Marc Manganaro

Marc Manganaro, a graduate of Laurel-Concord High School (Neb.), was a standout first baseman for the Wildcat baseball team from 2005 to 2008. He started three seasons at first base and turned into an All-NSIC and All-Central Region player ranking near the top in numerous all-time stat categories at WSC. Manganaro was a three-time First Team All-NSIC selection (2006, 2007, and 2008) and named Co-NSIC Player of the Year as a senior after hitting .396 that season with 10 homers and 61 RBIs on a team that was 40-13 and NSIC regular season champions with a 24-6 league mark. Other post-season honors his senior season included ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region First Team, Daktronics (SID) All-Central Region Second Team, and 2008 NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team. Manganaro was a two-time ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region First Team honoree (2007 and 2008) and selected to the NSIC All-Tournament Team in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He closed his WSC career with a .335 batting average and played on four NCAA Tournament teams, four NSIC regular season champion teams, and two NSIC Tournament champion teams (2005 and 2006). Wayne State's record with Manganaro as a player was 159-58-1 (.731) overall and in NSIC games 93-19 (.830). He ranks first in career putouts (1,124), first in hit by pitches (69), second in RBIs (187), third in runs scored (190), tied for fourth in hits (223), sixth in at-bats (627), and tied for sixth in total bases (349). Manganaro resides in Omaha where he is director of nursing for Fusion Medical Staffing.