TUCSON,
Ariz. - Junior starting pitcher Sean Manaea has been named a 2013
Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, one
of 17 individuals and eight pitchers to earn the honor from around the nation.
Manaea is joined on the first team list by Missouri State's right-hander
pitcher Nick Petree, while Wichita State's first baseman Johnny Coy picked up
third team selection to round out the representation for the Missouri Valley
Conference. Manaea earned another national honor in early December, being named
the No. 2 overall college prospect for the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by
Baseball America.
The Wanatah, Ind., native and Andrean High School product broke onto the
national scene this past summer with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod
Baseball League, totaling a 5-1 record and a 1.22 ERA with a record-setting 85
strikeouts in 57.1 innings on the mound. The Indiana State junior was even
better over his final five starts, going 5-0 with a 0.26 ERA and 56 strikeouts
in 34 innings while allowing just 13 hits and one walk. Manaea was named the
league's B.F.C Whitehouse Top Pitcher and the Robert A. McNeese Outstanding Pro
Prospect following his outstanding summer.
Manaea's 85 strikeouts over the summer with Hyannis broke the league's modern
record of 82, set during the 2005 summer season by Daniel Bard.
Following his sophomore season on the mound for the Sycamores, Manaea was a
Second Team All-MVC selection after posting a 5-3 record and a 3.34 ERA over 17
starts. The ISU southpaw struck out 115 batters in 105 innings, ranking 13th in
the NCAA in strikeouts and in a tie for third on ISU's single-season strikeout
list.
The Indiana State baseball team begins their 2013 season on Feb. 15-17, playing
four games in Huntsville, Ala. The defending MVC Regular Season champions, the
Sycamores have four home series in league play, hosting Southern Illinois
(March 22-24), Creighton (April 12-14), Evansville (May 3-5) and Bradley (May
16-18) on Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium this upcoming season.
