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Red Sox in the AFL: Travis one to watch at 1B

Indiana made its first trip to the College World Series in 2013, and it won consecutive Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament championships in '13 and '14, powered in large part by Kyle Schwarber and Sam Travis.

Schwarber, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 Draft by the Cubs, is already powering his way to legend status in Chicago. Travis, a second-round choice in the same Draft by the Red Sox, isn't too far away from making a big league impact either.

Travis, who is ranked by MLB.com as the No. 11 prospect in the Boston farm system, split his first full pro season between high Class A Salem and Double-A Portland, batting a combined .