Jump to content

Steven Trout

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 147.26.87.6 (talk) at 16:21, 13 December 2023 (→Head coaching record). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Steven Trout
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTexas State
ConferenceSun Belt
Record118–77
Biographical details
Born (1984-10-04) October 4, 1984 (age 40)
Playing career
2004–2005Texarkana
2006–2007TCU
2007Macon Music
2007Fort Worth Cats
2008Kansas City T-Bones
Position(s)Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009-10Texas State (assistant)
2011Houston (assistant)
2012Texarkana
2013–2015West Virginia (assistant)
2016–2019Texas State (assistant)
2020–presentTexas State
Head coaching record
Overall118–77 (NCAA) 38–11 (NJCAA)
TournamentsSun Belt: 2-3, NCAA: 2-2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

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.

Playing career

Trout 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

In 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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texarkana Bulldogs (Southwest Junior College Conference) (2012)
2012 Texarkana 38–11 1st Region XIV Tournament
Texarkana: 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
Texas State: 118-77 52–32
Total: 118–77

      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

See also

References

  1. ^ "2007 TCU Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.gofrogs.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Steven Trout Named Baseball Volunteer Assistant Coach". www.uhcougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. August 23, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Trout Joins Baseball Staff". www.wvusports.com. West Virginia University Athletics. June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Texas State Athletics (June 15, 2022). "Trout Inks Contract Extension". Texas State Athletic Department \work=www.txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_Trout&oldid=1189724564"