2020 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Manning Brookens
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chambersburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Chambersburg
Career Highlights
- Named PSAC Scholar Athlete in 2019, 2018, and 2017
2020 (Senior)
- Opened the 2020 season with a massive three-run home run at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas vs. Arkansas Tech in the 7-2 victory
- Finished the season with ten hits, six runs scored, nine RBIs, three doubles, and three stolen bases
- Won the starting job in left field, playing sixteen games (starting fifteen) in the outfield
- Had a four-game hitting streak to open the season.
- Season was shortened due to coronavirus pandemic
2019 (Junior)
- Hit by a pitch against Goldey-Beacom on March 9 and broken bone in hand caused him to miss nearly two months of the season
- Was hitting .296 with nine runs scored through first 12 games
- Returned on April 27 against East Stroudsburg
- Played in seven of the final 14 games
- Went 1-for-3 in the PSAC Tournament opener against Seton Hill.
- Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete
2018 (Sophomore)
- Played in all 57 games and was fourth on the team with 55 starts
- All starts came in left field
- Ranked third on the team in batting average (.311) and was second on the team and fourth in the PSAC with 19 stolen bases (in 22 attempts)
- Fourth on the team with 16 multi-hit games
- Drove in two or more runs eight times
- Hit .444 against left-handed pitching
- Hit .388 with runners on base and .387 with runners in scoring position
- With a runner on third and less than two outs, drove in the run eight times in nine opportunities
- Second on the team with 18 two-out RBIs
- Second on the team with a .304 average against the PSAC East
- One of the Marauders' top performers in their postseason run, going 12 for 31 (.387) with a .457 OBP (third on the team)
- Closed the season with a hit in five consecutive games
- Went 11 for 21 in the NCAA Atlantic Regional
- Went 2 for 3 with a steal against Charleston
- Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th in an elimination game against Shepherd
- Went 4-for-5 with a RBI and run scored in the game
- Had a hit, RBI and run scored against West Chester
- Drove in four runs in a 3 for 6 effort in the second game against Charleston
- Went 1 for 3 with a double in the elimination game against Seton Hill
- Scored a season-high three runs against Lake Erie on Feb. 24
- Stole two bases against Seton Hill (March 17) and against Shippensburg (April 4)
- Swiped three bags at West Chester on April 14
- Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete
2017 (Freshman)
- Started 36 games in left field and played in 46
- Led all freshmen with a .270 average
- Posted a .328 OBP
- Scored 18 runs and drove in 13
- Closed the season by reaching base in six consecutive games and riding a four-game hitting streak
- Hit majority of the season (31 games) in the No. 7 spot in the lineup
- Team went 22-11 with him starting in left field
- Went 5-for-14 (.357) against left-handed pitching
- Reached base in 11 of 24 opportunities (.458) as the leadoff hitter
- Earned the opening day start and recorded a hit in each of his first two games
- Seven-game hitting streak posted from Feb. 18-March 4, going 10-for-21 in that stretch, upping his average to .400 at the time
- Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs a double and two runs against ESU on April 14
- Recorded a hit in all three games of the NCAA regional
- Drove in two runs against Mercyhurst
- Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete
High School
- Named All-Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division First Team and All-Public Opinion
- Hit .356 as a senior and tied a school record with a 15-game hitting streak
- Helped team to a PIAA AAAA playoff appearance
- Helped team to District III runner-up finish in 2015
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Nellie Fox Scholarship recipient.
Personal
- Son of Andy and Nicole Brookens
- Has one older sister (Maddy)
- Father was an All-America shortstop at Shippensburg University and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals
- Mother also graduated from Shippensburg
- Uncle, Tom Brookens, played for the Detroit Tigers
- Majoring in business administration management
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. Seton Hill [DH] (May 17, 2025)
Saturday, May 17
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. Seton Hill (May 16, 2025)
Friday, May 16
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. California (Pa.) (May 15, 2025)
Thursday, May 15
Highlights: Millersville Baseball PSAC Tournament Championship vs. Cal U(May 10, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
