Mike Manes

Head Baseball Coach

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Mike Manes is in his first season as the head baseball coach at Cedarville University. He comes to the Yellow Jackets following a four-year stay as head coach at Trinity International University near Chicago.

Manes (pronounced MAN-us) was able to turn the TIU program around after inheriting a team that won just four games in his first season in 2004 and the school had never qualified for the conference tournament.

Manes then guided the Trojans to 85 victories over the next three seasons by winning 25, 28, and 32 games, respectively, which set school records for the most victories in a season each time. The 2006 squad put together TIU's first-ever winning season and the 2007 team finished 32-22.

In his short tenure, Manes guided the Trojans to their first-ever conference tournament appearance, two NCCAA North Central Region championships, and TIU played in the NCCAA National Tournament in each of his last three seasons. He was tabbed the 2005 NCCAA North Central Region Coach of the Year.

The Nebraska native previously founded and coached the Lincoln Crusaders which is an American Legion baseball club. In his 11 years at the helm, the team made nine trips to the state tournament winning one championship and finishing as the runner-up on two other occasions.

Manes is a 1989 graduate of Liberty University and he earned a master's degree in 2005 from Almeda University. Mike and his wife, Connie, reside in Springfield and have four married children and two grandchildren.