Baseball
- Title:
- Director of Player Development
Travis Akre joined the Kent State Baseball program in 2022 as the Director of Baseball Development.
Akre comes to Kent State from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa where he spent the previous six seasons. He also served as the field manager for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League from 2018- 2021. Coach Akre has coached 26 players who have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. He has also coached 42 players that have played professionally including current New York Yankee Stephan Tarpley, Josh Taylor of the Red Sox and current Atlanta Brave Daniel Winkler.
Akre also had a successful run as an assistant at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona, helping the Fighting Artichokes qualify for the NCJAA Division-II World Series in each of his two years on the staff. Other coaching stops include Ellsworth Community College as the head softball coach and Winona State University.
Akre holds a bachelor’s degree in Education/Exercise Science from Buena Vista University.
