University of Memphis Athletics
Baseball
Manola, Connor
Connor Manola
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- cpmanola@memphis.edu
A Brusly, Louisiana, native and former player under head coach Matt Riser at Southeastern Louisiana, Manola joined the Memphis staff prior to the 2024 season after a playing career in which he was a four-year team captain. He was a member of the 2022 Southland Conference Tournament Championship team that also made an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Auburn Regional.
In year one with Manola on staff, he worked with Tiger catchers as they set a program-record mark for caught-stealing percentage, throwing out 40-percent of runners from behind the dish. Offensively, the Tigers slugged 68 home runs (fifth most in program history) and walked 284 times to rank second in the AAC (third most in program history).
Memphis slugged a program-record seven home runs in a 14-4, run-rule home win over Central Arkansas on Feb. 21. The Tigers tallied 43 total bases in the win – good for second most in a single game in program history. In addition to the seven-home-run outburst, Memphis boasted its power with a pair of five-home-run games. Jacob Compton led the squad and ranked third in the AAC with 14 big flies. The Tigers lit up the scoreboard, posting 10-plus runs in 13 contests, and 13-plus runs on 10 occasions.
The Tigers were aggressive on the base paths all season long, successfully swiping 89 bags to lead The American and rank 43rd nationally. Defensively, Memphis turned 54 double plays to rank 12th in the nation. Daunte Stuart became just the fourth Tiger since 2001 to hit for the cycle with a 5-for-5 effort in the season’s conference-opening game at South Florida on March 22 – a 16-7 win.
Manola was also instrumental in the Tigers piecing together JBB’s No. 5 JUCO recruiting class in the country for 2024.
The Tigers have created positive momentum within the program and fan base which was evident with a pair of top-five all-time crowds at FedExPark during the 2024 season. Memphis defeated Ole Miss at home on April 2 in front the fifth-largest FedExPark crowd (1,426) in program history and drew another 1,612 spectators (third-largest FedExPark attendance in history) on April 23 when they hosted Mississippi State.
Before coming to Memphis, Manola spent three summers coaching high school summer baseball at Brusly High School in Louisiana. During his time coaching at Brusly, Manola coached a pair of athletes who went on to sign and play college baseball.
Additionally, Manola was a six-time member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll during his time in Hammond as a student-athlete. He served as the SAAC President at SLU from 2021-23 and led multiple community service projects and group fundraisers.
Manola earned his undergraduate degree in kinesiology with a concentration in fitness and human performance in December of 2021 and earned his master’s degree in business administration in May of 2023, both from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Manola and his fiancé Jennifer are looking forward to joining the Memphis community.
In year one with Manola on staff, he worked with Tiger catchers as they set a program-record mark for caught-stealing percentage, throwing out 40-percent of runners from behind the dish. Offensively, the Tigers slugged 68 home runs (fifth most in program history) and walked 284 times to rank second in the AAC (third most in program history).
Memphis slugged a program-record seven home runs in a 14-4, run-rule home win over Central Arkansas on Feb. 21. The Tigers tallied 43 total bases in the win – good for second most in a single game in program history. In addition to the seven-home-run outburst, Memphis boasted its power with a pair of five-home-run games. Jacob Compton led the squad and ranked third in the AAC with 14 big flies. The Tigers lit up the scoreboard, posting 10-plus runs in 13 contests, and 13-plus runs on 10 occasions.
The Tigers were aggressive on the base paths all season long, successfully swiping 89 bags to lead The American and rank 43rd nationally. Defensively, Memphis turned 54 double plays to rank 12th in the nation. Daunte Stuart became just the fourth Tiger since 2001 to hit for the cycle with a 5-for-5 effort in the season’s conference-opening game at South Florida on March 22 – a 16-7 win.
Manola was also instrumental in the Tigers piecing together JBB’s No. 5 JUCO recruiting class in the country for 2024.
The Tigers have created positive momentum within the program and fan base which was evident with a pair of top-five all-time crowds at FedExPark during the 2024 season. Memphis defeated Ole Miss at home on April 2 in front the fifth-largest FedExPark crowd (1,426) in program history and drew another 1,612 spectators (third-largest FedExPark attendance in history) on April 23 when they hosted Mississippi State.
Before coming to Memphis, Manola spent three summers coaching high school summer baseball at Brusly High School in Louisiana. During his time coaching at Brusly, Manola coached a pair of athletes who went on to sign and play college baseball.
Additionally, Manola was a six-time member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll during his time in Hammond as a student-athlete. He served as the SAAC President at SLU from 2021-23 and led multiple community service projects and group fundraisers.
Manola earned his undergraduate degree in kinesiology with a concentration in fitness and human performance in December of 2021 and earned his master’s degree in business administration in May of 2023, both from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Manola and his fiancé Jennifer are looking forward to joining the Memphis community.
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