Steven L. Trout (born October 4, 1984) is an American college baseball coach and former infielder. He is the head baseball coach of Texas State University. Trout played college baseball at Texarkana College from 2004 to 2005 before transferring to Texas Christian University where he played for coach Jim Schlossnagle in 2006 and 2007.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas State |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 145-106 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 4, 1984 |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2005 | Texarkana |
| 2006–2007 | TCU |
| 2007 | Macon Music |
| 2007 | Fort Worth Cats |
| 2008 | Kansas City T-Bones |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009-10 | Texas State (assistant) |
| 2011 | Houston (assistant) |
| 2012 | Texarkana |
| 2013–2015 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | Texas State (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 145-106 (NCAA) 38–11 (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | Sun Belt: 2-3, NCAA: 2-2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Playing career
editTrout attended Hooks High School in Hooks, Texas. Trout played for the school's varsity baseball, football, basketball and golf.[1] Trout then enrolled at Texarkana College, to play college baseball for the Texarkana Bulldogs team.
As a freshman at Texarkana College in 2004, Trout had a .312 batting average, 8 home runs, and 25 RBIs.
As a sophomore in 2005, Trout batted .353 with four home runs.
In the 2006 season as a junior, Trout hit .286 with 2 home runs and 33 RBIs.
Trout had his best season as a senior in 2007, hitting a career high in doubles (18), home runs (4), RBIs (44), batting average (.326) and slugging (.455). He was named 2nd team All-Mountain West Conference.
Trout then played half a season each for the Macon Music, Fort Worth Cats, and the Kansas City T-Bones.
Coaching career
editIn 2009, Trout was named a volunteer assistant for the Texas State Bobcats baseball program. In August 2010, Trout was named a volunteer assistant for the Houston Cougars baseball team.[2] Trout became the head baseball coach at Texarkana College in the fall of 2011, replacing Will Bolt, and was the head coach for the 2012 season. On June 14, 2012, Trout was named the hitting coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team.[3] Trout returned to the Texas State staff as a paid assistant in the fall of 2015.[4]
On July 1, 2019, Trout was named the head coach of Texas State.[5] After a record-setting 2022 season in which Texas State set a program record with 47 wins, won the Sun Belt regular season championship, and reached the finals of the Stanford Regional, Trout signed a 5-year extension through the 2027 season.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Bulldogs (Southwest Junior College Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Texarkana | 38–11 | 1st | Region XIV Tournament | |||||
| Texarkana (NJCAA): | 38–11 | ||||||||
| Texas State Bobcats (Sun Belt Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Texas State | 14–4 | 0–0 | N/A (West) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Texas State | 21–36 | 9–15 | 6th (West) | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Texas State | 47–14 | 26–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Texas State | 36-23 | 17-13 | 5th | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Texas State | 27-29 | 13-17 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Texas State: | 145-106 | 65–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 145-106 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2007 TCU Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.gofrogs.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Steven Trout Named Baseball Volunteer Assistant Coach". www.uhcougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. August 23, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Trout Joins Baseball Staff". www.wvusports.com. West Virginia University Athletics. June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Claire Partain (July 2, 2019). "Born to coach ball: Trout announced as new baseball head coach". www.universitystar.com. FLEX WordPress Theme. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Drew King (July 1, 2019). "Steven Trout Introduced As New Texas State Head Coach". www.sanmarcosrecord.com. San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Texas State Athletics (June 15, 2022). "Trout Inks Contract Extension". Texas State Athletic Department \work=www.txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- TCU profile
- Texas State profile