Travis Janssen
Travis Janssen is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman. Janssen is the head coach of the Austin Peay Governors baseball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Austin Peay |
| Conference | Ohio Valley |
| Record | 127–115 |
| 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–present | Austin Peay |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 231–214 |
| Tournaments | OVC: 5–8 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
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.
Coaching career
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.[2]
On September 16, 2015, Janssen was named the head coach of the Austin Peay Governors baseball program.[3]
Head coaching record
| 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–present) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Austin Peay: | 127–115 | 67–46 | |||||||
| Total: | 231–214 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Shane Jackson (March 21, 2018). "Travis Janssen reflects on state title in return to Manhattan". www.themercury.com. The Mercury. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- 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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Northeastern State RiverHawks bio
- Austin Peay Governors bio