Jaelyn Manzanares

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pueblo, Colo.
High School:
Centennial

2015 (JUNIOR): Started in all 56 games as the catcher…Notched a .216 batting average over 153 at bats with 24 runs, 33 hits, five doubles, three triples (tied for sixth in MW), seven homeruns, and 36 RBI (tied for first amongst the team)…Posted a .425 slugging percentage…Walked 24 times to post a .349 on base percentage…Went 3-of-4 for stolen bases…Caught 13 runners stealing (tied for third in MW)…Tied for 124th in the NCAA DI with three sacrifice flies…Drove in three runs versus UTSA on Feb. 7 in a 7-6 loss…Knocked out three homeruns versus Bryant on Feb. 8…Tied the back and forth contest against Valparaiso on March 9, helping the Rams earn a crucial win in the Colorado State Classic…Honored as a Mountain West Academic All-Conference honoree.

2014 (SOPHOMORE): Earned 45 starts at catcher, and 46 overall... Hit five home runs, which ranked third on the team... Led CSU with 11 hit by pitches (second in the Mountain West) and six sacrifice bunts... Held a .471 slugging percentage (fifth)... Had six multi-RBI games, including a grand slam vs. UTEP (April 6)... Went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two runs scored at UNLV (April 12)... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI vs. Boise State (March 29)... Threw out 10 base runners, which ranked fifth in the MW... Had 183 putouts, which ranked second on the team...Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Conference honors for the second-straight season.

2013 (FRESHMAN): Hit .292, fourth best on the team, in a limited role as a freshman... Saw action in 16 games, including 10 starts... Ranked fourth in the Mountain West with a .469 on-base percentage... Drove in six runs in 24 at-bats... Held a perfect fielding percentage, recording 54 putouts and nine assists... In a win vs. Marist (3/21), had five RBI, including a three-run home run, her first collegiate hit... Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors and was named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Is a 2012 graduate of Centennial High School in Pueblo, Colo. ...Earned four varsity letters in softball and two in tennis...Named first-team All-South Central League three years (2009, 2010 and 2011), after being named to the second team as a freshman (2008)... Selected all-state honorable mention in 2010...Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society...Was on her school's honor roll five semesters.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 1, 1994, in Pueblo, Colo. ...Daughter of Travis Manzanares and Denise Bernal...Has two brothers, Darian and Aedan...Majoring in history at CSU.