University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Jeff Trout
- Induction:
- 2012
- Class:
- 1983
JEFFREY M. “JEFF” TROUT
Baseball (1980-83)
In the long history of championship baseball at the University of Delaware, few players have matched the pure hitting talents of Jeff Trout.
The left-handed hitting second baseman led the Blue Hens to national prominence under Hall of Fame coach Bob Hannah in the early 1980’s, putting together an impressive four-year record of 141-54-1 (.722) that included four East Coast Conference titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
A native of Millville, N.J., Jeff was a two-time All-ECC selection who was named the ECC Player of the Year and a first team All-American as a senior captain in 1983 when he batted an incredible .519 with 14 home runs, 63 RBI, and 17 stolen bases.
Among his school records are standards for career batting average (.519) and single season batting average (.397), hits (98), and runs scored (86). He was named the 1983 University of Delaware Co-Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year, was selected in the fifth round of the 1983 Major League Draft, and played for five seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization, rising as high as the AAA level.
He earned his degree in education from the University of Delaware in 1983. He served as a head baseball coach at Millville High School in 1992-98 and was an assistant football coach for 20 years. His youngest son, Mike, is currently an All-Star Major League outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Baseball (1980-83)
In the long history of championship baseball at the University of Delaware, few players have matched the pure hitting talents of Jeff Trout.
The left-handed hitting second baseman led the Blue Hens to national prominence under Hall of Fame coach Bob Hannah in the early 1980’s, putting together an impressive four-year record of 141-54-1 (.722) that included four East Coast Conference titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
A native of Millville, N.J., Jeff was a two-time All-ECC selection who was named the ECC Player of the Year and a first team All-American as a senior captain in 1983 when he batted an incredible .519 with 14 home runs, 63 RBI, and 17 stolen bases.
Among his school records are standards for career batting average (.519) and single season batting average (.397), hits (98), and runs scored (86). He was named the 1983 University of Delaware Co-Outstanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year, was selected in the fifth round of the 1983 Major League Draft, and played for five seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization, rising as high as the AAA level.
He earned his degree in education from the University of Delaware in 1983. He served as a head baseball coach at Millville High School in 1992-98 and was an assistant football coach for 20 years. His youngest son, Mike, is currently an All-Star Major League outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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