Norfolk State University Athletics

2024 (Senior):
Made 20 appearances, making two starts … Posted a 6.60 ERA with a 3-3 record … Pitched 43.2 innings total while throwing 45 strikeouts … Pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts and  the win against Longwood (4/17) … Earned a win at UMES (3/16), going 1.2 innings and producing a strikeout … Picked up a win against Central Connecticut (3/10) after pitching five innings and  five strikeouts … Pitched in four other games that the Spartans won, going 6.2 innings with nine strikeouts in those games.
 
2023 (Junior):
Played in 18 games, making three starts … Went 1-3 with a 5.19 ERA … Picked up the win against Binghamton (3/5) pitching three innings while recording three strikeouts … Picked up a save against Stonehill (4/2) … Logged a season high four strikeouts in the same game.
 
2022 (Sophomore):
Played in eight games, making six starts … Went 2-4 with a 3.89 ERA … Recorded 27 strikeouts … Recorded first win of the season against Georgetown (2/25) … Pitched 3.2 innings only giving up one run and had three strikeouts … Picked up the win against NJIT with a career high eight strikeouts (3/4) … Allowed just one hit against Marist (2/20) … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester.

2021 (Freshman):
Enjoyed a stellar freshman year for the Spartans … Had the lowest ERA on the team, with a 0.73 mark in 24.2 innings over 14 appearances … Finished the year 1-1 with one save … All of his appearances came out of the bullpen … Allowed just 10 hits while striking out 29 in 24.2 innings … Allowed just .115 average … Struck out two at ODU over two scoreless innings in his first collegiate appearance (2/23)… Notched a season-high seven strikeouts and gave up just one earned run in a season-long five innings of work at Longwood on 3/14 … Fanned five hitters in 2.1 innings against Morehead State (3/21) … Picked up first collegiate save with a scoreless inning against Delaware State (4/2), the first of four straight scoreless appearances … Earned a win against DSU (4/14) with two hitless innings of relief … Struck out three in each of his last two outings of the year, in a two-inning relief stint against Florida A&M in the MEAC Tournament, and three more in 2.1 innings of relief against ECU in the Greenville Regional.

High School: Senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 … As a junior, Manzer logged a 2-1 pitching record with a 1.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 23.1 innings pitched.

Personal: Nolan Benham Manzer was born on Aug. 14, 2002 … Son of Steven and Jeanette Manzer … Majoring in business.