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Career Accolades
- 2022 Texas State Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher in a semester)
- 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll

2023: Played in 55 games, starting 51... Made 39 starts in right field, seven at first base and five as the designated hitter...Batted .251 (42-for-167)... Hit 10 home runs, seven doubles and two triples... Scored 39 runs and drove in 26... Drew 37 walks and was plunked three times... Posted a .390 OBP and .497 SLG%... Hit three sacrifice flies and laid down three sacrifice bunts... Was 3-for-3 stealing bases... Posted a .966 fielding percentage with 135 putouts, six assists and five putouts... Went 3-for-3 with four runs, two walks and a triple in first start of the season against Northwestern (2/18)... HIt a solo homer against Oral Roberts (2/24)... Drew four free passes and scored twice at Incarnate Word (2/28)... Was 2-for-4 and scored twice against Sam Houston (3/1)... Came off the bench and hit a solo homer against North Dakota State (3/11)... Finished 3-for-4 with three runs and hit two solo home runs against HCU (3/22)... Smashed a three-run round tripper at Coastal Carolina (3/25)... Went 2-for-3 with two runs and hit a three-run long ball against Arkansas State (4/2)... Hit a solo homer at Texas A&M (4/4)... Recorded a solo home run at South Alabama (4/7)... Scored twice, doubled and hit a sac fly at #19 Texas (4/11)... Hit a two-run double at #25 UTSA (4/18)... Doubled and drove in a run in both games of a doubleheader at Old Dominion (4/29)... Recorded a two-run homer against Georgia State (5/6)... Went 2-for-3 with a solo round tripper against ULM (5/19).

2022: Played in nine games, starting two... Made one start at second base and as the designated hitter... Batted .071 (1-for-14) with one home run... Finished with four RBI... Scored two runs... Drew a walk to finish with .133 OBP... Posted a .625 fielding percentage with four assists, three errors and one putout... Started at second base in second game of doubleheader against Utah Valley (2/19)... Plated a run on a groundout as a pinch hitter against Southern (3/12)... Had a season-high three at-bats as the designated hitter against Georgia Southern (4/8)... Went 1-for-1 with first career homer, three RBI, two runs and one walk against Little Rock (4/23).

2021: Played in 17 games, starting eight... Made three starts at second base, three as the designated hitter and two at second base... Batted .216 (8-for-37) with a double... Scored seven runs and drove in one... Drew six walks and hit by a pitch twice... Posted a .821 fielding percentage with 14 assists, nine putouts and five errors... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a free pass against BYU (2/22)... Scored twice, drew two walks and hit a single against the Cougars (2/23)... Was 1-for-4 with a run scored versus Sam Houston State (2/24)... Came around to score once at Sacramento State (2/27)... Hit a pinch hit double versus Texas Tech (3/5)... Went 2-for-4 with a RBI against South Alabama (5/9)... Finished 1-for-2 off the bench versus Louisiana (5/26).

High School: Graduated from Southlake Carroll High School... Named to 2019 UIL 6A All-State Tournament First Team... 2019 TSWA 6A All-State Honorable Mention selection at third base... Helped lead the Dragons to 33-11 record and win the 2019 UIL 6A State Championship... Batted .432 with 28 RBI, 31 runs scored, 11 doubles, seven stolen bases and a .496 on-base percentage... Named 2019 All-District 5-6A Offensive MVP... Selected to all-area team as a junior... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of J.B. and Lisa Manning... Has an older brother, Cam, and an older sister, Madison... His brother, Cam, played three years at Louisiana Tech (2013-15)... Hobbies include fishing and watching movies... Choose Texas State because of the coaching staff and overall feel of the campus and facilities... Held offers from Northwestern State, Rice, TCU and UT Arlington... Majoring in marketing... Born May 2, 2001.