Travis Janssen

Travis Janssen
Biographical details
Born (1974-07-05) July 5, 1974 (age 50)
Manhattan, Kansas
Playing career
1993–1996Butler C. C.
1995–1996New Mexico State
1996Adirondack Lumberjacks
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997Kansas State (GA)
1998Butler C. C. (asst.)
1999–2001Arkansas (asst.)
2002–2003Northwestern State (asst.)
2004–2005Hawaii (asst.)
2006–2011Jacksonville State (asst.)
2012–2015Northeastern State
2016–2022Austin Peay
Head coaching record
Overall269–272
TournamentsOVC: 6–10
NCAA: 0–0

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).

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. In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

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.[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

Statistics overview
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

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ Shane Jackson (March 21, 2018). "Travis Janssen reflects on state title in return to Manhattan". www.themercury.com. The Mercury. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ John Moss (June 29, 2011). "Northeastern State Hires Baseball Coach". www.ktul.com. ABC Local. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Autumn Allison (September 16, 2015). "Travis Janssen named new APSU baseball coach". www.theleafchronicle.com. USA Today. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.