2016 Baseball Roster

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25 Dylan Manning

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown East Petersburg, Pa.
  • Position Outfield/Pitcher
  • High School Hempfield
  • Height 6-4
  • Major Computer Science
  • Weight 205
  • Bats/Throws L/R

Biography

Game-by-Game Statistics
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
 
AWARDS & HONORS

2016
- Landmark Spring Academic Honor Roll

2015
- Landmark Spring Academic Honor Roll

2014
- Middle Atlantic Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
 
2016 (Senior): A year removed from having his best season as a pitcher, Manning did it with the bat in 2016...Registered new offensive career milestones in batting average (.340), games played (39), games started (37), at-bats (106), runs (16), hits (36), doubles (7), RBIs (29), slugging percentage (.434) and on base percentage (.411)...Ranked fifth in the Landmark Conference with three sacrifice flies and was 12th in RBIs...Drilled a bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning to give the Blue Jays a 6-4 lead against Northwestern (Minn.) March 4, in a game E-town would go on to win 7-6...Was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in game two against La Roche March 5...Collected five hits in two games at Scranton March 19...Turned his game up a notch in the Landmark semifinals...Produced career-highs of four hits (4-for-5) and five RBIs, while hammering his first career home run in an 18-3 game one victory at Moravian May 8...Went 3-for-5 with two more RBIs and a double in game two against the Greyhounds...Pitched in seven games, starting six...Picked up a win in his first start of the season, going six innings in a 17-7 triumph over Immaculata March 1...Limited Albright to one hit over 2.2 innings and struck out three to earn a victory in relief April 13...Finished with a 2-2 record, 5.47 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 26.1 innings...Received third consecutive conference acadmic honor roll nod when he appeared on the Landmark's spring list.

2015 (Junior): Lowered his ERA by nearly two runs during a career-best season on the hill...Went 3-2 with a 2.97 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts)...Set new career marks in starts, wins, ERA, innings pitched (36.1) and strikeouts (18)...Held opponents to a .248 batting average...Tied a career-high with five strikeouts in his first start of the season, March 3, against Wilkes...Earned his first win of the season, March 19, vs. Lebanon Valley with six innings of four-hit ball...Threw six scoreless frames against Lancaster Bible on April 14, in an 8-1 victory...Had three quality starts (6+ IP allowing 3 ER or less)...Started six games in left field and one in right...Totaled five hits, five runs, three RBIs and a double in limited plate appearances...Was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored in a 9-8 win over Immaculata March 2...Named to the Landmark Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2014 (Sophomore): Played both in the field and on the mound for E-town...Started a career-best 25 games (26 played) as an outfielder/designated hitter and made six starts on the rubber...Finished 1-3 with his first career victory and a 4.94 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched...Registered 13 strikeouts and one complete game...Top pitching performance came on April 22 against Penn State-Harrisburg...Threw six innings of five-hit ball, allowing four runs and fanning two batters in an 8-4 win, the first of his Blue Jay career...Improved upon his offense numbers with more plate appearances...Hit .286 (18-for-63) at the plate with five multi-hit games...Knocked three doubles and drove in his first career RBIs...Had the fifth-most walks (nine) and runs scored (13)...Went 2-for-3 on March 4 against Marywood with two RBIs, including the go-ahead run in the third inning on a single...Also had a sacrifice fly in the 6-1 win that day...Perfect 2-for-2 at the plate on April 11 at Messiah with a season-high three runs scored...Made the MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 games as a rookie, including nine as a pitcher...Started five games on the mound, going 0-3 with a 4.40 earned run average, a save and 11 strikeouts in 30.2 innings...Compiled the second best ERA on the team and fifth-most innings pitched...Allowed just over one hit per inning...Opposing hitters had a .277 average against him, making him one of three Blue Jay starters to hold opponents under a .300 batting average...Made E-town debut out of the bullpen, striking out four and giving up a run in three innings against NCAA Tournament qualifier Misericordia on Feb. 24...Tossed a scoreless inning March 4 against Penn State Behrend, striking out two...Gave up five runs (two earned) on eight hits over 6.1 innings in his first career start, March 7, against Westminster (Pa.)...Recorded the final out in E-town's 7-4 game one victory at Lebanon Valley on April 27 for his first career save...Also played four games in the outfield, starting one in center...Only hit of the season, and first of his collegiate career, came against Rowan April 9...Hit .200 (1-for-5) with two walks and two runs scored in limited plate appearances.

High School: Played baseball for coach Jack Merrifield, and basketball for coaches Warren Goodling and Danny Walck at Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pa...Teammates with current Elizabethtown baseball players Colton King and Luke Gatti...Pitched for a 2012 Black Knights team that won the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One Championship, qualified for the league playoffs and was the No. 1 seed in the District 3-AAAA playoffs...Baseball team also made a district playoff appearance in 2011...L-L League Section One All-Star pitcher as a junior and senior...L-L League Section One All-Star outfielder as a senior...On the hardwood, was named a Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Star and Section One All-Defensive Team as a senior...Member of 2009-10 Hempfield team that won Section One of the L-L League, captured the L-L League crown, was the District 3-AAAA Runner-up and made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the PIAA-AAAA state tournament...Basketball team also won the 2011 L-L League Championship...Assistant coach on his basketball team was former Elizabethtown guard Ian Daecher...Earned six varsity letters during his scholastic career...Varsity Club member...National Honor Society student.

Personal: Son of Kim and Deborah Manning...Grew up in an athletic household...Father, Kim, played college basketball at Division III Franklin & Marshall College...Uncle, Terry Manning, played baseball and basketball at Division II Mansfield University...Cousins, Jeff and Ricky Manning, both played baseball at Division III Lebanon Valley College...Studying computer science with a minor in mathematics.

Statistics

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2016

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2013Freshman

    Pitcher/Outfield
    6'4" 205 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2014Sophomore

    Pitcher/Outfield/Designated Hitter
    6'4" 205 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2015Junior

    Outfield/Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2016Senior

    Outfield/Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
    25