Christopher Manno

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Xaverian

2009

Drafted in the 38^th (1132^nd overall) round of the MLB Draft as a junior by the Washington Nationals
Made a team-high 14 starts on the mound
Duke's Friday starter for most of the season
Went 5-6 with a 4.89 ERA
Threw 73.2 innings, striking out 72 batters and walking 35
Led Duke in strikeouts for the second straight year
Ranked eighth in the ACC with a .234 opponent batting average
Held ACC hitters to a .227 average, the fourth lowest in the ACC
Went 4-3 with a 3.67 ERA over his final nine starts
Had 54 strikeouts over his final 49 innings
Went 4-4 with a 4.79 ERA in 10 ACC starts
Fanned 61 batters in 56.1 innings against ACC teams
Struck out 10 batters in seven innings against Boston College and gave up just two runs
Fanned 10 in six innings against No. 7 Georgia Tech
Shut out NC State over six complete innings, giving up just one hit
Beat No. 11 Virginia, holding them to one run and six hits with eight strikeouts over six innings
Named ACC Pitcher of the Week after his start against Virginia (5/12)
Did not have a single wild pitch in his final six starts

2008

Made 12 starts on the mound
Went 6-2 with ah 3.38 ERA through 58.2 innings
Tied for the most wins and starts and the second-most innings pitched on the team
Struck out 80 batters at an average of 12.27 per nine innings
Walked just 19 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.2 and a walks-per-nine-innings average of 2.91
Went 2-2 with a 3.75 ERA in four ACC starts
Spent his first eight starts in the midweek rotation, going 3-0 with a 3.41 ERA and 47 punchouts in 31.2 innings
Was promoted to the weekend rotation prior to the Clemson series and shut out the Tigers through 5.2 innings, giving up just four strikeouts while striking out 12 to earn the win (4/19)
Named National Pitcher Of The Week on April 23 after his start against Clemson
Also tabbed ACC Player Of The Week and appeared in the College Baseball Foundation's National All-Star Lineup during the same week
Had nine or more strikeouts in four starts and reached double digits twice
Tossed a career-high 8.0 innings and gave up just two runs in a win over Maryland (4/26)
Led Duke to a 9-2 record when he started on the mound
Started and contributed two innings in a combined no-hitter against N.C. Central (4/15)
Also made six starts in right field and five more appearances off the bench, batting .080 with two hits, three RBI and three runs scored
Pitched for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League and was named to the CCBL All-Star Team and all-league teams
Went 3-0 with a 1.21 ERA, 54 strikeouts and a 1.82 opponent batting average through 48.2 innings for the Mariners
Led the Mariners to the Cape Cod League championship after giving up one unearned run over 6.2 innings in the championship game

2007

Made seven appearances on the mound, including two starts
Earned a start in left field while appearing in the field in nine total contests
Went 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA and 10 strikeouts through 9.1 innings
Averaged 9.64 strikeouts per nine innings, the highest average of any Blue Devil
Did not give up an earned run over 4.1 innings and struck out a career-high four hitters in his first career start against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/14)
Batted .222 with two hits in nine at bats
Drew a pair of walks to finish with a .364 on base percentage
Had back-to-back scoreless outings against St. Bonaventure (2/16 and 2/18) to open the season, giving up just one hit over two innings while striking out three

High School

Four-year letterwinner at Xaverian High School
Hit .515 with nine home runs, 55 RBI and 34 stolen bases and went 5-1 with a 0.66 ERA and 95 strikeouts as a senior to earn first team all-city accolades
Hit .475 with eight home runs, 45 RBI and 30 stolen bases and went 6-1 with a 0.54 ERA and 88 strikeouts during his junior campaign
Was a finalist for the USA Junior Olympic team following his junior season

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