Travis Baltz Class: Sophomore Hometown: Whitehouse, Ohio High School: Anthony Wayne HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: Punter/Place-kicker Experience: 1V

A second-year punter with a strong leg who has also shown good touch on his kicks ... earned freshman All-America and freshman All-ACC honors last season ... entered school a semester early, in January, 2007 and won the starting job in fall camp ... served as the No. 2 place-kicker in 2007 ... could also see time on kickoffs in the fall ... also a solid student, securing a spot on the Academic All-ACC team as a true freshman.

As a Freshman (2007): Earned freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News after replacing four-time All-ACC performer Adam Podlesh ... finished the season ranked seventh in the ACC in punting average (40.9 yards per punt) ... also ranked 59th nationally (fifth among freshman) ... was most impressive during the rugged conference season, averaging 43.1 yards per punt in eight ACC contests ... earned a spot on The Sporting News Freshman All-ACC Team ... selected to the Rivals.com freshman all-league squad ... one of six Terps to earn Academic All-ACC honors ... averaged over 40.0 yards in six of eight ACC contests ... started all 13 games ... one of four true freshmen to see action during the season ... (vs. Villanova) ... recorded two punts for an average of 43 yards, and placed one inside the 20-yard line ... became first Maryland true freshman to start in a game since Jeremy Navarre in 2005 ... (vs. FIU) ... punted a career-high nine times for 341 yards (37.9 average) ... five of those punts dropped inside the 20-yard line, the most by a Terrapin punter since Brooks Barnard in 2001 ... had a punt of 52 yards in the second quarter ... (vs. WVU) ... punted six times for 215 yards ... (vs. WF) ... had one of his best game as a collegian, punting six times for 268 yards, a 44.7 average ... set what was then a career-long of 54 yards, and put two balls inside the 20-yard line ... (vs. Rutgers) ... punted three times for 109 yards ... (vs. GT) ... had five punts for 248 yards, a career-best average of 49.6 (10th best single-game average in school history) ... placed one of those balls inside the 20-yard line, and also had a career-long boot of 65 yards ... recorded back-to-back punts of 65 and 55 yards in the fourth quarter to help preserve the win ... (vs. UVA) ... had another solid game, averaging 44.7 yards on six punts ... had three punts of more than 50 yards and placed two balls inside the 10-yard line ... (vs. Clemson) ... punted four times for 143 yards, an average of 35.8 yards per punt ... (vs. UNC) ... averaged 43.8 yards on six punts ... put one ball inside the 20-yard line ... (vs. UNC) ... averaged 43.8 yards on six punts ... put one ball inside the 20-yard line ... (vs. FSU) ... punted five times for 199 yards, a 39.8-yard average ... (vs. NCSU) ... averaged 42.6 yards on five punts ... placed one ball inside the 20-yard line ... (vs. OSU, Emerald Bowl) ... punted seven times, averaging 37.6 yards per attempt ... had two punts downed inside the Beavers' 20-yard line, including a 44-yarder in the fourth quarter at the 1-yard line ... punted four times for 167 yards (41.8 ypp) in the 2007 Red-White Spring game, placed two punts inside the 20-yard line.

At Anthony Wayne High School: A two-time all-state punter ... tabbed honorable mention All-Ohio Division II by the Associated Press as a junior and senior ... first-team all-district and first-team All-Northern Lakes League punter as a senior when he averaged 40 yards per kick ... also earned first-team all-conference and All-Toledo Blade honors in 2006 as a place-kicker ... was 5 of 6 in field-goal attempts with 78 percent of his kickoffs going for touchbacks in 2006 ... first-team All-Northern Lakes League punter in 2005 ... also earned a spot on the 2005 All-Toledo Blade team as a punter ... averaged 42 yards per punt and hit 5 of 9 FGAs in 2005 ... attended the 2007 U.S. Army Combine in San Antonio, where he emerged as the No. 1 punter with an average of 45.9 yards per attempt ... ranked third in kickoffs and tied for eighth in place-kicking at the combine which featured many of the top punter and place-kickers in the nation ... earned four letters in soccer, three in basketball and one in bowling ... coached by Craig Smith.

Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1988 ... parents are Jim and Debbie Baltz ... has three older brothers, all of whom played sports growing up ... majoring in business ... made the Dean's List in the spring of 2007, his first semester in school.

Baltz's Career Statistics

Punting		G-GS		Punts	Yds	Avg		I20	I10	LP
2007		13-13		68	2,782	40.9		16	5	65
Career		13-13		68	2,782	40.9		16	5	65

 

 









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