Travis Jewett is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the USC Trojans. Jewett played college baseball for Lower Columbia College team while obtaining his associate degree. He completed his education at Washington State University, where he did not play baseball. He served as head coach of the Tulane Green Wave (2017–2022).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Recruiting coordinator Hitting coach |
| Team | USC |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Washington State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1991 | Lower Columbia College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | Tacoma Community College (Asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Tacoma Community College |
| 1997–1998 | Edmonds Community College |
| 1999–2001 | Gonzaga (Asst.) |
| 2002–2004 | Washington (Asst.) |
| 2005–2009 | Washington State (Asst.) |
| 2010–2012 | Arizona State (Asst.) |
| 2013–2016 | Vanderbilt (Asst.) |
| 2017–2022 | Tulane |
| 2023–present | USC (RC/H) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 160–138–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
editJewett played college baseball at Lower Columbia College during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
Coaching career
editIn 1994, Jewett joined the Tacoma Community College coaching staff. The following season he was named the head coach of Tacoma.[1][2] In 1997, Jewett left to take the head coaching job at Edmonds Community College.[3] He led the Tritons to the 1998 Northwest Athletic Conference title.[4]
Jewett then went on to assist at Gonzaga, Washington, Washington State, Arizona State and Vanderbilt.
On July 14, 2016, Jewett was named head coach at Tulane.[5] On May 16, 2022, Jewett agreed to part ways with Tulane, and Jay Ulhman was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2022 season.[6] Jewett complied a 160–136–1 record over his 6 years as head coach of the Green Wave.
On July 7, 2022, Jewett was named the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the USC Trojans.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference) (2017–2022) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Tulane | 27–31 | 13–11 | 5th | American Athletic Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Tulane | 25–33 | 9–14 | 8th | American Athletic Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Tulane | 32–26 | 12–11 | 3rd | American Athletic Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Tulane | 15–2 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Tulane | 31–24 | 17–10 | 2nd | American Athletic Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Tulane | 30–22–1 | 10–11 | ||||||
| Tulane: | 160–138–1 | 61–57 | |||||||
| Total: | 160–138–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Titans Take 2nd Place at WSU Palouse College Classic". www.tacomacc.com. Tacoma Community College. March 5, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Terry Mosher (July 16, 1995). "Alexander Zigs to Zags". www.products.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Edmonds CC former coach, baseball team inducted into the NWCA Hall of Fame". www.mwacsports.org. Edmonds CC. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Baseball History". www.nwacsports.com. Northwest Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Guerry Smith (July 14, 2016). "Travis Jewett introduced as Tulane baseball coach". www.theadvocate.com. The Advocate. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "After 6 seasons without postseason berth, Tulane and baseball coach Travis Jewett part ways". www.wdsu.com. WDSU New Orleans. May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Shotgun Spartling (July 7, 2022). "Travis Jewett hired as top USC baseball assistant". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2022.