2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
OF
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballC
/ BaseballINF/OF
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballINF/OF/RHP
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballRHP
/ Baseball1B
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballC
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballINF/RHP
/ BaseballC
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballINF/RHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballOF
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ Baseball1B
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballLHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ BaseballRHP
/ Baseball
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 Honorable Mention - 2025
• No. 23-ranked 2B (D1Baseball) - Week 12, 2025
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 Honorable Mention - 2025
• No. 23-ranked 2B (D1Baseball) - Week 12, 2025
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.
Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame: Chris Durbin Induction Speech
Wednesday, November 19
Baylor Athletics: Chris Durbin Interview
Thursday, October 16
Baylor Baseball: Postgame vs. Oklahoma State | Big 12 Championship | May 21, 2025
Thursday, May 22
Baylor Baseball: Highlights at UCF (Game 3) | May 17, 2025
Monday, May 19
