Manny Mantrana
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTRGV |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 28, 1964 Miami, FL |
| Playing career | |
| 1982 | Miami Dade |
| 1983 | Middle Georgia |
| 1984–1985 | LSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Miami Dade (Asst.) |
| 1997–2008 | St. Thomas |
| 2009–Present | Texas–Pan American/UTRGV |
Manny Mantrana (born September 28, 1964) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the UTRGV Vaqueros baseball program of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He has held that position since prior to the 2009 season, when the program was known as the Texas–Pan American Broncs and represented the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA).[1][2][3][4]
In 2015, UTRGV entered into operation after the merger of UTPA with the nearby University of Texas at Brownsville. The UTPA athletic program was inherited by UTRGV, and Mantrana kept his position through the merger.
Playing career
After graduating from Miami Jackson High School, Mantrana attended Miami Dade for one season. He then transferred to Middle Georgia, where he helped the Warriors to the 1983 NJCAA World Series. He earned was named to the All-Tournament team and was MVP of the regional tournament while Middle Georgia finished second in the tournament. He then played two seasons at LSU for Skip Bertman. Although Mantrana had been drafted several times previously (after high school and three times during junior college), he was not drafted at the end of his collegiate career. He signed a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers. He played three seasons in Class A in the Tigers and New York Mets organizations before ending his playing career.[4]
Coaching career
Mantrana began his coaching career at Miami Jackson High School, where he served for four seasons before moving to Miami Dade as an assistant. After one year, he earned the head coaching job at St. Thomas. In his twelve seasons with the NAIA Bobcats, the team appeared in the postseason nine times and earned three NAIA World Series berths. Over 95% of his players earned their degrees, and at least 25 went on to play professionally. He compiled a record of 434–193–1. He was honored as Southeasat Coach of the Year and Florida Sun Conference Coach of the Year three times each.[4]
He became head coach at Texas–Pan American for the 2009 season, and led them into the Great West Conference. With the dissolution of that league, the Broncs moved to the Western Athletic Conference, remaining in that league through the merger that created UTRGV.[1]
Head coaching record
This table shows Mantana's record as a head coach at the Division I level.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas–Pan American (Independent) (2009) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Texas–Pan American | 14–41 | |||||||
| Texas–Pan American: | 14–41 | ||||||||
| Texas–Pan American (Great West Conference) (2010–2013) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Texas–Pan American | 22–33 | 9–18 | 6th (8) | GWC Tournament[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| 2011 | Texas–Pan American | 21–32 | 10–18 | 6th (8) | GWC Tournament[lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| 2012 | Texas–Pan American | 30–22 | 16–12 | 2nd (8) | GWC Tournament[lower-alpha 3] | ||||
| 2013 | Texas–Pan American | 28–30 | 17–10 | 3rd (8) | GWC Tournament[lower-alpha 4] | ||||
| Texas–Pan American: | 101–117 | 45–58 | |||||||
| Texas–Pan American/UTRGV (Western Athletic Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Texas–Pan American | 27–30 | 17–10 | 3rd | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Texas–Pan American | 21–30–1 | 6–20–1 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | UTRGV | ||||||||
| Texas–Pan American: | 58–60–1 | 23–30–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 163–218–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ↑ All eight of the Great West's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2010.
- ↑ All eight of the Great West's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2011.
- ↑ All eight of the Great West's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
- ↑ All eight of the Great West's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.
See also
References
- 1 2 Reynaldo Leal (July 25, 2012). "The long way: Mantrana on faith, family and baseball". Panorama Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Peter Rasmussen (September 8, 2008). "Mantrana officially announced as new baseball coach". The Monitor. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Donald J. Boyles (August 28, 2008). "Mantrana hired by UTPA". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Manny Mantrana". St. Thomas. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)