Summary
Travis Janssen is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman who is the head baseball coach at Oxford High School. Janssen played college baseball at New Mexico State from 1995 to 1996, before playing professionally. He then served as the head coach of the Northeastern State (2012–2015) and the Austin Peay Governors (2016–2022).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1974 Manhattan, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | Butler C. C. |
| 1995–1996 | New Mexico State |
| 1996 | Adirondack Lumberjacks |
| Position(s) | Second baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Kansas State (GA) |
| 1998 | Butler C. C. (asst.) |
| 1999–2001 | Arkansas (asst.) |
| 2002–2003 | Northwestern State (asst.) |
| 2004–2005 | Hawaii (asst.) |
| 2006–2011 | Jacksonville State (asst.) |
| 2012–2015 | Northeastern State |
| 2016–2022 | Austin Peay |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 269–272 |
| Tournaments | OVC: 6–10 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career edit
Janssen attended Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kansas. Janssen was on the second ever Manhattan baseball team, and helped lead the team to a state championship as a senior in 1992.[1] Janssen then committed to Butler Community College, where he was a member of the Butler Grizzles baseball team. After two seasons at Butler, Janssen transferred to New Mexico State University where he continued his baseball career. In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]
Coaching career edit
Janssen served as a graduate assistant with the Kansas State Wildcats baseball program in 1997. In 1998, he moved on to Butler where he spent a season. In 1999, he joined the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team as an assistant.
On June 29, 2011, Janssen was named the head coach of the Northeastern State University baseball team.[3]
On September 16, 2015, Janssen was named the head coach of the Austin Peay Governors baseball program.[4] On April 25, 2022, Janssen was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Governors.[5]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern State RiverHawks (Independent) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Northeastern State | 25–24 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Northeastern State RiverHawks (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2013–2015) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Northeastern State | 28–23 | 25–20 | 6th | MIAA Tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Northeastern State | 26–28 | 20–20 | 8th | MIAA Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Northeastern State | 25–24 | 17–19 | 8th | |||||
| Northeastern State: | 104–99 | 47–33 | |||||||
| Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (2016–2022) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Austin Peay | 30–23 | 17–9 | 3rd | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Austin Peay | 28–30 | 13–16 | 7th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Austin Peay | 30–27 | 17–13 | 5th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Austin Peay | 32–25 | 19–11 | T-2nd | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Austin Peay | 7–10 | 1–2 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Austin Peay | 23–33 | 16–14 | T-4th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Austin Peay | 15–25 | 7–8 | ||||||
| Austin Peay: | 165–173 | 90–68 | |||||||
| Total: | 269–272 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ Shane Jackson (March 21, 2018). "Travis Janssen reflects on state title in return to Manhattan". www.themercury.com. The Mercury. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ John Moss (June 29, 2011). "Northeastern State Hires Baseball Coach". www.ktul.com. ABC Local. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Autumn Allison (September 16, 2015). "Travis Janssen named new APSU baseball coach". www.theleafchronicle.com. USA Today. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ George Robinson (April 25, 2022). "Travis Janssen's tenure as Austin Peay baseball coach ends with 15 games left in the 2022 season". www.theleafchronicle.com. Leaf Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Northeastern State RiverHawks bio
- Austin Peay Governors bio