08/03/2016

Summer Roundup: August 3

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07/27/2016

Summer Roundup: July 27

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07/13/2016

Summer Roundup: July 13

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06/01/2016

Gophers Earn Academic Big Ten Honors

The Gophers totaled 282 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the 2015-16 academic year.

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2017 • SENIOR SEASON:
Made eight starts in 23 games • had a .200 batting average, two doubles, three RBIs and five walks • Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Recorded one RBI vs Seattle U (2/24) • smacked a RBI double then scored vs Seattle U (2/25) • was 1-1 with a double, one walk and on run scored vs Seattle U (2/26) • recorded a RBI single vs South Dakota State (3/7) • went 2-3 with one walk and scored one run vs Missouri State (3/12) • smacked a single at Ohio State (3/24) • was 1-1 at Penn State (5/6) • had one hit and one walk vs Rutgers (5/16).

2016 SUMMER BASEBALL:
Was on the opening day roster for the Rochester Honkers • played 19 games for the Rockford Rivets of the Northwoods League • scored five runs and drove in two RBIs.

2016 • JUNIOR SEASON:
Hit .370 in 18 games played and made six starts in both the outfield and as a designated hitter • racked up 10 hits, including a double and one home run • recorded six RBI and swiped a base • hit .333 in conference action • Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Saw pinch-hit appearances versus Utah Valley (2/20) and Utah (2/21) • earned start as designated hitter at Campbell (2/28) • hit a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning at Seattle U (3/11) • went 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, a double and hit his first career home run (a two-run blast) at Utah Valley (3/18-3/20) • laced a pinch-hit single against Augsburg (3/22) • started as the designated hitter, notched a single and later scored a run in the series-clinching win at No. 23 Missouri State (3/26) • recorded back-to-back games with pinch-hit singles versus Saint Mary's (3/30) and Iowa (4/3) • scored as a pinch-runner against Northern Illinois (4/6) • appeared in the outfield against North Dakota State (4/19) and as a pinch-hitter at Northwestern (4/23) • secured a season-best three RBI in a start at North Dakota State (4/26) • saw action in the outfield in wins at Illinois (5/1) and versus Kansas (5/4) • drew a pinch-hit at-bat in the Big Ten Tournament against Iowa (5/25).

2015 SUMMER BASEBALL:
Played for the Wisconsin Woodchucks in the Northwoods League • appeared in 11 games and hit .310, which was the third-highest mark on the team • slugged at a .357 clip and held an on-base percentage of .370 • recorded 13 hits, including a pair of doubles • scored six runs and plated five.

2015 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Played in 24 games in the outfield and as designated hitter • batted .156 with two runs and an RBI in 32 at-bats • Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Had one run and one RBI at Creighton (3/8) • went 1-for-3 against James Madison (3/13) • scored a run vs. Penn State (4/17) • 1-for-1 against Kansas State (4/29) • collected two hits in the UC Irvine series (5/1-5/3).

2014 • FRESHMAN SEASON:
Hit .310 in 58 at-bats • had a .765 on-base + slugging percentage • made starts at DH, left field and catcher • tied for third on the team with a hitting streak of eight games (4/6-26) • Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Had first career two-RBI game in a win over Coastal Carolina (3/8) • Hit 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI at St. Mary's (3/19) • hit an RBI double and walked in the series finale at Michigan (4/6) • had another RBI double three days later in a loss to South Dakota State (4/9) • in a start as designated hitter, drove in a run against Iowa (4/19) • had a pinch hit against Penn State (4/26) • was 2-for-2 with two runs and a double against Purdue (5/9).

2013:
Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from La Cresent High School in 2012 • named an All-State selection both his senior and junior years • held a single-season .495 batting average, 22 runs batted in, two home runs in 99 at bats and stole 35 bases • Under-Armor Preseason All-American as a junior • Winona Daily News Player of the Year as a junior when he hit .457 with 43 hits and scored 40 runs in 29 games • LaCresent's career leader, with 30 stolen bases as a freshman, 33 as a sophomore, and 25 as a junior • four-time all-conference selection • helped lead La Crescent baseball to a Class AA state championship (2009), a state runner-up and three state appearances • finished his high school career as a 13-time letterwinner (four in baseball, four in hockey and five in football) • also all-conference selections in both football and hockey and played for the La Crescent Legion Team • also on the football all-state academic team.

PERSONAL:
Business and Marketing Education major • born September 18, 1993 • son of Russ and Kristi Traxler • is the third member of the family to attend the University of Minnesota as his parents are graduates • has two older siblings, Trent and Tracy.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	GP	GS	Avg	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2014	31	18	.310	58	11	18	6	3	0	0	.362	8	8	2	2
2015	24	4	.156	32	2	5	1	0	0	0	.156	4	6	1	1
2016	18	6	.370	27	5	10	6	1	0	1	.393	1	5	1	1
2017	23	8	.200	40	3	8	3	2	0	0	.250	5	8	0	0
Total	96	36	.261	157	21	41	16	6	0	1	.318	18	27	4	4

BIG TEN STATISTICS

Year	GP	GS	Avg	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2014	14	11	.300	30	6	9	2	2	0	0	.367	6	3	0	0
2015	7	0	.000	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2	2	0	0
2016	3	0	.333	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	0	0	0	0
2017	10	1	.200	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	.200	1	4	0	0
Total	34	12	.232	56	7	13	2	2	0	0	.268	9	9	0	0