Steven Trout
Steven Trout enters his first season as the head coach of Texas State after being named to the position on July 1, 2019. Overall, he is in his seventh season with the Bobcats after serving as associate head coach (2018-19), assistant coach (2016-17) and volunteer assistant (2009-10).
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 has helped groom four MLB Draft selections in the past three seasons. Jaylen 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 has one daughter, Ellison Elizabeth.
