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Jersey Number 34
Taylor Manno
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- P
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chanhassen, Minn.
- High School:
- Chanhassen
- Major:
- Public Policy
Junior Year (2020) - Game-By-Game Stats
Sophomore Year (2019)
Freshman Year (2018)
Prior to Rutgers
Personal
One word to describe Coach Butler: Competitive
Major: Public Policy
Favorite professional sports team: Mets
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: I always played catch with my dad when I was a kid
I chose Rutgers because…: I loved the campus when I visited
Favorite cereal: Captain Crunch
The first song I knew all the words to is: Everybody make mistakes by Hannah Montana
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Have to touch the ball before I get on the mound between each pitch
Pets I had growing up were: Fish, hamster, cat
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Bald Britney Spears
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Made seven appearance inside the circle pitching 11.2 innings with 11 strikeouts
- First collegiate save in 3-2 victory over Hartford during the Bash in the Boro (Feb. 8) helping the Scarlet Knights out of a jam in the bottom of the sixth striking out two with one out and the bases loaded.
- Tossed a trio of strikeouts in 2.0 innings in a 10-5 victory over Bucknell at the Thundering Herd Round Robin (Mar. 7).
Sophomore Year (2019)
- Made eight appearances on the mound with 2.62 ERA
Freshman Year (2018)
- Earned first collegiate win on May 4 against Indiana, posting a complete-game and three strikeouts with four hits and four runs as Rutgers walked off in the bottom of the seventh inning
- Pitched a season-high four innings against No. 22 Ohio State (April 6), allowing two earned runs, striking out three, and starting a double play
- Posted a strong relief appearance against Morehead State (Feb. 24) with one run allowed in 3.2 frames with two strikeouts
- Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Cal-Riverside (Feb. 9).
Prior to Rutgers
- Two-time varsity starter at Chanhassen High School
- Helped the softball team win the Class 4A State Championship her junior year, registering a 12-0 record in the circle with 108 strikeouts in 72 innings pitched and a 1.35 ERA
- Also registered a .432 batting average with 21 RBIs and one home run
- Was named all-section and all-tournament following her junior season
- Registered a record of 8-1 as a sophomore with 56 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched
- Two-time section champion (2015 and 2016)
- Two-time all-conference selection (2015 and 2016)
- Played travel ball with the 18U MN Sting Gold.
Personal
- Daughter of Christine and Michael Manno
- Has one sister, Alyssa
- Intends to major in accounting/finance
One word to describe Coach Butler: Competitive
Major: Public Policy
Favorite professional sports team: Mets
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because…: I always played catch with my dad when I was a kid
I chose Rutgers because…: I loved the campus when I visited
Favorite cereal: Captain Crunch
The first song I knew all the words to is: Everybody make mistakes by Hannah Montana
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Have to touch the ball before I get on the mound between each pitch
Pets I had growing up were: Fish, hamster, cat
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Bald Britney Spears
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