Manny Vasquez

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

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Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 200
Position:
INF
Hometown:
Naco, Ariz.
High School:
Bisbee HS
Last College:
Pima CC

2018 (Junior) | Immediately stepped in as SFA's everyday shortstop during his first season of NCAA Division I baseball...Was one of only three players who saw time in all 53 games and made a team-high 50 starts...Concluded the season with a slash line of .285/.367/.424...Accumulated 49 hits, 27 runs, 19 walks and 23 RBI...Finished the year with nine doubles and five home runs...Racked up 14 games with two or more hits including a trio of three-hit performances...Defensively, finished with 81 putouts and 121 assists to finish the year with a fielding percentage of .962...Made his SFA debut in a non-conference setback to Central Michigan where he finished 1-for-4 with an RBI (2/16)...Launched his first homer in a Lumberjack uniform in a non-conference setback to Central Michigan (2/18)...Drove in a season-best three runs as part of a 2-for-4 day at the dish in a 13-11 home victory over Louisiana-Monroe (3/11)...Notched the first three-hit game of his SFA career in a Southland Conference home loss to McNeese (3/18)...Scored a season-high three runs in a Southland Conference victory at Abilene Christian (3/25).

2017 (Sophomore) | Played and started each of the Aztecs' 49 games during his final season at Pima Community College...Batted .293/.388/.407 with 49 hits, 31 RBI and 20 runs scored...Totaled a team-high 13 doubles and added two home runs to finish with 15 extra-base hits...Drew 27 walks and was one of three players on the team who were walked 25 or more times...Helped the Aztecs post a 20-32 record.

2016 (Freshman) | Wasted no time in becoming an immediate impact player for Pima Community College during his first season of collegiate baseball...Started 54 of the 55 games he played in and batted .317/.388/.430 with 10 doubles, a triple and three home runs...Finished the season with a team-best 40 RBI and also recorded 59 hits and drew 21 walks...Helped the Aztecs go 30-26.

High School | Was placed at shortstop by Bisbee High School head coach Mike Frosco during each of his four seasons of varsity baseball...Never batted below .418 as a high school player and finished his prep career with 163 hits, 108 RBI and 117 runs scored...Batted .418 as a freshman, .423 as a sophomore, .633 as a junior and .581 as a senior...Helped his team advance to the Arizona Division III state playoff quarterfinals as a sophomore, junior and a senior...Earned the title of Arizona Division III Section III Player of the Year as a senior...Also named to Arizona Division III All-Division First Team.

Personal | Born Manny Vasquez on March 2, 1997...Son of Manuel Vasquez and Margarita Ramirez...Has one brother, Eduardo Vasquez...Will major in criminal justice at SFA...Is married to Victoria.