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Jersey Number 22
Nathan Manning
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Senior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-0 / 184
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Capistrano Valley HS
- Major:
- Political Science
Accolades
At Cal
2023 (Sr.)
2022 (Jr.)
High School
Personal
- 2x CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2021, 2022)
- 3x Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
At Cal
2023 (Sr.)
- Played in 28 games making 25 starts mostly in left field.
- Started the first two games of the season missed 26 games due to injury.
- Led the Bears with a .330 average going 31-for-94.
- Had 12 multi-hit games from April 14-May 20.
- Boasted a .417 on base percentage which led the Bears.
- Finished season with five doubles, two triples and a home run.
- Had a nine game hitting streak from Apr. 23 to May 7.
- Hit .394 during that stretch with a .500 on base percentage.
- Against USF on April 18 he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs.
- In the series clinching win over Washington he went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.
- Drove in two against Stanford on May 24 in the Pac-12 Baseball Championships.
- Hit .338 (26-for-77) against right handed pitching.
- Hit .341 with 2 outs (14-for-41).
- Of his 16 RBI - eight came with two outs.
2022 (Jr.)
- Started 31 of 45 games played as a junior outfielder
- Opened the season as the starting center fielder before moving into a three-man rotation in left field
- Slashed .256/.331/.364 with 31 hits, 22 runs scored & 17 RBIs
- Homered three times & added four doubles
- Strung together a season-long six-game hit streak from May 13-25
- Was flawless defensively, posting a 1.000% fielding percentage with 60 putouts & five assists in 65 chances
- Tied a career high in RBIs twice with two four-RBI efforts at Washington State (April 15) & vs. New Mexico (May 14)
- Homered & reached base safely four times in Cal's series-tying win at Washington State (April 15)
- Doubled twice in a 3-for-5 performance at San Jose State (March 15)
- Continued to impress in the classroom, earning a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District team for the second consecutive year
- Played his way into a starting outfield role during his first full collegiate season
- Slashed .277/.353/.338 in 48 games played (39 starts)
- Scored 24 runs, tallied 21 RBI & tallied seven extra-base hits, including one home run
- Cracked the lineup with a 5-for-5, 4-RBI game vs. California Baptist (March 20) in just his second career start & started every game the rest of the season
- Became just the fourth Bear since 2012 with a five-hit game, joining Cameron Eden, Andrew Vaughn & Danny Oh
- Batted a scorching .432 (16-for-37) with a .512 on-base percentage in non-conference play
- Strung together five consecutive multi-hit games from March 20-28 & finished the season with 10 total
- Had an 18-game reached-base streak & nine-game hit streak midseason
- Hit his first career home run at Oregon State (April 16) in a 2-for-4, 3-RBI performance
- Put together a highlight reel of defensive plays after starting in left field & sliding over to center field for the final 21 contests
- Played in five games as a pinch-hitter or defensive substitution during freshman season
- Went 0-for-2 in his lone at-bats at UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17) & TCU (Feb. 29)
- Drew one walk against No. 10 Michigan (March 4)
High School
- Graduated from Capistrano Valley High School (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
- All-CIF & All-County outfielder who led Cougars capture the 2018 CIF-SS Division 1 baseball title
- Batted .392 with 40 hits & 18 RBI in his senior season
- Also a varsity letter winner in basketball & football (quarterback) at Capistrano Valley HS
- Led Capistrano Valley HS football to 2018 CIF Division 3 semifinals
- Threw for 3,500 yards & 49 touchdowns as a senior at Capistrano Valley HS
- Totaled a school-record 108 touchdowns at Capistrano Valley HS
- Three-time All-League, two-time All-CIF & one-time All-State selection
- Won 2017 CIF Basketball Championship
- Played summer ball for the Utah Marshalls
- Was a finalist for Capistrano Valley HS Student of the Year & an eight-time Honor Roll selection
Personal
- Full name is Nathan Daniel Manning
- Born on Sept. 14, 2000 in Mission Viejo, Calif.
- Son of Theresa & Tim Manning
- Has two younger sisters, Leah & Rachel
- Father, Tim, is former Cal football player & 1994 graduate
- Aunt, Megan, graduated from Cal
- Hobbies include hiking, photography, golf & Spikeball
Monday, July 15
Tuesday, February 06
Thursday, May 25
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