Travis Janssen is an

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coach and former

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who is the head baseball coach at Oxford High School. Janssen played

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from 1995 to 1996, before playing professionally. He then served as the head coach of the

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(2012–2015) and the

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(2016–2022).

Playing career

Janssen attended

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. Janssen was on the second ever Manhattan baseball team, and helped lead the team to a state championship as a senior in 1992. Janssen then committed to

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, where he was a member of the Butler Grizzles baseball team. After two seasons at Butler, Janssen transferred to

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where he continued his

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career. In 1995, he played

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with the

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of the

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Coaching career

Janssen served as a graduate assistant with the

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program in 1997. In 1998, he moved on to Butler where he spent a season. In 1999, he joined the

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team as an assistant. On June 29, 2011, Janssen was named the head coach of the

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baseball team. On September 16, 2015, Janssen was named the head coach of the

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program. On April 25, 2022, Janssen was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Governors.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Northeastern State RiverHawks bioAustin Peay Governors bio
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