Former Wayne State College pitcher Travis Mortimore was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round Friday afternoon on the second day of the 2007 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. The 6-5, 210 pound lefthander was the 645th overall pick of the draft and was one of just five left handed pitchers drafted by the Mariners in the 51-round draft.

Mortimore posted a 3-6 mark in 2007 with a 5.22 ERA in 12 starts for the Wildcats, ranking fifth in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per nine innings (11.8) after striking out 77 batters in 58 2/3 innings. He was named Second Team All-Northern Sun Conference and was selected NSIC Pitcher of the Week on April 10, 2007 after striking out 13 batters in just five innings of work in a 10-0 win over Northern State on April 6, 2007.

In 2006, Mortimore earned All-Central Region First Team honors after going 9-2 with a 2.07 ERA for the Wildcats, earning Northern Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year honors after striking out 79 batters in 74 innings of work. Mortimore was 12-8 in his two seasons with Wayne State, posting a 3.47 ERA in 28 appearances. He struck out 156 batters in 132 2/3 innings in a Wildcat uniform with opponents hitting just .210 against the lefthander. Mortimore played his first two seasons at Colby Community College in Kansas before transferring to Wayne State.

Mortimore is the third Wildcat pitcher in the last 14 years to be drafted, joining Brady Borner (2001) and Jeff Lutt (1993), who were both drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Borner was a 31st round selection in 2001 with Lutt being taken in the 44th round by the Pirates in 1993.

Wayne State finished the 2007 season with a 37-16 record, qualifying for the NCAA Division II Central Regional for the fourth straight season and fifth time in the last seven years. The Wildcats won the Northern Sun Conference regular season title with a 25-5 league mark.