Anthony Knight-Derek Manning Academic All-District 2018

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Knight, Manning selected to Academic All-District Team

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- Elizabethtown College juniors Anthony Knight and Derek Manning have been voted to the 2018 Google Cloud NCAA Division III Academic All-District® Baseball Team.

Teams were announced Thursday afternoon by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Knight and Manning were among 11 players selected from District 4, which is made up of Pennsylvania's DIII institutions. Knight, of Lancaster, got the nod at catcher, while Manning, from East Petersburg, was one of three outfielders selected.

Knight is having a breakout season in 2018, having already set new career highs of nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 14 runs batted in, 39 runs and 14 stolen bases while hitting .378 (42-for-111).

Knight, a Penn Manor High School graduate, ranks second in the Landmark Conference in on base percentage (.493), second in runners caught stealing (11), tied for third in runs, fourth in stolen bases and fifth in batting average.

The business administration major is carrying a 3.95 grade point average and has been named to the Dean's List in each of his semesters at Elizabethtown College. Knight was also recognized as an Emergent Scholar at the College in March, 2017, and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.

Manning is only using his second season of athletic eligibility after missing the 2017 season, but his return is a major reason the Blue Jays tied for the top spot in the Landmark regular season standings.

Manning is one double shy of tying Steve Luongo's single-season record of 21, set back in 2002, as Elizabethtown heads into this weekend's Landmark Conference Championship tournament.

A Hempfield High School grad, Manning leads the Landmark in multiple offensive categories. He's tops in batting average (.453), hits (63), doubles (20), on base percentage (.506), slugging percentage (.676) and total bases (94). Manning also ranks tied for third in runs scored (39) and fifth in runs batted in (34).

Manning currently sits third in all of NCAA Division III with 0.56 doubles per game, fifth in total doubles and 11th in batting average.

A computer engineering major with a 4.0 GPA, Manning is a five-time Dean's List student. He was also named an Emergent Scholar at Elizabethtown in March, 2017, and is part of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.

The 2018 season marks the seventh in a row in which Elizabethtown baseball has had a representative on the Academic All-District® Team. To see a full list of honorees since 1984, click here.

The Google Cloud Academic All-District® Baseball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Both Knight and Manning will be added to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot as All-District® First Team selections. First- and second- team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.

All-District® teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions --NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and College Division.The Division II and III Google Cloud Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams.
 
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Players Mentioned

Anthony Knight

#20 Anthony Knight

C
5' 11"
Junior
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Derek Manning

#33 Derek Manning

OF/DH
6' 3"
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Players Mentioned

Anthony Knight

#20 Anthony Knight

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
C
Derek Manning

#33 Derek Manning

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
OF/DH