McManus collects NCBWA all-west region honors

• May 26, 2011 5:17am

On the heels of his 2011 All-CCAA Second Team recognition Cal State East Bay senior baseball player Nick McManus was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association (NCBWA) All-West Region Second Team on Tuesday. The honors come after McManus led the team offensively for the second straight season and earned back-to-back all-conference nods in 2010 and 2011.

The senior kinesiology major capped his two-year Cal State East Bay career as the Pioneers' top hitter with a .333 batting average that ranked 14th in the CCAA. McManus also led the team in nearly every other offensive category including three in which he finished among the top 11 in the conference – slugging percentage (.492), total bases (90) and hits (61).

McManus was a staple on the hot corner and at designated hitter for the Pioneers as one of just two players to start every game this season. In 50 games, McManus finished with 53 putouts, 87 assists and just 12 errors in 152 defensive chances for the Pioneers.

Congrats, Nick!

KH