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#15 Ethan Mann UTL • 6-1 195 R-Sr. • McKinney, TX (New Mexico State)
CAREER HONORS
2023:
Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American
ABCA Third Team All-American
NCBWA Third Team All-American
ABCA First Team Central All-Region
Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
First Team All-Conference USA
Conference USA All-Tournament Team
Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Week (Week of March 27) Conference USA Hitter of the Week (Week of March 27)
2021:
Honorable Mention All-Western Athletic Conference
2023 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Named an All-American by three publications in his first year at DBU ... Garnered Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-Conference USA honors ... Hit .319 in 60 games ... His 80 RBI were the 11th-most in the nation and the second-most in a single season in DBU’s Division I era dating back to 2004 ... Finished the year ranked in the top 10 in eight offensive categories in CUSA including first in RBI (80), third in home runs (20), fourth in both slugging percentage (.695) and sacrifice flies (6), fifth in both OPS (1.139) and runs (63), sixth in walks (43), and ninth in on-base percentage (.444) ... Racked up eight three-run homers during the 2023 season and posted a team-high 17 multi-RBI games ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and five RBI to lift DBU to a win over No. 13 Oklahoma State (3/28) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Drove in a team-high 40 RBI during conference play ... Picked up two hits in the conference opener versus FIU (3/17) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a three-run homer in a series-clinching win at Charlotte (3/25) ... Hit a career-high three home runs and compiled six RBI as part of a four-hit game at Louisiana Tech (4/2) ... Ripped a pair of doubles and drove in five runs at Florida Atlantic (4/14) ... Drove in two runs that proved to be the difference in a 3-2 over Florida Atlantic (4/16) ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and four RBI versus Louisiana Tech (4/22) ... Smashed a solo homer at Rice (4/30) ... Totaled three hits including an RBI triple in a win over Middle Tennessee (5/5) ...Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI versus Middle Tennessee (5/6) ... Drove in two runs to lift DBU to a series win over Middle Tennessee (5/7) ... Went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer at No. 22 UTSA (5/12) ... Homered in his third straight game to lead the Patriots to a series-clinching win at No. 22 UTSA (5/12) ... Hit his seventh three-run homer of the season versus WKU (5/18) ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in a win over WKU (5/19) ... vs. NON- CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut on Opening Day versus Fordham (2/17) and went 1-for-4 with an RBI ... Hit his first home run of the season as part of a two-hit day against Austin Peay (2/26) ... Blasted a pair of three-run homers and drove in a season-high six runs in a win over Oral Roberts (3/11) ... Hit a three-run homer in a win at Oklahoma (3/21) ... Went 3-for-3 with two home runs against UT Arlington (4/18) ... Delivered a solo home run at TCU (4/25) ... Homered as part of a two-hit game versus Central Arkansas (5/9) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Went 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in a win over Rice (5/24) ... Doubled and drove in two runs versus WKU (5/25) ... Hit a solo homer against WKU (5/27) ... Collected two hits including a double and drove in a run versus Charlotte in the CUSA Championship (5/28) ... STILLWATER REGIONAL: Went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and scored four runs in a win over No. 12 Oklahoma State (6/3).
2022 (JUNIOR - NEW MEXICO STATE)
Took a medical redshirt season.
2021 (SOPHOMORE - NEW MEXICO STATE)
Earned Honorable Mention All-WAC honors ... Started all 54 games and led the team in five categories including home runs (11), RBI (50), slugging percentage (.538), stolen bases (8), and total bases (106) ... Hit .305 on the season and his 60 hits were second-most on the team ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his debut against Abilene Christian (2/26) ... Smashed his first home run and drove in three versus Abilene Christian (2/28) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run against Dixie State (3/13) ... Homered in his second straight game and racked up four RBI in a win over Dixie State (3/13) ... Delivered two doubles and a pair of RBI against Benedictine Mesa (3/17) ... Went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI at Sacramento State (4/9) ... Doubled and knocked in a pair of runs at Sacramento State (4/9) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Grand Canyon (4/16) ... Collected two hits including a double at Tarleton (4/23) ... Went 2-for- 5 with a solo homer at Tarleton (4/25) ... Delivered a pair of hits including a home run and a double versus UTRGV (4/30) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a win over UTRGV (5/2) ... Hit a solo home run at Utah Valley (5/8) ... Smashed a three-run homer as part of a four-RBI day at Utah Valley (5/8) ... Had two hits including a home run and three RBI at California Baptist (5/14) ... Hit a solo homer at California Baptist (5/16) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double against Grand Canyon in the WAC Tournament (5/27).
2020 (SOPHOMORE - MIDLAND COLLEGE)
Hit .380 with seven homers, 23 RBI and 14 runs scored in 14 games during the pandemic-shortened season ... Hit three home runs and drove in eight runs against Luna CC (3/26).
2019 (FRESHMAN - MIDLAND COLLEGE)
Earned All-Conference honors after leading Midland College to a conference title ... Hit .335 with 16 home runs, 52 RBI and 52 runs scored in 58 games ... Drove in a career-high nine runs and hit three home runs against El Paso CC (4/26).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the Cowlitz Bears in the West Coast League ... Played for the St. Cloud Rox and was named to the Northwoods League All-Star Team in 2022 ...Spent the summer of 2021
with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and was named the Player
of the Year in the Alaska Baseball League.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year letterman at McKinney Boyd High
School ... Played for head coach Brooke Court ...
Named a First Team All-District selection his senior year ... Rated the No. 52 shortstop in the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Frozen Ropes.
PERSONAL
Born on May 15, 2000 ... Parents are John and Robin Mann ... Majoring in Marketing ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 37:5.
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