| STEVEN TROUT FILE |
| Personal Information |
| Birthday |
October 4, 1984 |
| Hometown |
Hooks, Texas |
| Education |
TCU, 2007 |
| Family |
Wife: Blair; Daughter: Ellison; Son: Banks |
| Coaching History |
| 2020-Pres. |
Texas State
Head Coach |
| 2018-19 |
Texas State
Associate Head Coach |
| 2016-17 |
Texas State
Assistant Coach |
| 2013-15 |
West Virginia
Assistant Coach |
| 2012 |
Texarkana College
Head Coach |
| 2011 |
Houston
Volunteer Assistant |
| 2009-10 |
Texas State
Volunteer Assistant |
| Head Coaching Record |
| 2020-Pres. |
Texas State
146-106 (.578) |
| 2012 |
Texarkana College
34-25 (.576) |
| Coaching Honors |
| 2022 |
Ron Maestri Coach of the Year |
| Playing Experience |
| 2008 |
Fort Worth Cats
Macon Music
Kansas City T-Bones |
| 2006-07 |
TCU |
| 2004-05 |
Texarkana College |
| Playing Honors |
| 2007 |
TCU
All-Mountain West Second Team
All-NCAA Houston Regional Team |
| 2005 |
Texarkana College
All-Conference |
Steven Trout is in his sixth season as the head coach of Texas State after being named to the position on July 1, 2019. He has compiled a 145-106 record in his time in charge of the program. Overall, Trout is in his 12th season with the Bobcats after serving previously as associate head coach (2018-19), assistant coach (2016-17) and volunteer assistant (2009-10).
In 2023, the Bobcats compiled a 36-23 record that saw the team defeat five ranked opponents. Trout claimed his 100th career victory during the season when TXST defeated Arkansas State 8-7 in 10 innings on March 31. He was also the fastest to reach triple-digit wins in program history as it came in his 162nd game in charge and surpassing the previous mark of 168 contests by Ty Harrington.
During the season, Texas State set program records for runs in a series with 56 in the opening weekend sweep of Northwestern, home runs in a game (8) and total bases (53) in the series finale against the Wildcats on February 19. The Bobcats ended up hitting 83 homers and the pitchers combined for 541 strikeouts, both the second most in team history.
Levi Wells would be named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team. The right-handed pitcher would be selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles and become the highest drafted Bobcat since 2011. After the season, Chase Mora was also named to the
Perfect Game Freshman All-American Second Team after his record-setting campaign.
The 2022 season was a historic one for Texas State that saw the team win the Sun Belt Conference regular season title for the second time in the last three full seasons, win a record 47 games, receive the first-ever at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the winner-take-all game of the Stanford Regional. The Bobcats defeated the No. 1 (Texas) and No. 2 (Stanford) on the road, only team in the nation to accomplish the feat, and also beat a team record eight Power 5 programs including winning a weekend series at then 11th-ranked Arizona. Texas State also became the first Sun Belt team to go undefeated in league play on the road (15-0).
Seven players were named to the all-conference team with a record five first team selections including Sun Belt Player of the Year Dalton Shuffield. Trout was named the Ron Maestri Coach of the Year for the first time in his career by the league. Both Tristan Stivors and Shuffield were All-American selections with Stivors being the first unanimous pick in program history. Stivors was also chosen as the NCBWA Stopper of the Year after leading the nation with 18 saves. Shuffield (Minnesota Twins) and Stivors (Chicago White Sox) were chosen in the 10th and 16th rounds, respectively fo the 2022 MLB Draft.
Texas State defeated two Big XII programs in 2021 with wins over #9 TCU and Oklahoma, and played in the Shriners College Classic for the second time in three years. The Bobcats also won its first-ever road series at Troy and picked up series victories over Louisiana and Sun Belt Champion South Alabama. Following the season, Zachary Leigh was the first-ever player under Trout to be selected in the MLB Draft when the Chicago Cubs drafted him in the 16th round.
The 2020 season saw Texas State start off with a 14-4 record before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the rest of the year. It was the best start for the program since 2011 and by a first-year head coach in Bobcat history. The record was also the best of any Sun Belt Conference program entering conference play. His 14 wins were also the most in the nation by a first-year head coach.
In 2019, Trout helped guide the Texas State to its first-ever Sun Belt Conference regular season championship. The team finished in the top half of 13 different offensive categories in the conference while recording top five program marks in doubles (118) and walks (301). The Bobcats also set a program record with a .977 fielding percentage, the 29th best in the nation.
Both Jaylen Hubbard and Jaxon Williams were All-Sun Belt and Shriners College Classic All-Tournament team selections while Dalton Shuffield was an ABCA/Rawlings All-Region honoree in 2019 under Trout’s guidance.
The Bobcat offense in 2017 was one of the most lethal in the Sun Belt Conference. TXST ranked inside the top three in the league in 13 different offensive categories, including batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs, total bases, total plate appearances, at bats, walks, and steals.
Trout helped groom four MLB Draft selections from 2017-19. Hubbard was picked in the 27th round by the Washington Nationals while both Jonathan Ortega (19th, Boston Red Sox) and Luke Sherley (14th, Detroit Tigers) came off the board in 2018. Slugger Theodore Hoffman was selected in the 15th round of the 2017 draft by the Detroit Tigers.
Trout spent three years as an assistant coach at West Virginia University. During his time with the Mountaineers, he served under his former collegiate coach Randy Mazey. He also helped the team to some of the best offensive numbers in the Big 12. WVU led the Big 12 in home runs in 2015 (49). In addition, Trout guided Kyle Davis to a Freshman All-American season.
In 2014, the Mountaineers ranked No. 1 in hitting after batting at a .287 clip under Trout, including Bobby Boyd (.356), Billy Fleming (.351) and Ryan McBroom (.341), who stood No. 1-3 in the Big 12 in batting average. McBroom was fourth in RBI with 49, fifth in slugging percentage (.512) and seventh in home runs (8). Boyd and McBroom were drafted in the MLB Draft while Fleming signed a contract in the offseason.
In his first season at WVU, three players eclipsed the .300 average mark, and eight batters earned All-Big 12 honors under Trout’s guidance.
Previously, Trout served as head coach of Texarkana College, his former team. While at Texarkana, Trout led the Bulldogs to a 34-25 mark in 2012, with the squad holding a conference-leading .303 batting average. He coached the conference player of the year, and seven players were selected to the Region XIV East All-Conference Team.
Prior to his appointment at Texarkana, Trout was a volunteer assistant at Houston under Todd Whitting for the 2011 season. While there, Trout served as the third base coach and coached hitters, infielders and base runners while serving as camp director and assisted with recruiting and fundraising. The Cougars were runners-up in the Conference USA Tournament.
Trout began his coaching career at Texas State when he served as a volunteer assistant from 2009-10. He worked as the catchers and first base coach while assisting with hitters and infielders during one of Texas State’s most successful seasons in the program’s history.
The Bobcats went 41-17 in 2009, a school record for wins, and advanced to the NCAA Austin Regional after winning the Southland Conference regular-season championship. Texas State repeated as conference champions in 2010 with a record of 38-11.
As a player, Trout spent two seasons at Texarkana College. With the Bulldogs, he earned all-conference accolades and helped them advance to the 2005 NJCAA World Series in 2005 before finishing his collegiate years at TCU.
The Horned Frogs would win the Mountain West Conference Championship and competed in a NCAA Regional in both of Trout’s seasons (2006 & 2007) in Fort Worth. During his senior season, he posted a .326 batting average with 55 runs scored and 44 RBIs while being one of two players to start all 62 games. Trout would be named to the All-MW Second Team and was an all-region selection at the NCAA Houston Regional.
Following his collegiate career, Trout played baseball with the Fort Worth Cats of the American Association before joining the Macon Music in the South Coast League. He would go on to join the Kansas City T-Bones and help the team win the 2008 Northern League Championship team.
A native of Hooks, Texas, Trout earned a bachelor’s degree in general studies from TCU in 2007. He is married to the former Blair Eckerle. The couple have a daughter, Ellison, and son, Banks.
