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Jersey Number 6
Travis Sanders
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Copperas Cove, Texas
- High School:
- Copperas Cove HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
CAREER HONORS
• All-Big 12 Second Team INF - 2026
• Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team - 2026
• BRUCE BOLT College Classic All-Tournament Team - 2026
• Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist - 2026
• Academic All-Big 12 - 2026
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - 2025
• No. 23-ranked 2B (D1Baseball) - Week 12, 2025
2026 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors as one of the most productive offensive middle infielders in the league … Made 54 starts on the year, all at shortstop … Batted .369 on the year (8th in Big 12) with a .458 on-base percentage and .586 slugging percentage … Led the Bears with 82 hits, the most by a BU player since 2021 and seventh-most in the Big 12 … Racked up 15 doubles, three triples and hit a career-high nine home runs … Drove in 44 runs, primarily out of the leadoff spot, and scored 49 times … Stole 24 bases, the most by a Bear since 2011 and fifth-most in the Big 12 … Also fielded at a .972 clip and made just six errors, recording one of the best defensive seasons by a Baylor shortstop in program history … Named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, which recognizes the nation’s top shortstop … Named to both the Round Rock Classic and BRUCE BOLT College Classic All-Tournament Teams … Became the fastest Bear to reach 20 hits in a season (43 at-bats) since 2019 … Reached base in each of the first 35 games of the season, marking BU’s seventh-longest on-base streak in the modern era (since 2003) … Reached safely in 51 of his 54 games played in 2026 … Hit safely in 20 of his last 22 games in 2026, with 11 multi-hit performances over that stretch … Led the team with 25 multi-hit games and also produced 12 multi-RBI efforts … Homered in four-straight games to end the regular season … Was elected a team captain ahead of the 2026 season … Named to the 2026 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team.
2025 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention infielder after hitting .335 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs … Batted .318 in league play with five home runs and 17 RBIs … Played in 47 games and made 43 starts, including 41 at second base and two at third base … Posted team’s second-highest batting average (.335) and slugging percentage (.549) … Racked up 55 total hits, including nine doubles and one triple … Stole eight bases … Produced 16 multi-hit games and drove in 2+ runs four times … Logged five three-hit games and one four-hit performance … Hit first home run as a Bear at Kansas (3/15) … Crushed a walk-off home run against HCU on April 1 … Had a breakout performance with four hits and matched season high with three RBIs at Texas Tech (4/12) … Homered twice against Utah (4/19) … Homered vs. HCU again on April 22 … Homered twice in UCF series (5/15, 5/17) … Rated as the No. 23 second baseman in the country by D1Baseball in Week 12 of the season … Participated in MLB’s Home Run Derby X, representing the Houston Astros team.
2023-2024 (Texas Tech): Redshirt sophomore ... Played 13 games in 2024 ... Made six starts, batted .242 (8-for-33) and drove in seven runs … Five of his eight hits were doubles … Played errorless defense in the middle infield with 19 putouts and 18 assists … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2023 after suffering a season-ending injury.
High School: Attended Copperas Cove High School, where he played for head coach Danial Carillo … Rated as the No. 90 prospect in the country and No. 6 player in the state of Texas … Was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 14th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft … A two-time All-State selection at shortstop and three-time All-District honoree … Hit .450 as a senior in 2022 with 20 stolen bases and 32 runs scored … Four-time PG Preseason All-American and three-time PG National Showcase participant … Also played in the 2019 PG Underclass All-American Games … 15U, 16U and 17U Canes American National Champion.
Personal: Son of Jenni and Brent Sanders … Has two siblings, Trent and Tori … Majoring in corporate communication.
• All-Big 12 Second Team INF - 2026
• Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team - 2026
• BRUCE BOLT College Classic All-Tournament Team - 2026
• Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist - 2026
• Academic All-Big 12 - 2026
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - 2025
• No. 23-ranked 2B (D1Baseball) - Week 12, 2025
2026 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors as one of the most productive offensive middle infielders in the league … Made 54 starts on the year, all at shortstop … Batted .369 on the year (8th in Big 12) with a .458 on-base percentage and .586 slugging percentage … Led the Bears with 82 hits, the most by a BU player since 2021 and seventh-most in the Big 12 … Racked up 15 doubles, three triples and hit a career-high nine home runs … Drove in 44 runs, primarily out of the leadoff spot, and scored 49 times … Stole 24 bases, the most by a Bear since 2011 and fifth-most in the Big 12 … Also fielded at a .972 clip and made just six errors, recording one of the best defensive seasons by a Baylor shortstop in program history … Named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, which recognizes the nation’s top shortstop … Named to both the Round Rock Classic and BRUCE BOLT College Classic All-Tournament Teams … Became the fastest Bear to reach 20 hits in a season (43 at-bats) since 2019 … Reached base in each of the first 35 games of the season, marking BU’s seventh-longest on-base streak in the modern era (since 2003) … Reached safely in 51 of his 54 games played in 2026 … Hit safely in 20 of his last 22 games in 2026, with 11 multi-hit performances over that stretch … Led the team with 25 multi-hit games and also produced 12 multi-RBI efforts … Homered in four-straight games to end the regular season … Was elected a team captain ahead of the 2026 season … Named to the 2026 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team.
2025 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention infielder after hitting .335 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs … Batted .318 in league play with five home runs and 17 RBIs … Played in 47 games and made 43 starts, including 41 at second base and two at third base … Posted team’s second-highest batting average (.335) and slugging percentage (.549) … Racked up 55 total hits, including nine doubles and one triple … Stole eight bases … Produced 16 multi-hit games and drove in 2+ runs four times … Logged five three-hit games and one four-hit performance … Hit first home run as a Bear at Kansas (3/15) … Crushed a walk-off home run against HCU on April 1 … Had a breakout performance with four hits and matched season high with three RBIs at Texas Tech (4/12) … Homered twice against Utah (4/19) … Homered vs. HCU again on April 22 … Homered twice in UCF series (5/15, 5/17) … Rated as the No. 23 second baseman in the country by D1Baseball in Week 12 of the season … Participated in MLB’s Home Run Derby X, representing the Houston Astros team.
2023-2024 (Texas Tech): Redshirt sophomore ... Played 13 games in 2024 ... Made six starts, batted .242 (8-for-33) and drove in seven runs … Five of his eight hits were doubles … Played errorless defense in the middle infield with 19 putouts and 18 assists … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2023 after suffering a season-ending injury.
High School: Attended Copperas Cove High School, where he played for head coach Danial Carillo … Rated as the No. 90 prospect in the country and No. 6 player in the state of Texas … Was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 14th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft … A two-time All-State selection at shortstop and three-time All-District honoree … Hit .450 as a senior in 2022 with 20 stolen bases and 32 runs scored … Four-time PG Preseason All-American and three-time PG National Showcase participant … Also played in the 2019 PG Underclass All-American Games … 15U, 16U and 17U Canes American National Champion.
Personal: Son of Jenni and Brent Sanders … Has two siblings, Trent and Tori … Majoring in corporate communication.
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