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Henry Manning, a four-year starter and former captain of the
Pace University baseball team, begins his eleventh season as the
head baseball coach of the Setter program. He took over the head
coaching duties in May 2000, one season after returning to his alma
mater as the assistant coach.
The Setters finished the 2010 season with a 16-28 record and posted an 8-18 record in the Northeast-10 Conference, finishing in ninth place.
For his career with the Setters, Coach Manning has posted a career mark of 219-275-2 in ten seasons as head coach. During his tenure at Pace, Manning has coached nine players that were eventually drafted by a Major League Baseball team. In 2008, Matt Rigoli and Jack Cawley were both selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2008 MLB Draft. Rigoli was taken in the 21st round, while Cawley was selected in the round 34. They joined an elite class of former Pace players drafted into the professional ranks, bringing Coach Manning’s total to nine players drafted during his tenure as head coach. The previous group of Setters that were selected in the Major League Baseball draft consist of Matt Arburr (2007 St. Louis Cardinals, 17th round), David Qualben (2006 Houston Astros, 7th round), Bryan Hallberg (2006 Houston Astros, 12th round), Earl Oakes (2006 Oakland Athletics, 24th round), Matt Reilly (2006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 27th round), Pat Stanley, (2004 Colorado Rockies, 16th Round) and Mike Bohlander (2002 Chicago White Sox, 27th Round).
Prior to coming back to Pace, Manning enjoyed a nine-year
professional career in baseball as both a player and coach.
As a player, Manning was a catcher in the Chicago White Sox
organization from 1991-1995, reaching the AAA level in 1994.
He spent half of the 1995 season playing for the Winnipeg Goldeyes
in the independent Northern League where he earned All-Star honors.
He finished his playing career in 1996 after a brief stint with the
Boston Red Sox organization.
In 1997, Manning's first coaching job was managing the Johnstown
Steal in the Frontier League. There, he guided the team to the best
overall record and lost in the championship series. He then
spent two years as the Assistant General Manager/Coach of the New
Jersey Jackals, where he helped build a team that won the Northern
League title in the Jackals' inaugural season.
As a Setter, Manning ranks among the all-time leaders in hits,
doubles, home runs, RBI and runs scored. As a freshman he led
the team with a .373 average, and had his best year in 1988 when he
hit .385 with 7 home runs. He played two years in the highly
regarded Cape Cod Summer League for the Brewster White Caps ('88)
and Chatham A's ('89).
Manning holds a BA degree in Mathematics. He and his wife
Kristen reside in New Jersey with their daughter Julia and son
Matthew.
