2024 Softball Roster
McManus, Brynn
Jersey Number 8
Brynn McManus
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- McMinnville, Ore.
- Position:
- INF
- Prev School:
- McMinnville HS
Bio
2025 (Jr.)
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
The facilities, coaches, level they compete at, and Christian environment.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents because they have sacrificed so much for me to be able to play the game I love at this level and have supported me through it all.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
The Grand slam last year against UTEP to tie the game 8-8 and we went on to win the tournament.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
I wear #8 because I was born on July 8.
- Appeared in all 65 games, starting 64 times (58 – DP; 6 – 1B)
- CUSA All-Conference first team
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete
- CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Batted .320 (63-for-197) with 15 doubles (third in CUSA), one triple, nine homers, 45 RBI, 32 runs scored, a .403 on base percentage and .543 slugging percentage
- Recorded 17 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit contests, while adding 13 multiple-RBI games, including five three-RBI games
- Hit .392 (31-for-79) with eight doubles, six homers, 23 RBI, 17 runs scored, a .457 on base percentage and .722 slugging percentage in CUSA play
- Posted back-to-back two-hit, two RBI games against Cleveland State and Rutgers (Feb. 9), doubling twice against Rutgers
- Went 3-for-3 with an RBI against Charlotte (Feb. 14)
- Batted 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored at Marshall (March 11)
- Homered in game two of a doubleheader at WKU (March 14), going 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs
- Hit 3-for-4 at New Mexico Starte (April 12)
- Launched two homers against FIU (May 3), going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored
- Posted a .357 average (5-for-14) at the NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional, getting at least one hit in all five games
- Hit a homer in NCAA Regional opener against Marist, while going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored
- Reached base safely in 11 straight games heading into NCAA Eugene Super Regional
- Appeared in 49 games, starting 25 times at designated player
- CUSA All-Tournament Team
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Finished second on the team with a .303 batting average (30-for-99), recording nine doubles, one triple, four homers, 22 RBI, nine runs scored, nine walks, a .358 on base percentage and .535 slugging percentage
- Hit first career home run against Penn (Feb. 24)
- Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homer, two RBI and two runs scored at UTEP (April 27)
- Batted 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI against Virginia Tech (May 1)
- Homered during middle game of series at No. 10 LSU (May 4)
- Hit .313 (5-for-12) with two doubles, one homer and seven RBI at CUSA Softball Championship
- Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one homer, six RBI and one run scored against UTEP (May 9), tying the CUSA Softball championship single-game record
- Posted a team-best .556 average (5-for-9) with four doubles, three RBI and one run scored at the NCAA Athens Regional
- Batted 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored in victory over host Georgia (May 19)
- Went a combined 3-for-6 with two doubles on Regional final day against Georgia (May 20)
2023 (Fr.) - Appeared in 30 games, starting 12 times (9 – DP, 3 – 1B)
- ASUN All-Freshman Team
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- ASUN Presidential Honor Roll
- Hit .269 (14-for-52) overall with one double, eight RBI, six runs scored and a .339 on base percentage
- Batted 5-for-16 (.313) with three RBI as a pinch hitter, including 4-for-9 (.444) in pinch-hitting appearances during ASUN play
- Recorded first career hit in second career at bat, an RBI double against San Jose State (Feb. 11)
- Went 1-for-2 with two RBI against Ball State (March 9)
- Registered first career multiple-hit game at Eastern Kentucky (March 16), going 2-for-4 with one RBI
- Graduated from McMinnville High School
- Led all 6A players in the state of Oregon with a .618 batting average as a junior, adding six homers, 18 doubles, six homers and 25 RBI
- Three-time first team all-league and all-state infielder
- 2021 and 2022 6A Pacific Conference Player of the Year
- 2022 OSAA Player of the Year
- 2019 first team all-league infielder, helping her team to a top eight finish in the state
- Played travel softball for Northwest Bullets and Oregon Panthers
- Daughter of PJ and Trena McManus
- Majoring in business-finance
- Birthday is July 8
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
The facilities, coaches, level they compete at, and Christian environment.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents because they have sacrificed so much for me to be able to play the game I love at this level and have supported me through it all.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
The Grand slam last year against UTEP to tie the game 8-8 and we went on to win the tournament.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
I wear #8 because I was born on July 8.
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